DUNEDIN.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3494, 18 September 1882, Page 3

DUNEDIN.

September 18. Herman Prince died suddenly at bis lodgings in Cumberland-street on Saturday afternoon, it is supposed from having taken an overdose of chlorodyne. For some time deceased complained of severe headaches, ana on Friday night he complained that his bead was very bad. Mrs Mitchell, from whom he rented the room, suggested that he should see the doctor, but he replied that he knew what to take, and went to his room. On the following day Mrs Mitchell heard tbe deceased snoring heavily, and as he did not get up she became alarmed, and accompanied by Mr Margett, entered his room at about 2 o'clock on Saturday afternoon. Deceased was then sleeping heavily, and no attempt was made to rouse him. Later on Mrs Mitchell again looked into his room, and seeing his appearance had greatly changed thought he was dead, and at once sent to report the circumstances to the police. An empty two-ounce phial was found, and it is supposed that deceased died from an overdose of chlorodyne. Prince was a photographer, was unmarried and has no relatives in the colony. At the inquest a verdict of poisoned by chloral was returned, but there was no evidence to show how it was administered. Whilst playing on a hill overlooking Port Chalmers with some companions, Osmond Mackley, a lad, slipped and fell a distance of sixty feet, sustaining concussion of the brain.

Otago in the football match will be represented by Rose, Crawshaw, Murray, W. Allan, Taiaroa, Jas. Allen (captain), Jas. Allan, Austin, Brown, Chapman, Forster, Fox, Hamer, Nicol, Wyinks.