AN INQUEST

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 3 February 1916, Page 2

AN INQUEST

DEATH DUE TO EATING GREEN

BLACKBERRIES

An inquest was lield afc the Heiensville Court House ou Friday, 28th January, before Mr W. E. Fosbroke. J.P. (acting Coroner), and a jury of sis, namely Messrs H. Graham (foreman), Joe Pdi;kes, H. West, J. W. Fletcher, W. H. Ryland, and Fred HallniaD, Constable Driscoll representing the police, on the body of a six year old child named A lien Jeffrey Hall, who died rather suddenly at his parents' residence, Helensvillfi, on Thursday, 27th January,

The father of the boy was Edward Hall, a- labourer, residing in Heiensville.

It appears from evidence of the

mother that deceased was in good health until Monday, 24ili January, when he complained of not feeling well; lie was in bed all day Tuesday and Wednesday; deceased stated then that he had been eating 'green blackberries. On Wednesday morning about 4..30 a.m., the father went for Dr. Phippen, who ordersd medicine at once. The child vomited, and died in convulsions at about 8 p.m. on Thursday. January 27th,

!A post morteni was hell by Dr Phippen, who gave lengthy evidence. The jury brought id a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence

—" That deceased died fioui inflammation of the" stomach, caused by eating green blackberries."