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Note for: Isabella Bagrie, 6 FEB 1837 - 26 MAY 1930
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Christening: Date: 8 FEB 1837
Place: Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Burial: Date: 29 MAY 1930
Place: Clinton Cemetery, Otago
Individual Note: Name from RootsWeb.com
George Cruickshank; b. 1834, Huntly, Aberdeen, Scotland; emigrated to NZ 1863; Otago Police Force, served at Hindon, Wakamarina Goldfields, Mt. Ida; Married Isabella Bagrie, 1870, Dunedin; Farmed at Waipahi; died Waipahi, 1878.
Isabella Bagrie; b.1837, Drumblade?, Aberdeen, Scotland; emigrated to NZ 1863 on "City of Dunedin"; Married and had 4 children with George Cruickshank - James Roy, George, Margaret Ann Isabella, Mary Jessie Jane Christina Bagrie; Died, 1930, Clinton
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*Latter Day Saints IGI shows Isobel Bagrie, Date of Birth: 6/2/1837, Date of Christening: 8/2/1837, Forgue, Aberdeen, Scotland, Father: Robert Bagrie, Mother: Margaret Duftan, Source Information: Batch No: C111944, Dates: 1770 - 1854, Source Call No: 0993183, Type: Film, Printout Call No: 6902691, Type: Film*
*Marriage Details Date: 1870, Folio No: 1495, Names: George Cruickshank and Isabella Bagrie*
The Otago Daily Times 12th March 1870 shows
On the 11th March, at the residence of bride's, Smith street, by the Rev Dr Burns, Mr George Cruickshank, to Isabella Bagrie, both of Aberdeenshire, Scotland; at the same time and place, Mr George Diver, of Popotunoa, late of Kent, England, to Janet Mason (sic), of Aberdeenshire, Scotland
The North Otago Times 28th August 1883 shows
The Clinton Tragedy.
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(By Telegraph.)
Dunedin, August 27.
The inquest in connection with the recent shooting case at Clinton was opened here to-day before Dr Smith, coroner. Mr Denniston watched the proceedings on behalf of the lads Roy. The principal evidence was that given by the engine-driver (Peter Dunne) and Detective Henderson,
Peter Dunne said: When about three miles from Clinton, as near as he could guess, and when passing through a cutting about a mile from Wairuna, he heard a report, and turning round exclaimed, " What's that?" Deceased, seeming to be of the same mind, twisted round to look, and witness saw a flash of light. Before they could realise what was the matter a second shot came. Witness saw the flash of this also, and heard the sound of a trigger dropping. After the second shot deceased put his right hand to his left breast, and exclaimed "Oh " three times; as he did so, he tried to make his way over to witness, and exclaimed, "Oh, Peter, I'm shot." Witness said, "No, you can't be;" but deceased fell into his arms. Deceased was found to be dead when they returned to Clinton. The second shot followed about three seconds after the first.
Detective Henderson detailed his interview with the boys before their arrest. He and Constable Wilson saw James and John riding through a paddock in a cart. Witness told them to stop, and called John on one side, leaving Constable Wilson to talk to James. Witness asked John if he had been out with a gun on the previous night. He said that he had been out rabbiting with James, who had a gun too. Witness then asked if they had fired any shots, and he replied, " Yes; at rabbits." Witness asked if they had been on the railway line near Wairuna at about 10 o'clock at night, and he replied "Yes." Witness asked if they had fired any shots about there, and he replied "No, it was my brother Alexander; he fired off my gun " Witness asked if he saw a train while there, and he said "Yes, one passed just at that time." Witness and John were just then joined by James and Alexander. Witness asked John if he saw the train pull up, and he replied " Yes, but we did not know that there was anything wrong. I asked James if he thought there was anything the matter, and James replied, "Perhaps there is something wrong with the steam pipe." After this we loaded the guns and came back along the line for some distance, and cut through the town to go home. Witness told them that they would have to go to Clinton on a charge of committing the deed by which the deceased (John Henderson) lost his life. John said, "Well, we did not intend to hurt any one. We did not know there was a man shot till this morning at ten o'clock." He also said to Alexander, "Didn't you fire off my gun;" and Alexander said "Yes." John said he did not know there was any shot in his gun, as he had drawn it before, and James also said that he did not know there was any shot in his gun; that he fired, and then Alexander fired. Witness then arrested James and Alexander for shooting deceased, and John with being an accessory.
