Sudden Death.
Dunedin, Ootober 10. An inquest was held at Henley touching the death of Mrs Ann Kenny, wife of a farmer. She was sitting by the fire with her j daughter, when they heard a noise in the I adjoining room. On entering, Mrs Kenny saw that a candle had set fire to the wall close to the head of two children sleeping there. The fire was put out by her and her daughter. The latter went out for a bucket of water, and when she returned she found her mother had dropped down dead. The medical evidence was to the effect that death was probably due to synoope, and a verdict to that effect was returned.
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Colonist, Volume XXXVII, Issue 806, 11 October 1894, Page 3
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118Sudden Death. Colonist, Volume XXXVII, Issue 806, 11 October 1894, Page 3
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