INQUEST.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2563, 2 April 1887, Page 2

INQUEST.

An inquest was held'"this (Saturda))' morning at the Empire Hotel, Masterton, on tbe'body of; Jolin;: Crptty, & re'pbctjof/whose, death -appeared in, o.ur columns,on Friday., .The .prceedm'gS -were;.conducted by.J&r' Yon; Sturmer,. K,M : ,, and a:i«ry' «>f.sk,- of whom' -Mr Woodhaoi was chosen forekan." " '

The jury having visited the'body'the; following-evidence was taken :—•■■' Dr W. H, Hosking' deposed that he made a post mortem examination of deceased, assisted •by Dr Milne, and found, that death'was caused by plugging of the pulmonary artery by a clot, of tibrino about six.inches long, which had evidently been some days in forming. This was caused through feebleness of the heart's action, and would be the cause of death in tlda case, Thomas Keimey recognised .the. deceased who he last 'saw at' Mangamahoe oh'Tljursday the 31st : at half pas) 3-p.to. ;At about 1 ■o'clock-. ; on•; th.aV'niohiihg'' be- sent for me- 'and "said fie' was going to die,' ■ Stopped wHt'hiu) "till-day: light .and- '•" asked, jor;a;' bor?8 , and dray to take hii»-''to'.'catoh the"' firs); t'raiti ipent.> Could not got.acouveyauce U). time for first train.- AH •■ this time he was 'speechless, At about seven o'clock ho began to apeak and agreed, to be takon to Masterton; "• Left work at half-past- 'eleven bo as to be able to catch the midday train. He bid.all the men in the camp good-by.and started to the coach; •. When about twenty chains from. ; the camp be fell down speechless. Up to .this time had been speaking freely,;' Went, back for : assistance, and tie 1 wap carried jo the coach, He was j)ut iund witness ac« companiedhim. About ten minutes after he died. .The same day gave information tothe police,' While, at work deceased appeared in good health.. A few weeks ago he was paid off at tlie camp; and had.about £l2 in' his possession, out of which he would have to pay- M for- board, He had no money at all when ho came to the camp on Tuesday last.

?y; Sergeapt Price: Ho belonged to tho County of Clare, Iceland, whore bis friends reside, 'Ho was 36 yeare of age; He."catnV to .the colony 10 year's ago, and'was''single, .'His fathev'a name is Martin Cretty. ".';•' ';' By a^ryman;' to think there was .anything the'&iatter with him oh Tuesday except that he wiis Bnffering'frcitfthe effect of drink, He!had not much'to' eat- wbUfr he hadbeen knocking'abbut,-'■'< ' Jacob: iGunth'tjr, a baker' on therailf way works,; corroborated the last witnesses evidence as to deceased, condition on arriving at the earap,' and bis aabßequorit deatk." 'Krt:.\ Sergeant Price. stated tbat|de&ased ; was locked up last : &r being, .drunkj and be-tHeftTgaveM| name , ag. John-Maloqeyv^ : brought before■lastiTiiu'sday, morning week, anp was:fih'ed ss,'. whioli ho'paid. When searched the previous .nighta'£l »oto,':gnd ■Ws '6d in silver was fonnd 'On'hjo.' -fie' jras again locked upy about,: i'o;3o' pS 'on laatV 'for ::drunkeneßS. : Visited morning- at 8.30, \ He complained of being unwell, evidently from the 1 ' of drink;Got him his breakfast of tea and bread and butter. He" drank the tea, but did' not eat anything. Visited him .several times, and he always asked for water. Seeing he looked very bad, made-some beef tea for him. That was .the only thing he could keep down, Ho would not eat any solid food. Made him as comfortable as possible for the night, and he appeared much better on 'Monday morn/ ing, He.would not eat anything:ior breakfast, only drink toa, AtJlO a.m. on Mond&y he was brought 1 before the K.M., and discharged with a- caution. He had no money tholast tinde he was locked up. Witness paid his fare.and sent him back to his work at the Mangamahoe. He expressed a desire to go back to his work prior to being brought before the Bench, .•■. Constable Salmon gave evidonce as to deceased's action while in MasteftOri; and also to the bringing of toMasterton, whioh on. being searched had nothing of value' on it. .>"!,'' : The Jury returned a verdict, That John Crotty met bis death through the feebleness' of the heart's -aqtiori,aocelerated by inte'njperata, habit's,