INQUEST AT PORT CHALMERS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12392, 30 June 1902, Page 7

INQUEST AT PORT CHALMERS.

, Mr E. H. Carew, coroner, held an inquest , at Port Chalmers on Saturday touching the death of James Driseo'l. A jury of pi\-°we;o impanelled, and Mr W. Wilmott was chose* foreman. After the jury had viewed the body at the racrpe, : James Allen identified the body as that of James Dnscoll, a fireman, who was about 40 years of age. Deceased's last ship was the s.s. i l i Pf" 8 . 5 ' 1 formerly lived with witness, ana had told him he was married, and had a wife living in Melbourne. At about a quarter to 1 o clock on Friday afternoon witness was 1 AlTi nT' b y'»« grandson, John Allen. Hie boy told him Driscoll was getting I in at the window. Witness went to the back > Of he picmucs and noticed Driscoll's body; Half inside and half outside the wfrdow Deceased s abdomen was on the window sill, and the window sash was across his back. Witness IjfiDd the jtasli ami pushed, doceasMl into the jiojse. The body was cold and stiff. Witness last saw deceased alive at about p.m. on T\ ixluesday last. All the doors were looked, but , .c w .? yof t ' , ° ' ic " se i" liis possespion He thought Driscoll must have been ' under the inflaoicc of drink. ■ George M licensee of the Provincial Hotel, ! sUiW lhat he tho dccrased, who w-s in ' his house on Wednesday afternoon, and cit-r----wavds at about 10 p.m. He a.k-cd for drink. which witness refused to snnplv,- os -he had 1)risco!1 J. ! , v 'i, :n ""ka*- he \vn:iiii a state of sobriety Deeensed left the hotel at about ti r- S oi Wednesday. Ur G. Hodges cave medical evidence as to tl.e Cuiise of deiUh: and Constables iM : Quarric ami bosworth haying made (heir slaUmients, the Jury Kturned o verdict " Tint th» denrncJ window'' 0 " 1 "' t!u '°" sh kin 2 in\