Sudden Death.

Thames Star, Volume xxx, Issue 9450, 28 September 1899, Page 1

Sudden Death.

THE INQUEST.

An inquest was held in the Theatre Eoyal Hotel yesterday afternoon before the Coroner (Mr A. Bruce) and the following jury on the late Mr George Partington who died suddenly yesterday morning:—Messrs W J Deeble (junr.), B. R. McGregor (junr.), F. H. Outon^O. F. Greenslade, R. Stewart, and J. Muir, of which Mr Deeble was chosen foreman. Dr Lapraik was the first witness called, and deposed that at about 9 o'clock in the morning he was summoned to attend to deceased. He arrived at deceased's residence at 9.20, and found the body lying on a sofa, face downwards on the pillow, the left arm bent over the left side of his head and the right arm folded across the chest. Examination of the body showed livid discoloration of the skin. There were no marks, cuts, or abrakus on the body. The mouth was Aura to the leftside. In the afternoon he made a post mortem elimination. On opening the body he Mind the lungs dilated and a quantity of blood on the cavity ofJhe.ohest. The lungs were dilated witllur. ThY > heart was fatty, and the right cavity - extended with fluid blood and biota. The stomach was empty and dilated. The kidneys showed signs of inflammation of long standing. - The brain was congested on the surface of the left side with slight effusion of blood. The cauae of death was due to the rupture of a blood vessel on the brain.

lieorge Taylor stated that deceased sent a message to witness' house on the previous evening, saying that he would like to see witness and Mr Leslie. They both went and saw deceased as requested, arriving at hit residence at 7.30 o'clock. He ap% peared to be in his usual state of health, and was joking and seemed quite jolly. He had been bathing his left arm with hot water, and said that he had a cramp in it. Afterwards he rubbed it with pain cure aad it seemed to give him relief. Deceased did not -compiain further, and they left about 9.30, Deceased came to the door as usual, and said " Good night" to them. Witness was a nephew to deceased by marriage, Deceased was about 80 years of age. To Detective McMahon: He had known deceased for about 20 years. Witness understood that deceased owned the property where he was living. He was aware that the deceased had a banking account in the local branch of the Bank of New South Wales. >

To the jury: Deceased had often complained of various ailments. Dr Williams had been attending deceased lai« y.

Detective McMahoa deposed that about 9.5 in the morning he was called by Mr Muir to Mr Partington's residenoe, and was informed that, he suspected there was something wrong as deceased was not up. He tried the door and found it locked, and as there was no reply to the noise he nude at the door, he broke it open. He found deceased lying on the bed, face down* wards, but more on the right side. The right arm was doubled under the chest and the lefc arm up towards the forehead. The body was well covered and warm. He went away and tele* phoned for Dr Laptaik, who was very quickly on the spot. To tne jury ; He appeared not to have been dead very long. Dr. Lapraik, on being called again, - said he considered that deceased had been dead about three hours when he arrived.

The jury returned a verdict in accordance wkh the medical evidence •'thac death was caused from the rupture of a blood vessel on fche brain." The police were represented by Detective McMahon and Constable Hooker.