IN INQUEST

Evening Star, Issue 16350, 16 February 1917, Page 3

IN INQUEST

MR M-CULLOCTPS DEATH

Mr J. R. I!artholomc-w, S.M., opened ar inquest yesterday aft orti.mii on Ibe bods of Neil McCulloch, who was knocked (!o.vi in the stiver on Wednesday morning, aat

subsequently db-d at the Hospital. Seniorsergeant. Hutton represented the police. M . .!. R. M'C'ttlloch, proprirlor of a in-jo : garage in Smart- street, suited that the- rb • ceased was his. father, tie was a tnc;:il worker. 615 years of ago, and lived at. Ravensbourne. Deceased had a wife and family ur seven. He was in tile halm of cycling pent Kavensbonrn • to Stafford street, where he wotked at Parra J!ro.-., mid was a can fill ruler. Deceased had tu\cr had an illness in his life, ttrd was a lifelong abstainer. Ur Ro.cic ots-istatU medical superintendent at. the Hospital) stated that the die-asm was admit ltd to the Hospital at 9.20 a.in. the previous day. He was able to tell bus name, occupation, and place of business, luu could not, toil where he lived. His ptip.js were coni raet id. There was a. slight abrasion over his right- eyebrow, half an inch long in transvetso direction and a. quarter of an inch vertically; also an abrasion ov; r the right side of the occipital butte. Ho was pap to bod at, once, and wiihin an hour ilia patient became unconscious, showing signs of extensive hemorrhage of the brain. He died about 4.50 p.tn. He did not scout to know how he came by itis injury. ’Witness assisted Dr Roberts at a post mortem examination. Under Che statp thev found a Severe bruise, with extravasation of liloou above the left. ear. Anoiinr severe bruise was found under the scab) over the occipital bone. There was a, blood riot covering the whole of the left side of the brain, as well as the whole of the, base of the skull. There, was a large linear fracture, from the left ear round to two inches beyond the middle line. Practically a!! the other organs were normal. The cause of death was fracture, of the skull and hemorrhage, caused by serious direct injury, such as a violent fall.

l3r Roberts, who had conducted the post mort em examinal ion with Dr Howie, corroborated Dr Tiowic's evidence as to the conditions found and the cause of death.

On the application of (he police tho cast was adjourned sine, die to enable further investigations to bo made.

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