POISONING MYSTERY.
SUICIDE WHILE MENTALLY deranged. Per Press Association.
AUCKLAND, last night. . The Inquest concerning the death of Walter White was resumed this morning. Deceased was admitted to the hospital on February 19th, suffering apparently from the effects of some irritant poison. He lingered on until the 27th, when he died. The Government Analyst said that ae had examined the organs submitted, but the length of time that had elapsed between the taking of the poison and the examination, made it impossible to sayi definitely what was the nature of the poison that • had been administered,. Sergeant Hendry said that he had spoken to friends of deceased, and that in their opinion the deceased had been, in a state of mental derangement" consequent " upon anguish resulting from a serious charge that was- pending against him, and that this mental strain had been more aejute from the fact that previously he had borne an unblemished character. The Sergeant liimself, from the man’s demeanour, felt sure that deceased had felt the position .very keenly.; The jury, returned a verdict' that deceased had died from the effects of an irritant poison, sclf-aidminis-ifcered, while ia a. state •'*>£ mental de-
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Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1404, 15 March 1905, Page 2
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