From the New Zealand Herald we learn that the adjourned coroner's in? quest as touching the death of the late Mr Albert Ephraim Cohen, was held on Monday, Oct 23, in the Naval and Family Hotel, Pitt street, Auckland, before Dr Philson, coroner of the district. All the jurymen who were in attendance on the previous occasion were present. Dr Hooper, who, with Dr Goldsborough, examined the con-: tents of the stomach of deceased, unhesitatingly testified to the presence of strychnine. The chemical tests gave only an imperfect result, owing, he believed, to the impurity of the chemicals, but two kittens aud a large dog, to whom he gave small portions of the contents of the stomach, died in a very short time, with all the peculiar symptoms of strychnine poisoning. He was aware that strychnine was used by brewers to impart a latter taste to beer, but there was too large a quantity in the stomach of deceased to be accounted for in this way —Mr MacCormick, on behalf of the friends of addressed the juiy. He urged the improbability of deceased having commit ted suicide, and brought forward many reasons to show that he could not have taken poison wilfully.—The Coroner thought the whole thing hinged upon, the credence the jury might gi"e to the evidence, and to the analysis tljal
Dr Hooper might have formed of the! contents of the stomach. After a re* tiremenji of nearly two hours, in which seven Israelites and five Christians tool?! part, the following verdict was arrived at:- -«» That deceased, Albert Ephraiiq. Cohen, committed suicide by taking strychnine while laboring under great mental excitement." The New Zealand Herald, Oct. 21, sa y S • —At Mount Albert yesterday an accident occurred which, but for the presence of mind of a lady, w ould have proyed a very serious matter. Hermaid servant was washing in front of the kitchen fire, when suddenly she dis--covered that her dre3s was in Instead of trying to extinguish them, she became frightened, and rushed into, the parlor to her mistress, who at once wrapped the hearth-rug around her and put out the flames. It was a similar occurrence to this which caused a poor girl at Freeman ? s Bay to lose her life a short time ago; and as such accidents may happen at any time it weie well to remember that running about the house only increases the intensity o# th§ flames, and that the proper course is at once to lie down and roll oneself in a hearth-rug or blanket. Such accident* are too frequently fraught with most serious, if not fatal, consequences, * hich a little presence of mind might prevent, The New Zealand Herald, Oct. 20 fc says ;-We regret to have to announce the sudden death of Mrs David Sheehan,, which took place about half past seven o'clock yesterday morning, at her resk dence, in Hobson street, Mrs Sheehan had been somewhat indisposed lately, being a good deal harpassed on account of the accident which happened to her daughter a short time ago. On the previous evening she had retired to rest. in her usual health and good spirits,, Mr Sheehan rose about 7 o'clock the next morning, leaving his. wife in bed, reading. A few minutes afterward* the daughter heard a cry of pain, and on running into her mother's room, found her in a dying condition. Drs,. Lee and Hooper were very soon in attendance, but their aid was The deceased lady was a very old colonist, and was greatly esteemed by all who knew her, for her many excellent qualities of heart and head, It is not considered necessary to hold an inquest, the doctors having certified that the deceased died from apoplexy.
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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 18, Issue 1159, 30 October 1871, Page 2
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