CORONERS' INQUEST.

Auckland Chronicle and New Zealand Colonist, Volume 2, Issue 58, 12 September 1844, Page 2

CORONERS' INQUEST.

On Monday morning last an inques was held at the house of Mr. White, (Mechanic's House of Call), Chancery Street, before Dr. Pollen. Coroner, and a respectable Jury, on the body of a man named Charles Walker, who cut his throat on the previous Saturday. From the evidence it appeared that the deceased had been labouring under the effects of Delirium Tremens, and on Friday last received some medicine from Dr. Conway, who advised him to go home and go to bed, which deceased promised to do, and not get up till nine o'clock oa the following morning (Saturday). Deceased went to bed, and woke up some time after, and smoked his pipe. Shortly after one o'clock, on Saturday morning' the people who resided in the adjoining house, were awoke by a noise and a woman crying very bitterly; when alight was procured it was found that deceased had cut his throat, indeed the wind-pipe was cut through; Dr. Conway was promptly on the spot, sewed up the wouud, and rendered all the assistance in his power but without success as the poor man only lingered about 12 hours and expired, but prior to his death he admitted having cut his throat, for which he was sorry. After a lengthened investigation the jury returned a verdict " that deceased cut his throat whilst labouring under a fit of temporary insanity.*' The deceased had been for some years past in the employ of Mr. W. Moores, of Coromandei Harbour, by whom he was mujchr respected.