▁was ▁to ▁absol ve ▁Richard son ▁of ▁any ▁fault ▁for ▁the ▁incident ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁sole ly ▁an ▁accident . ▁ ▁Such ▁was ▁the ▁interest ▁in ▁My ers ' ▁condition ▁that ▁daily ▁bullet ins ▁about ▁his ▁condition ▁were ▁released ▁and ▁reported ▁in ▁many ▁local ▁papers ▁across ▁the ▁North ▁of ▁England . ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁December ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Ke igh ley ▁and ▁District ▁Victoria ▁Hospital ▁to ▁be ▁closer ▁to ▁his ▁family . ▁Further ▁exam ination , ▁once ▁the ▁sw elling ▁had ▁reduced , ▁showed ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁f ract ure ▁between ▁the ▁sixth ▁and ▁sevent h ▁cer v ical ▁verte bra e ▁with ▁complete ▁sever ing ▁of ▁the ▁sp inal ▁cord . ▁It ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁concluded ▁that ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁no ▁recovery ▁from ▁the ▁inj uries ▁but ▁his ▁condition ▁remained ▁un changed ▁until ▁ 1 8 ▁December ▁when ▁his ▁condition ▁d eter ior ated ▁and ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁ 1 9 ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁j ury ▁at ▁the ▁subsequent ▁in quest , ▁held ▁at ▁Ke igh ley ▁Police ▁Station ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁returned ▁a ▁ver dict ▁of ▁accident al ▁death . ▁The ▁coron er , ▁Ed gar ▁Wood , ▁concluded ▁that ▁" there ▁did ▁not ▁seem ▁to ▁bl ame ▁attached ▁to ▁anyone " ▁and ▁" that ▁Harry ▁My ers , ▁on ▁Saturday ▁Nov . ▁ 3 rd ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁while ▁playing ▁a ▁game ▁of ▁Rugby ▁football ▁on