SPECIAL TELEGRAMS To "The Waikato Times." (From the Anglo-Australian Telegraph Agency.) Auckland, Monday.

Waikato Times, Volume V, Issue 297, 7 April 1874, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS To "The Waikato Times." (From the Anglo-Australian Telegraph Agency.) Auckland, Monday.

Mary Cotter, the eldeut daughter of a. cabinet-maker in Queen street, died suddenly laat night. She had been juffenag for tome months back with neuralgia, for which tjje bad been under medical treatment till the last four greeks, but had received very little rolief. Yesterday she •^a* Buffering very great paiu, and m the evening Bent her lister to Sharland'd chenijat, Shoxtlaud utreet, for a sleeping draught. The draught given by Shetland was a very mild pne, viz ,- chloral, 15 grains ; uyrup and water, loz. The directions given were half to be tokeu immediately, and the jewainder iv 4 hours if necessary. The patient took the first half ■• directed, and repefcted the do»o in two in place of £>ur bouraao diroctsd She thca -ent to b;d and fell «o>»p

Mrs Cjtter oreupted tho suine ojurtmout us her daughter and did not notice anything unusual during tho night. In the morning, Miss Cotter still seemed asleep ; her mother loft the room quietly m order not to disturb her. About half-past 7, her sister noticed Miss Cotter's lmnds hanging strangely over the bedstead j she felt them, found them cold, aud gave tho alarm. It wa» boom ascertained that Miss Cotter was quite dead. At present there is no reason to suppose that there was any mistake in compounding tho draught, or that there was an ovordoie, as from 30 to 60 grc> of chloral have been safely administered to adults. The decoasod was 19 years of age, and highly esteemed by a Ijirgo j circle of friends.