DEATH FROM AN OVERDOSE OF BRANDY.
The following particular.? relative to the man who recently killed himself at Takaka by drinking two bottles of brandy appear in the " Colonist ” : “ The deceased had suffered consi derably from rheumatism, and being recommended brandy he applied f-ritin Takaka, but wnuld not give the price asktd. His son in-law hearing of it, sent him two bottles from
Richmond by someone coming over. It seems he drank about 320 z, and next morning was found in a state of coma. Dr Tilby was sent for, but the man was dead when he arrived. Verdict —‘Died in consequence of taking a large quantity of brandy as a remedy for rheumatism.’ It appears he was working for Mr H. Byrne, of Wignaro, and lived by himself in a small house on the property.”
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2532, 3 May 1881, Page 2
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136DEATH FROM AN OVERDOSE OF BRANDY. South Canterbury Times, Issue 2532, 3 May 1881, Page 2
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