DEATH OF MR J.H. NELSON
H ■’ ' NATURAL CAUSES -■, - - INQUEST HELD An inquest was held this afternoon into the circumstances of the sudden death yesterday of Mr. James Harold •Nelson. Mr. E. L. Walton, district coroner, was pn the bench, and the inquest was conducted by Sjenior-Sergeaut Wade. Medical evidence was given by Dr. 11. Angell respecting the results of a postmortem examination. Tho witness stated that the deceased had suffered from a disease of the coronary arteries, one of the commonest causes of death. Edgar A. Collett, motor garage proprietor, a neighbor of the deceased, stated that" ho had not known the late Mr. Nelson to be ill during their several years’ acquaintance. The witness gave evidence of identification. The finding of the coroner was that death was duo to the causes indicated by the'lncdical evidence.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18586, 21 December 1934, Page 13
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136DEATH OF MR J.H. NELSON Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18586, 21 December 1934, Page 13
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