INQUEST.

Otago Witness, Issue 1950, 4 April 1889, Page 11

INQUEST.

An inquest was held at Green Island on Monday, before Mr Coroner Carew, on the body of John Henry Hoar, who died suddenly at his residence on Sunday morning.

Thyrza Hoar deposed that the body on view was that of her late husband, John Henry Hoar. He was a bricklayer, about 44 years of age, and was born in Oxfordshire, in England. He had been in New Zealand about 18 years. About six years ago he met with an accident^ by which his leg and jawbone were broken. Since then he had always been weakly. He was at work last week until Saturday. He had breakfast at 8 o'clock on Sunday morning in bed. Witness did not uotice any difference in his health then, and he did not make any complaint, except about his head. Witness saw him after breakfast more than once, and at about five minutes to 11 o'clock he called to witness and asked her if some onions were cooked, which she had previously put on the fire to roast at his request. Aboat five minutes after he called out witness heard a moaning noise, and went into the bedroom. Deceased appeared to witness to have fainted away, and she got some cold water and bathed his hands and face. That seemed to do him no good. He just gave two or three gasps and died.' Witness sent to Dr Will at once, who came to the house and examined the deceased. He told her he was dead. The deceased had some salt fish and bread and tea for breakfast, and witness and her daughter

also had the same for their meal, but it did not do them, any harm. . Witness noticed that the deceased had been much weaker lately than 1 he was formerly,, and on Sunday morning about 9 o'clock he said he thought he had a gathering in his head, as bis head felt bad. Witness thought he slept well during the night. She did' not hear him say anything to the contrary. Deceased had not been to a doctor lately, and had taken no physic, except a pill occasionally. , t *Dr .Will deposed that be saw the deceased at about 20 minutes past 11 o'clock on Sunday morning. He was lying in bed undressed., He appeared to have been dead , about a quarter of an hour. Witness could not see anything peculiar about his appearance. His face was of a dirty yellow hue, which witness thought pointed to some liver, trouble. Witnees made an outward examination of the body and saw nothing to indicate death from any other than natural causes,, He also examined deceased's, mouth and throat and did not see any trace of poisou. , The jury returned a- verdict to the effect " that death resulted from natural causes."