DEATH BY DROWNING.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 36, 13 February 1911, Page 7

DEATH BY DROWNING.

m INQUEST AT LOWER HUTT. An inquest was held at Lower Hutt on Saturday afternoon by Dx. M'Arthur, District Coroner, concerning the death of Mrs. Mary Beattie Purdy, wife of Dr. J. R. Purdy. Evidence as to missing his wife at about 5.50 on Saturday morning, and subsequently, in company with his son, finding her body in the river was given by Dr. Purdy. Deceased was discovered lying on her side in the river, about ten yards from the bank, in about ten inches of water. Upon her return at the beginning of the month from Australia, Mrs. Purdy seemed to be very well, but of late she had complained of awakening each morning at 2.30, and being unable to get to sleep again. She had last week contracted a cough, while she was also subject to a temporary liver attack. The Btate of her health, however, did not appear to be causing, her any great concern. Her youngest daughter had a rather severe attack of whooping cough, and on Friday night had a very bad turn. This apparently caused Mrs. Purdy much alarm. Witness added that as a rule his wife was of a very cheerful disposition. She had been passing through the climacteric for the past two years. Corroborative evidence, so far as the finding of his mother's body in the river was concerned, was given, bj Robert Gleadhill Purdy. Dr. Purdy also recalled the fact bhat on one occasion during the week Mrs. Purdy had unexpectedly asked him whether he thought she might some day go out of her mind. Witness poohpoohed the idea, and did not. attach much importance to the incident. Dr." C. M. Hector, who examined the body of deceased, and Constable M'Kenzie also gave 'evidence. In reviewing the evidence, the coroner stated that it seemed quite clear that Mrs. Purdy had been thinking rather more seriously over the matter of her child's- illness than was perhaps necessary, and that fact, combined with the state of her own health, no doubt brought on temporary insanity. A verdict of death from drowning while temporarily insane was accordingly returned.

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