SUDDEN DEATH

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXVII, Issue 4473, 21 November 1933, Page 4

SUDDEN DEATH

IN LOCAL BOARDINGHOUSE. NO INQUEST NECESSARY. Persistent rumours as to the identity „of a man who, after coming to a local boarding house, died suddenly on Monday morning were current in Te Kuiti yesterday, the most persistent of which appeared to be that it was the famous cricketer Hearst, but this was wide of the mark. The man’s name was Frederick Bernard Roberts, and it is understood he originally came from Yorkshire. It is believed he was an accountant by profession. He arrived in Te Kuiti on Saturday night, and after getting in touch with the R.S.A. went to the doss house. On Sunday he again approached the Association, with the result that one of the members saw to it that he should be taken in at a local boarding house. About 1.30 on Sunday he complained of not feeling very well, and on the proprietor’s advice went to see the doctor. He later went back to the doctor and was given a sleeping draught. The deceased was heard moving about the house about 6 o’clock next morning, but when a cup of tea was brought to him about 7 p.m. he was found partly dressed across the bottom of the bed. Medical attention was instantly summoned, but it was found he was dead.. The identification was made this morning. In the circumstances it was not necessary to hold an inquest, death being attributed to natural causes. The deceased’s heart was in an unsound condition.