BAD HEALTH AND DEPRESSION.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19180, 10 December 1927, Page 11

BAD HEALTH AND DEPRESSION.

MAN FOUND DEAD. OPENING OF INQUEST. Tho inquest into the death of John Dunnett, aged 39, a farmer, of Temuka, was opened before the Coroner, Mr H. P Lawry, yesterday. Dunnett had been found dead outside the front door of Mrs Hanson's residence, 14G Peterborough street, on Wednesday evening. ' Ivy Dixon, matron of tho Peoples Palace, stated that she' had not known Dunnett, but a man of that name had stayed at the Palace on several occasions, the last time being about a week a«o On December Hit lie arrived hoirio about 7 p.m. and hud left awmt 8 o'clock the same evening. Ho had appeared depressed. He told witness tnat he had not been in good health and had had to give up work. He had also been engaged to a young laoy, but, the engagement had been broken off. On December Bth, at 10 a.m., a housemaid had called witness who, on going to Dunnett's room, found a letter on thc dressing-table. • David 'Dunnett, brother of the deceased, stated that ho had last seen his brother last Saturday about 1 p.m. Tho following morning ho had left for Tiniaru. Witness had not heard of lain again until advised by the police, jus brother had been a returned soldier, and his health had not been That was the only trouble that his familv knew he had. Witness identified the writing on the letter left at the People's Palace as that of his brother. Ena H. Robertson, waitress, residing at 146 Peterborough street, stated that until recently she had been engaged to Dunnett. The engagement had been broken off about two weeks ago, and Dunnett had appeared to be depressed. She last saw him last week on Wednesday evening, and he had left her about Sin o'clock. They had had tea together, and ho had booked a room at the People's Palace. They had Parted on quite £oorl terms and had arranged to meet during the Christmas holidays. Lily Winifred Mansoit. a married woman, gave evidence of having found the liody outside her front door on the evening of December 7th. There nacl been a ring at the front door and she had found deceased on the lawn. Dr. Xewell ltnins Cotton, house surgeon at the Christchurch Hospital, stated tlpt he had examined deceased about 9.30 p.m. on December 7th. Thorp were no sign? of bodilv injuries, and he <■•«s .unable to what censed dentli. There was nothing to indicate death l>v poisoning. The inquest was adjourned sine die.