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FATAL KNOCK WITH AN AXE.

DEATH FROM BLOOD POISONING AT UGBOROUGH.

An inquest was held at Ugborough on Thursday on the body of Alfred Shute, carpenter, aged 48 years, who had been in the employ of Mr. A. C. Johns, builder, Ugborough. While cutting a tree on October 14, deceased knocked his leg with the back of an axe, and blood poisoning followed. Dr. Miles, of Modbury, attended the sufferer, who apparently was doing well. But early in the morning of Tuesday November 4, Shute suddenly died. Dr. Miles stated that death was caused by phlebitis, directly due to the blood-poisoning of the wound in the leg. Also there were clots of blood from the veins to the heart.

A verdict was given accordingly.

At Totnes County Court on Tuesday, Mr. Isaac Foot made an application respecting the amount paid under the Workmen's Compensation Act in the case of Alfred Shute, of Ugborough. He said the deceased left twelve children, seven of whom were under 21, but only four of them were dependent in any degree upon him. He suggested that £64 18s 9d should be allowed to the widow; £10 to Frederick, aged 16; £15 to Lily, aged 16; £20 to Reginald, aged 12; and £45 to Ethel, aged 11, who was nearly blind, and he asked that 24s a month should be paid to the widow, 8s each to Frederick and Lily, 12s to Reginald, and 16s a month to Ethel. His Honour Judge Lush Wilson granted the order accordingly.