ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 2 October 1928, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

BODY OF WOMAN FOUND IN ■SURF. (By Telegraph—Press Association.* BUoSTEDIN, Oct. 1. The body of 'a woman, who was afterwards identified as 'Catherine Willis Begg, wife of Dr. Begg, -was found in the surf on the 'St. Ivilda side of Lawyer’s Head this afternoon by a boy named Thomas Provan, who lives at' St. Hilda. An inquest' was opened to-night with Mr H W. Bundle, !S.M., sitting as coroner. Evidence of identification was taken and the inquest was ml; jo'urned- sine die.

VERDICT OF SUICIDE,

CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 1. Suicide was suspected when Edward Tatnc'll, aged 45, a labourer, died in his bedroom on September. 15, and the inquest was adjourned in order that a post mortem examination might be made. .. Dr. Pearson, pathologist at the Christchurch Hospital, who made the examination, gave evidence during the resumed inquest to-day ‘that he had discovered extensive tuberculosis in both lungs and in Wis opinion Tat noil would not have lived very long. „ Theodore J. F. Grigg, .Government analyist, said he had examined a tumbler and jar found in Tatnell s room and had found in them traces of a poison. The verdict was that Tatnell committed suicide by taking poison.