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;st at (he Hospital.r coroner held an inquest at t!r Hospital on Saturday morning on f Jartd Cole, who was admitted to tution suffering from convulsions, there. Mr. William Thomas was : the jury.ole eaid deceased was his wife. Her rxnit thirty-niip, nnti th»y h.-id bsen leveu yeais. Lived happily with ased left ber home about a fortnight ittend»d by Mrs. Harriss. Hod uofc t blow on the chest lately, but had uch to drink. Had never come to [n#. Harris had told him deceased fit. Had never struck his wife with eceased hod not bwn in g-vi health irth of her child, eight years ago.I Astles deposed that on the murnuig ry 3 lie was called to see a woman ie Cole, in Ko\er-6treet. Found her xnecious condition, pulse slow and pi Is widely and greatly dilated, e recent bruises over each U’liiuk, e back of the head. Think that irritation of the brain. The was in the bedroom at the v half drunken state. Fie saidto put witness on the alert, and his wife and said, “I struck her ’’ Asked where, and he replied :he«t.” Examined her cliest npd pression at the sternal end of the third rib. Her breath did not smell ot ame to the conclusion that there had ral hemorrhage, and prescribed for it. out 2 p.m. and found she had had of convulsions. Saw her again in and the next day she hod gradually Then sent heT to the hospital.3. Trengrove said when he wentsdoy morning to the houde of Janefound deceased on the floor. Her /as in the bedroom. Told him hia .'try ill, and asked what was to be 1 not think he was sober. Sent for i, but lr. John Astles cimo, xld, of Roper street, said she hid to the Coles's. They seemed to live y till within the last few days, eat noise in thier house on Friday, ). 1 Jeceased never sp »ke to witness ng rows with her husbacd. Kuew iccn out of health for the last five )id not know if deceased drank, □d had been drinking a great deal oflton said deceased was admitted spital on February 4. She was iscious, and appeared to have been Her right side whs partly para-e had a convulsion ht shortly after den, and never regained conscious-lied at 2 p.m. on February o. Made rtem examination, and found the nourished. The deceased had a black bruise and other external marks rased by blows or heavy falls. The ate of liver was caused by excessive ►hoi. The immediate cause of death effusion of blood on the brain On removing the scalp found fusion of blood under the scalp of forehead. The brain was soft in one I was congested. The heart was ut the lungs and liver were much nd m an advanced state of fatty on. Found no traces of poison in h.h Aries corroborated the ev idence of I, also stating that deceased received eye in her house when the fell inirke, mother of deceased, stated that o the hospital to see her daughter 1. Had no conversation with her, as conscious. She often complained to ill-usage from her husband. Went ased at 12 o’clock on Friday morn-nose was bleeding and she said her id struck her.’ returned the following verdict eased, Jane Cole, came to her death n of the brain, and thoro is not vidence to show how the marks on ,'ere caused, whether by accident orSOUTH AUSTRALIAN CHERS’ ASSOCIATION.il meeting of the South Australian Association was held on Saturday February », at the Grote-street here wore present the president, and ent-, and about thirty ladi©3 and Apologies were road from a f members who were unable to
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Adelaide Express and Telegraph
Adelaide, South Australia, AU
Mon, Feb 08, 1886
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