DEATH IN AN HOTEL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19215, 2 January 1926, Page 10

DEATH IN AN HOTEL.

A POST-MORTEM REQUIRED. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DIJNEDIN, Friday. An inquest was held regarding the death of a man, Mr. John Murphy, at the Empire Hotel. The evidence showed that deceased in the early morning complained to the licensee of pains in the body. He was given some brandy and later requested a porter to procure medicine from a chemist. This he took. A little later the licensee found deceased lying in a passage. A doctor was sent for, but the man expired shortly after his arrival. The coroner found that deceased died from heart failure as the result of acute abdominal trouble, the nature of which could not be determined without a postmortem examination. The evidence showed that deceased had not been drinking at the hotel. The coroner commented on the fact that the licensee had not called a doctor earlier. It was possible that would not have saved the man's life, but it was unfortunate that nothing further had been done for the deceased. The deceased had been employed on public works at Miller's Flat.