SUDDEN DEATH.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 21, 29 April 1916, Page 7

SUDDEN DEATH.

JOHN LEVANO'JWoKI'S END. At the Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon, an inquest concerning the death of John Levandowski, who died suddenly at Mr Howard Bayly's farm on the Bird Road, was conducted before Mr W. R. Haseiden, coroner. Matthew Levandowski, a farmer on the Cross Road, Midhirst, identified the body as that of his son, John, who was 42 years of age, was a single man, and a farmer.

In answer to a question from the Coroner,,' witness would not say u' his son had been drinking of late. Continuing, witness said he last saw his son alive on Monday, wiien lie appeared to be in good liealtii. Deceased had recently been examined by la doctor, who had told him that he I would not live longer than three Years, and if he drank whisky, he would not live t,vo years. He did 'drink some times. j Howard A. Bayly, farmer, residing 'on the Bird Road, said he was a bro- ! ther-in-law of the deceased. Witness I said he went into Stratford on WedI nesday, and had a few drinks with deceased, but lie could not say lie was drunk or sober. Deceased purchased a bottle ot whisky, and on returning home, retired for the night at about eight 'o'clock. At about 10 o'clock next morning his wife told him to go into the bedroom ami see deceased, and he i found him lying on his back, quite dead. The whisky bottle, about onethird full, was beside the bed. There was no sign of a struggle. He was lying composidly in bed. ' Witness said deceased was a heavy drinker.

Dr. Steven said he had been called in to see the .deceased, who was at the Hospital Morgue, by the police that morning. The cause of death was cerebral hemorrhage. Alcohol would tend to produce such a hemorrhage. He found no marks of violence on the body. The Coroner returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence.