TREVANION'S DEATH.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 26, 29 January 1913, Page 5

TREVANION'S DEATH.

THE DOCTOR’S EVIDENCE. ,By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.; (United Press Association.) London, January 28. The doctor testified to Trevanion’s drug-taking habits, and said that he did not believe that lie was addicted to an unnatural vice. Roe had done much to wean the deceased from drugs. AT THE INQUEST. (Received 11.0 a.m.) Joiner, Trevanion’s butler, was close ly examined concerning the bottle oi hock Trevanion drank in Roe’s presence immediately prior to his becoming unconscious. Trevanion’s mother stated in evidence that she was on good terra; quest. He claimed the ownership o. giving Roe money. When she reach ed Brighton, Roe objected to an in quest. The claimed the ownership o. the fiat, and said ho would put hei out if she made any iuss. He locket the bedroom door and pocketed tin key. Later Roe desired to enter, and she accompanied him, and Roi looked at something. After Roe wa; asleep, she searched the death roqn alone and found a man’s handkerchief, not her son’s, with an empty cachei underneath. It had been opened witl a pen or a knife. She did not believe her son died by bis own hand. Roe’s evidence will be taken o Thursday.

It was reported on January. 14tl that Mr Hugh Trevanion, a confirmee victim of the veronal habit, died a Hove, Sussex, in September last, am it was supposed that he had accident ally taken an overdose of the drug but it was now thought that he ma; have been murdered. He was i grandson of Sir Danied Cooper. Hi; will, disposing of £BO,OOO, was disput od’’. The bulk of his fortune was lef outside his family. Later it was stated that after Tre vanion had toured the world, ho form ed a deep friendship for a man namei A. E. Roe. They lived together. Ro at the first inquest testified that Tre vanion had said he had taken an over dose of veronal. Trevanion was un conscious before the doctors arrived and died two days later. A post mortem examination was not held though deceased’s mother urged that there should be one. The High Cour ordered a second inquest. In he; evidence at the inquiry the mother o Trevanion said the doctors had re peatedly warned Trevanion against tin drug habit. He lived much a par from his family. Mr Muir, on be half of the Crown, said Trevanion hat been in the habit of taking a cache-, containing seven grains in order to in duce sleep, and sometimes a secqm one. It would have been impossib! to have taken more in error. Roe’; statement was the only proof tha Trevanion took veronal prior to be coming unconscious. Five caveat! have been lodged against Trevanionb will. With the exception of legacie. of £1550, he left the residue to Roc or to hospitals if Roe predeceased him Both men lived in sumptuous apart rnents at Hove. Trevanion met Roc two years ago aboard a liner whereoi Roe was an officer. Trevanion was seriously ill and Roe nursed him. Tin: resulted in the closest friendship be tween the two men.