DIES AT HIS WEDDING

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 December 1934, Page 12

DIES AT HIS WEDDING

COLLAPSE AT BRIDE’S FEET. MACCLESFIELD, November 13. A bridegroom collapsed and fell dead at the feet of his bride during a wedding ceremony at the Macclesfield Register Office at Churchside this afternoon. The bridegroom was Mr John Mottershead, 49, of Park-lane, Macclesfield, who was to have been married to Miss Mary Mayor, 26, of Lingards Farm, Higher .Sutton, Macclesfield. The Registrar, Mi' G. W. Wainn, was about to begin the ceremony when Mr Mottershead collapsed. Medical aid was summoned, but Mr Mottershead died before the doctor arrived. Late to-night the bride, sobbing, gave evidence at the inquest on Mr Mottershead. She told the coroner how Mr Mottershead had defied his doctor’s instructions to attend the ceremony. Miss Mayer said she had known Mr Motterhead for twelve years. She knew he had chest trouble. The coroper: Arrangements had been made bn various occasions for him to marry you?—Yes. It was put off several times on account of his ill-health?—Yes. You heard the doctor tell him he was taking a big risk and should nut go out, but he insisted?—Yes. Dr. D. L. Cran said Mr Mottershead had been a patient of his for two and a-half years. He had attended him! regularly for the past three months I for tuberculosis, bronchitis and.asthma, and he had also had influenza about, six weeks ago. “I learned this morning,” added the

doctor, “that he was going to be married. I told him he was taking a grave risk.” A verdict o“ death from natural causes was returned.