SUDDEN DEATH.
Dunedin, This day,
A woman named Sarah Ann Boot met Avith her death under somewhat extraordinary circumstances yesterday. She had for the last three weeks been living with a man named Augustus Kelly, and yesterday, at 1 a.m. they went to bed, she being under the influence of liquor. When Kelly awoke at 9 o'clock he found that the woman was unable to speak, and he Avcnt for medical assistance, but before the arrival of a doctor she died. Dr. M'Donald says that as far as he can judge the deceased died from apoplexy, in all probability brought on by drunkenness. The deceased is said to have given way to intemperate habits. She was a avuloav, having a family in Manchester, England. She Avas 33 years of age.
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3825, 19 October 1883, Page 3
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