HUGH TREVANION'S DEATH
CLOSE OF THE INQUEST. THE CORONER'S COMMENTS. (Press Association. —Copyright.) (Received Feb. 15, 9.25 a.m.) LONDON.. Feb. 14. At the Trevanion inquest, Campbell (a. Swansea jeweller) admitted that the story he told the police about Roe was untrue,, and that he was drunk at the tiire. . ■ The coroner, in summing up, pointed out."that Roe's influence with deceased -was .in some respects for good. There was evidence that Roe had a powerful motive in desiring Trevanion's death, and his conduct was open to suspicion. The coroner f-ailed to see any evidence of foul play ; on the contrary it was very difficult'" to see how a large dose of veronal could have been administered without deceased consenting. It -was very" likely that the explanation was suicide: . A verdict was returned, that there was xk> evidence to shqw how the poison was administered. The '-jury "expressed the opinion that Veronal'should be., placed on the schedule of ; tJoiions:'
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 15 February 1913, Page 6
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