ANOTHER CHLOROFORM CASE.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 3 May 1901, Page 4

ANOTHER CHLOROFORM CASE.

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Some Peculiar Evidence.

Auckland, May 2,

At the inquiry into tho circumstances relating to the death of John McGuire, who died at the Auckland Hospital under chlorofrom, the witnesses examined included the parents and sisters of deceased and two medical gentlemen—Dr. T. Hope Lewis, who held the post mortem examination, and Dr Scott, who was performing an operation on iho noso of deceased when he expired.

Dr. Lewis’s evidence went to show that while certain of the organs were of abnormal growth and the heart was not in its normal condition, the general health of deceased was such that he would not ascribe death to these causes.

Certain of the relations alleged that on asking an explanation from Dr Adams of the permanent staff, who administered the chloroform, some two or three hours after death, they were informed that deceased’s heart was perfectly sound and that death was the result of “au unforeseen accident through the use of a wrong instrument.” This statement, they said, was thou qualified by the doctor stating that death was due to the use of “an instrument,” the word “ wrong ” being ommitted in tho qualification. Dr Scott, in the course of his evidence said, that there was no reason whatever for the suggestion that the wrong instrument had been used, or that the correct instrument had been wrongly used. The enquiry will bo continued on Friday.