SUDDEN DEATH AT CAMBRIDGE.
An old man uamen William Lockley, aged 72, expired suddenly at Cambridge on Saturday evening. An inquest was held yesterday by Mr VV. N. Searancke (coroner), the jury consisting of Messrs Dickenson (foreman), W. McMillan, .T. Burroughs, J. Brown, K. Fergusson, and G. Collins. The wife of the deceased deposed that he felt unwell on Saturday morning, and complained of pains in the chest. He, however, did not seem seriously indisposed until the evening when he got rapidly worse and expired about 8.10 p.m., before'a doctor had visited him. Dr. Waddington arrived soon after the deceased died and hu deposed that the body of deceased was well nourished, and he attributed death to sudden syncophy. Constable Brennan also gave evidence. The jury returned a verdict of death from natural causes. The deceased is an old rosident, having been in the district for a quarter of a century. He formerly was a regular and belonged to the 65th Regiment and afterwards he joined the 3rd Waikatos. He leaves a large family, most of whoqi are married.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2791, 3 June 1890, Page 2
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179SUDDEN DEATH AT CAMBRIDGE. Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2791, 3 June 1890, Page 2
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