THE INUEST.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 45, 22 November 1882, Page 2

THE INUEST.

An inquest on the body of William Henry (..'lark e was held at the residence of Mr Potts. M akino, atlOo"clockiye~stcrday by D. IT. Macart-hm 1 . Esq., CorOjier, 'oe fore the following jury, V—^-MisSfcSr.'VY. *\\ Corjic (foivman), J. H r/ Ihdnjas. J. • luk.s, .]. i;o> sl trr,- J. Pviilt,..C.' Potts, If. Mingings A. Guthrie, 0. Caldwell, 11. Penberlhy, W. Beading, T. Tories, i and J. Bell;. The witnesses examined were •- Mrs B. Print, Mrs, Gange, and | Dr Johnston, the latter of whom gave i i lie following evidence :— Made a post ■■I <rtcm examination of the body of dc- • 'used ; there was found extensive adhe- . sion of the lungs to the chest, the result j of p'euri.-y or inflammation of the lining. nu'inlirane of the lungi ; *here was also a large quantity of effused seruni-in the che.-t. and an abnormal quantity between :h*' heart and its lining membrane , there wa-* .*J -o conje-tion of bth lungs.; did n t oj en tlie brain, as he considered the i , /•■>-■/ ,//,*,/■/* m appearances* found in- the i chest were quite sufficient to account for death. The verdict of the jury was " tliat William Henry Clarke died from natur-il iau-.es." The funeral took place ; this aftei noon. *•"■ '■ „ ■ A .-ul-vription list in aid of the widow lias been opened, to which nearly every person appealed to has liberally responded.