ADJOURNED INQUEST.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13300, 9 February 1914, Page 8

ADJOURNED INQUEST.

I The inquest concerning tho death of James Muray-Dobie, land agent's salesman and advertiser, who died suddenly last Sunday fortnight, was resumed this afternoon 'before Mr R. S. Florance, S.M., coroner. The inquest was adjourned m order » that the contents of deceased's stomach, about which there were suspicions of poison other than alcoholic poison, might be examined by the Government Analyst. This had beep dope, and the analyst's report shows that Jip appreciable amount of poison was foiiiiff. A bottle of phospejjine similar to that, found m deceased's room was purchased and a portion analysed. A full bottle wa3 found to contain ,68.4 per cent, of phosphoric acid, and if a whole bottle was taken it would be three and a-half times the dose usually prescribed for a patient, and there would liavo been traces of it m the stomach. Senior Sergt. Hutton formally produced tho analyst's report on tho exhibits which had been forwarded by him. The Coroner said he had read the rep#i't> pf the analyst, and he" had come to the fionclusion that deceased coiikl not have died fvtyf}} tlie effect of poison as at first imagined, ljut he certainly died from the effect, as the medical evidence led him to suppose, of alcphplip poisoning, He returned a verdict that deceased died $9 # result of shock arising from bis taking ajcphoiic liquor to excess, "I cannot say f,hat Jie died a» a result of taking poison," added Mr Florence, "for the report states that no appreciable amount pf poison, was found In the exhibits." Senior Sergeant Hutton said the poljce h vl. made further inquiries, and searched the' ©remises deceased had occupied, and although going into the matter minutely, they had not found anything to warrant further evidence being adduced. The Coroner? Oh, nff» Jbere w no suspicion of poisoning. Senior Sergeant Hutton; No; none whatever, ' \