17th March 1922.
The Argus, page 8

BODY ON RAILWAY LINE.

     Giving evidence at the Morgue yesterday, at an inquiry held by the Coroner (Dr. Cole) into the cause of death of James Clelland Pigdon, a man of independent means, whose body was found on the railway line at Pascoevale about midnight on March 1. Charles Price, a railway motor-man, said that although the "tripper" of his train had struck Pigdon, and brought the train to a standstill, he did not think it had caused his death. He was of opinion that Pigdon had been struck by a previous train.

     Evidence was given that Pigdon had suffered from lapse of memory, and has domestic troubles, resulting from insobriety.

     Dr. Cole said that though there were suspicious circumstances, it had been shown that Pigdon had suffered from confusion of mind. He would record that Pigdon had been found dead upon the railway line, and that there was no evidence to show how he had got there.