INQUEST AT WAIMATE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LIII, Issue 5946, 17 March 1880, Page 5

INQUEST AT WAIMATE.

An inquest was held at Dooley’s Hotel, Waimate, on Monday last, before Mr B. Beetham,coroner, on the body of John Adair, a native of County Monaghan, Ireland, aged 22, who was found dead in his bed at North Waitaki, on the previous day. 7 ’ _ A jury having been sworn, of which Mr if. Major was chosen foreman, the jurors pro? seeded to view the body, which was lying in an outhouse belonging to the Waimate Hotel. There were no signs of violence to be seen about the body. . Bobert Small, a fellow-labourer of the deceased, employed on the farm of Mr -E. Bed path at the North Waitaki, sworn, stated that he had known deceased for over two years. He had. been in the employ of Mr Bedpath for the past seven weeks as a ploughman; On Friday last deceased complained of a violent pain in his stomach, and went to bed* Some vinegar bitters were given to him, which caused mm to vomit. Next day he appeared better, and, psked for brandy and gotsome. At four o’clock on Sunday mornfug he got worse., About eight o had some tea and toast. Xt ?f. SS horses left the room; to attend and on his with Mr , W«gat. leas than ten punutes toey found him dead. Edward Louis Wright, a nartnerof Mr Bedpath, corroborated the forogoing statement. It was further elicited that the 6 nearest doctor was at Waimate, 14 miles away. No doctor was sent for became nothing serious was anticipated. he depeased saying’that he had had similar attacks beforo, add had left Ireland, two years <w more ago, on accouht of his,ill health. He Had always eaten of the same food as witness had, and there was nothing doletoriouskeptuponthe graphed for. Deceased was a very temperate jufy.aftor a brief consultation; :thata loVt lportm examination cffiled for*and returned., a verdict .of Doa natural causes.” • '