Inquest.

Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2973, 26 August 1878, Page 2

Inquest.

An inquest on the body of John Sorby, whose death is referred to above, was held at the Bay View Hotel this afternoon' at 2 o'clock before Mr J. E. Macdonald, Coroner, and the following jury-:—Messrs Martin, Danby, -Amy, Cowct, Honiss, Sherlock, Thorp, Perkins, O'Neill, Twbhill, Whelan and Adams. : Mr A. J. Thorp haying been chosen foreman, and the jury sworn,,they, proceeded.to Tiew the body. On returning the following evidence was taken :— , Francis O 1 Flaherty, sworn, deposed—l am a duly, qualified medical practitioner, ,residing at Thames. I nave this day made a post mortem examination of the deceased. I found no marks of external violence. <>n opening the body I found the heart very much diseased. There was extensive fatty degeneration' with softening and rupture at: the 1 aortic valves. There was aclot.iu the right,side,,and numerous specula of bone about the bases; of the columna carnea, The disease of the 1' heart was the cause of death, and death might have resulted from that,cause at any moment for long time past. • •■ < ■ George 5 Morrison, sworn, deposed—l know the deceased, and have known'him for the last 8 years. He was a fish-hawker/ He' was married in England, 1 believe, but resided by himself here. He was': 67 year old. I have never heard him complain till Sunday morning last.. On that morning he said he felt very queer, and told me ; that his father ,had died,of heart' ,disease," and supposed he would'do the I same thing. He subsequently came into | my place, and said he felt very bad. He I was very restless; He went out, and came i in again about an bour afterwards, and , said he had had a glass of brandy, and ! bad gone to bed, vomited, andTelt a little better., Between five and six o'ejock in the evening I sent my boy with a cup oftea and an egg for deceased, and he returned saying he could not wake deceased up.j X then went myself, and found him lying in bed undressed, and, as I supposed, dead. I gave information to the police. ',' There was no "medical man in attendance: on 'him. ''' ■''>■>■■, '„ -i: { Constable J. W. Day, sworn,,deposed —I am stationed at Shpriland, and in, consequence of information 1 gtveif'ib jnteby the last witness last evening I went to the hut of deceased. He was lying in bed quite placidly,' and appeared as if asleep. He was dead, though' his, ,bbdy was a little warm. I immediately fetched Dr. O'Flaherty, and he pronounced !the man dead. I found no marks' of violence. He appeared comfortable in the hut, \ This concluded the evidence,, and'the jury returned a verdict of— " Death from < natural causes." „,, , <