DEATH OF DR. HEM

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 10836, 20 August 1898, Page 2 (Supplement)

DEATH OF DR. HEM

A REMARKABLE AND VERSATILE ' MAN PASSES AWAY. . AyE remarkable and versatile man passed , 'L^ohins' It is not now the time SScruntruthofthech^es Lied against aim, when France went mad Se Panama scandals,, and scapegoats besought everywhere without much reLa to their culpability or innocence. H» gain iu m i , , y a not of standing; prior to the i ;„,, nf the Panama scandal. vtnen Dr Hera took up his residence in Bournej- : i „„ Lis irrival at Bournemouth ne v?S rested brthe English police, tne French Government having demanded his ex--32.ii He was there confined o his com ad, though he was dangerously ill, an Sri r m Scotland Yard kept vigil over he \ buse As there was no improvement in Dr Here's condition he could not be reLed and remained practically under arrest in his own house for over three years During that time medical envoys of the French Government visited the doctor, and corroborated the reports previously made by English medical authorities that his condition was exccedimdv grave. Ultimately on April 27, 1896, Sir John Bridge, of Bow-street, went down to Bournemouth to examine into the merits of the French demands for extradition, and the extraordinary course of procedure adopted 'was that of conducting the proceedings at the bedside of the accused. Sir John Bridge described the scene as the saddest he had ever witnessed. Sir John, after an adjourned inquiry at Bow-street, in the absence of Dr Hera, 'declared that no grounds for extradition existed, and that the doctor was a free man. A change in Dr. 'Hera's condition occurred about three months ago. Serious complications arose, and lie became rapidly worse, sinking gradually. He passed away peacefully, the members of his family at home being present at his bedside. Dr. Here, who was born in 18*15, leaves a widow, one son, and five daughters. He was 52 years of age. The direct cause, of death was angina pectoris, but the secondary cause was failure of the heart's action, caused through mental worry.