ATTITUDE OF DEEP REPOSE

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3792, 9 August 1932, Page 5

ATTITUDE OF DEEP REPOSE

FATHER AND SON GO OFT TOGETHER WAR WOUND CAUSED MENTAL DEPRESSION (Per Press Association.) Auckland . August S. The adjourned inquest. . concerning the deaths of William . Morrison. 30, and his five-year-old son. John, who were found dead In lied in an apartment: house in the city on July 21, was concluded to-day. When the tragedy was discovered gas was escaping from a heater in the room. The heater was turned on but not lighted. i n'. Lindsay said that when lie was called to tlie scene of the tragedy he found the bodies- of- deceased in an attitude of' deep repose; both man and hoy having died in their sleep. There was no sign of distil chance. Ida Morrison said she was married to (lie elder deceased in 1924 an 1 they separated about seven months ago. "Witness's, husband had suffered considerably from a war injury to the knee and had liad numerous oporaitons. For some time he had appeared mentally depressed and wandering in ids manner. He had never given any indication that lie intended to commit Stiici le or take tho boy’s life. Tho Coronet - returned a verdict that: death was due to poisoning by coal gas In the case of the father death was brought about, by his own act and in the case of the son by tlie act of the father.