INQUEST.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 299, 14 December 1908, Page 3

INQUEST.

I The coronial inquest into the circiim- | stances attending the. death of Jaimcs I Buckingham was held at the Courl- | house on Saturday afternoon, before Mr C. E. Bellringer, acting-coioner, and a J jury of six, of whom Mr. C. T. Bundle was chosen foreman. Sergeant Haddivll conducted the inquiry for tile police. Thomas Walsh, prupr.etur ol the liarawit boaidinghouse, deposed that the deceased had come to his place on Thursday irom Auckland. He appear:d 'to be in good health, lie had his meals | rcgiilariy and ate heartily. lie had dinner at mid-day on Friday and left the house afterwards. Was called to IJuekingiiain's room about 5.30 that evening and saw deceased lying on the bed. Seeing there was something wrong, he sent for the police. Deceased hud told him he was here with his wife about six years ago. Dr. Leatham deposed that there were no marks of violence on the body. In

the post mortem examination he found evidence of extensive pleurisy, from which the deceased must have 'suffered at some previous time. Tile heart he found to be in a condition of extensive fatty degeneration. The stomach was almost empty, which suggested that death occurred about four hours after partaking of his last meal. In his opinion death was due to syncope. [ Constable Reardon gave evidence that he was called to the bouse on Friday evening about TiM. The body of deceased was lying on the bed. fully divss(d. wi'.h the exeeption of hat ami boots, lie searched the bodv and found £37 18s tlil_ Letters amongst his effects showed his name to be Jas. Buckingham, and that he had a wife in Brig- . bane.

The jury returned a verdict of death from natural causes.