SUPPOSED POISONING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14231, 30 November 1909, Page 6

SUPPOSED POISONING.

; __.*_ ;♦—. , DEATH IN THE POLICE CELLS. As inquest was held at Gleeson's Hosj " Hobson-strect, yesterday morning, before Mr. T. Greshani, Coroner, on the body 08 . William Henry Miller, a bricklayer's labour-! er, who died in the Newmarket police cclli on Saturday afternoon- ,-. , ;i Mary Miller, the widow of the deceatafy i stated that her husband was 38 years off age, and had taken to drink during thai ? past two years. On Wednesday last he was! drinking, and was sent home as unfit ''tori i work. He complained of being ill during! the night, and on Thursday appeared ty suffer from the effects of what he .had; taken on the Wednesday. On Thursday! evening Henry Butterworth, one of hi»j fellow employees on the contract- at Remu-I era, warned him that he had better.get'- * away, as £3 12s 6d had been .taken from' the job at Remuera, and he was accused of taking it. Her husband indignantly, repudiated the charge, declaring that b« ( -j had never seen the money. On Friday. I morning he went out and saw Butterwortiv I and returned about an hour later. -He' j again told her that he did not take_ the. I money. He appeared to worn' consider* j ably over the allegation, and that evening, : I when her husband was in bed, Bntlst' ' ■ worth again called/ and ": accused her his- ■ | band of taking a ring, but he denied this i J also. Butterworth said it was not'» much : the money they wanted as the return of the ring.' Her husband protested his in-'' | nocence, and said they were worrying butt! | to death. On Saturday morning hevsWjj J out to Remuera and got ■ his money," 2?' i! I which he gave to her. He appeared to be, ! still worrying considerably, and said he had never been in gaol before, and thai before -. he would go to Mount Eden he would take his life. He did not appear tit be hi ha ] right mind. He was arrested ion: Sator*; . day afternoon. He was a prohibited person. If Butterworth said that her : has- 1 band had stated that he {BtftenrorfhJ-. ? knew enough to hang him, he was no.D , ; telling the truth. Deceased had no dog., , [ The Coroner explained with reference to the latter statement that it was understood that deceased went to tt-chemirt» on Saturday and inquired' for poist-tt for t ' his dog. ,1 Dr. Grant, who was called in to■**»■.' - deceased at the police cells, stated *»* g when Tie arrived at the station deceased videad, and had been so for about an now. There were no external marks to oW Jr cause of death. On opening up tea km? | he found symptoms of poisoning,, and W ; had preserved the contents of the stofflf» for analysis. ' .V: \ Joseph Pat-rick, ■ brother-in-law of t»cr_ » ceased, deposed that he was with, MU«F when Constable Lipscombe arrested,, fl»". : : The constable look him to the >e*' inar "| police station, charged him, and him, and placed him in the cells. DeejajJ , ; I asked witness to try and secure. M * 1 him. There, was no ■ rough usace «,;«P ceased on the part of the constable. -% ' ' At this stage the inquest was *W?% until Wednesday, December 15, *' - a.m. .■....* ' .::; : :.:,.■'.- •■:»:■■ : '<: ..'..' ~ ■':.: v.,'MS >j;lvfc "Sis'!! f'M fi. i 1 i_» i • i, i': %' [k ' r — 1 i