DEATH FROM A FALL.
9 PRESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, October 24. The Coroner concluded lh© inquest coilcorning the death of Alexander Murneon, -who -was found a fortnight ago in dvjng state In a passage of a house in Chapel street, and expired on tho following day. Dr dames Hoir, who had conducted an autopsy, stated that tho cause of death -was cerebral haemorrhage. One fall could account for all the marks on the body. The condition of tlie kidneys might have led to such dizziness as to occasion the fall. Detective Millar said ho had made exhaustive inquiries into the case, and had found*the circumstances consistent with the /evidence given. The Coroner, in summing up, said there was no evidence to show that deceased met with any violence. Tho jviry returned a verdict "that Alexander Murrison met his death as the result of injuries received from a fall, but there is no evidence to show how lie came by the fall."
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 5728, 25 October 1905, Page 5
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