MAN FOUND DEAD.
DRANK METHYLATED SPIRITS. VERDICT AT THE INQUEST. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) ASHBURTON, Thursday. Earl George Dabinett (41), labourer, married, was found dead In a shed at his residence yesterday. At the inquest the evidence showed that deceased was addicted to drink, and ‘after receiving relief pay on Friday week he started a drinking bout, ids wife finding a methylated spirits bottle on him yesterday. Later a doctor was called, hut found that deceased was dead. A verdict was returned that death was due to coma, caused by drinking methylated spirits.
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Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19455, 20 December 1934, Page 9
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92MAN FOUND DEAD. Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19455, 20 December 1934, Page 9
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