INQUEST.

Lake County Press, Volume V, Issue 277, 19 January 1888, Page 2

INQUEST.

An inquest was in Mrs Bond's Mountaineer Hotel, Queenstown, on Saturday, !4th January, before C 'Boyes, Esq. (coroner), and a jury of six (Mr James Bodkin being chesen foreman) touching the death of Hobert Aaderwx*

who died suddenly at his residence, Shntover street, ou the night previous. Alfred Ernest Anderson gave evidi nee and said -. The deceased was my father. He was 52 years of age, and a native of Glasgow. lie had been unwell fo.- the last 18 months. He complained of being worse about five or six hours before hia death, lie would not let me send for the docter. As a rule he hail aa antipathy to medical advice. Getting anxious about half past, seven. I sent my brother round to telephone for th • doctrr, but he did not do so, as Mr FEotop informed him that the doctor was on his way up. My father died in the meantime at ai>out rive minutes past eight. Dr Douglas, medical practitioner, deposed that he knew the deceased. Had seen h;m some eight months before, when hj» was suffering from rheumatic gout. Rad veiwed the body, and found he had been suffering from gangrene in his left i leg from the knee downwards also the j toe of his right foot was alfected, and he i had been gradually flying for weeks. The cause of death was gangrene in the i lower extremities. The verdict of the jury was i.i accordance with the medical tcstimouy.