DEAD IN MOTOR-CAR

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19131, 28 September 1936, Page 4

DEAD IN MOTOR-CAR

FATE OF TOBACCONIST VERDICT AT INQUEST The death of Mr. Albert George, tobacconist, aged 49, who was found dead in his motor car at his home on the morning of September 5, was the subject of an inquest held in Christchurch on Thursday before Mr. E. C. Levvey, S.M., coroner. Dr. A. J. Orchard said deceased consulted him on September 4 complaining of nervous weakness, characterised by deficient will-power. For example, he could not make himself cut the hair of one of his cutomers. After the customer left deceased went, to witness for advice. An examination failed to reveal .any organic defects. Witness said deceased also complained of insomnia. Witness gave him a mild sedative and a nerve tonic and reassured him. About 7.30 a.m. on September 5 witness was called to Mr. George's home and found him in his motor car dead. Elsie George said she bad been married to deceased for 15 years. Her husband had not been well for two years, suffering with bis heart, and also had bronchitis. On September 4he was not well and went to bed. Witness sat and talked with him until midnight. About 3 a.m. she went to her bedroom. She returned between 6 and 7 o'clock in the morning and found her husband not in bed. Ho usually went to the garage and sat in the car when ho was not well, and witness went there to look for him. She found him dead. Witness, said her husband never mentioned or thought of taking his life. He was very much attached to her and their child. He would often go out in the ear at night when he was not able lo sleep. He had a habit of running the engine, for some time before moving the car out of the garage. The coroner returned a verdict that deceased died from carbon monoxide poisoning, suffered when he was sitting in his car in the garage at his home. The coroner added! that there was no evidence to show why deceased came to be in the car.