Isabella Cruickshank stated that she resided at the Wairuna railway station. On Thursday last James and John Roy called at her place at about 6 p.m., and Alexander at about an hour later. They had two guns with them. They left the house at about a quarter to 10 o'clock. To Mr Denniston: The boys could go
home along the railway line if they chose. Witness said as they went away, "Boys, mind the ten o'clock train is nearly due." She did not see which way they went. John Roy deposed that he resides at Gore, and that from what he heard of this matter he came to Clinton, and saw the boys, who are his nephews. He asked John if he fired a gun, and he said "No; Alexander fired off my gun." He likewise said that he took the ramrod and removed the shot, or the greater part of it, in case of any danger. After hearing the remaining evidence, the coroner, in addressing the jury, said : There is no doubt that the deceased, John Henderson, was shot whilst on the engine of the goods train which left Clinton on Thursday evening last. It appeared that the accused, James, John, and Alexander Roy were out shooting on the 23rd inst, and went in the evening to visit their aunt, Mrs Cruickshank. They left there at nearly ten o'clock to go home, evidently intending to discharge their guns on the way. When the train passed James and Alexander discharged their guns, whether with the intention to fire them at the train passed or at the train there is little to show. There is, in fact, nothing to show that they maliciously fired at the train, but it is proved that the shots took effect upon the deceased and upon the engine. It would appear that Alexander had asked John for his gun to fire off, so that John evidently did not fire himself, but the shots were discharged by James and Alexander, and he had nothing at all to do with the firing. If you think, gentlemen, that there was any malicious intent you will require to return a verdict of murder. If you think they merely fired at the train for amusement, and out of a spirit of larrikin fun, and unfortunately killed the deceased, then it will be a case of manslaughter.
The jury, after three quarters of an hour's deliberation, returned the following verdict : "That James and Alexander Roy, during the night of the 23rd inst., discharged their guns recklessly whilst the train was passing through the cutting near Wairuna, thereby causing the death of the deceased, John Henderson." This amounted to a verdict of manslaughter against the two lads, and they were bound over in two sureties of 250 pounds each to appear before the R.M. on Wednesday. The lads' father and Mr Harrison, the local schoolmaster, became the sureties.
1893 Electoral Roll shows Isabella Cruickshank, Number: 662, Electorate: Clutha, Voting Qualification: Freehold, Residential Address: Wairuna, Occupation: Wife, Property Detail: Sec. 57, 58, 66, block 3, Waipahi
*Death Details Date: 1930, Folio No: 1893, Area: Popotunoa, June quarter, Name: Isabella Cruickshank*
The Otago Daily Times 28th May 1930 shows
Cruickshanks (sic) - On May 26, 1930, at Clinton, Isabella, dearly beloved wife of the late George Cruickshanks (sic), of Wairuna; in her ninety fourth year. " A patient sufferer gone home." - The Funeral will leave the residence, Clinton, at 1 o'clock on Thursday, May 29, for the Clinton Cemetery. - William Brown, undertaker
Cemetery Fiche for Clinton Cemetery shows Burial Record No: 354
Block 8 Plot 11
Isabella Cruickshank, Clinton, Buried 1930
Probate Record shows Isabella Cruickshank, Place: Clinton, Occ: Widow, Court: Dunedin, Archives Reference: DAAC 9075 D239 12124, Probate Number: 12124, Date Filed: 12/7/1930, Type: Will, Archives NZ, Dunedin