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INQUEST.
An inquest was held, touching the death of Chang Ying Sing, on Saturday afternoon, before J. Harrop Esq., J.P., and a jury of twelve. The inquest was held, at the Chinese Empire Hotel. The first perron examined was
Man Quoie, who deposed that he resided at the Chinese Camp. He knew deceased for abont eight years, and knew him to have been sick for some months past. He had not been at work for some time back, and waa a very heavy opiumsmoker. He was very low spirited. Witness occupied the same house as deceased on the night of the 25th inst. He last saw deceased alive the same night, lying on Mb bed and smoking opium at about eleven o'clock. He advised deceased to go to bed, which he did. He heard no noise in deceased's room during the night. He got up next morning at about ten o'clock, cooked some breakfast, and then went to oaU deceased. He found the door of the room shut fast. He pushed it open, and then found the body of deceased hanging from the top of the door with a rope round the neck. Deceased was quite dead. Witness then went out and called Ah Mook, who came in and cut the body down. Deceased was a native of Canton, of the Sam Yip tribe, and married. He believed tha,t d^auased had come to his dgath, by Wowi hands. He had no property, and had been in very PQoi oircumstanee3 for some time. Ah Mook deposed that he waa a boardinghouse-keeper at the Chinese Camp. Man Quoie called him at about twelve o'clock on Friday, saying that Chang Ying Sing had huqg tym^etf. He went with Man Quoie and cut deceased down. He. found the body quite oold, $he sone waa two. ar three tiraea around his neck. Witness's opinion was that deceased had hung himself. He was
about 48 or 50 years of age, and was a native of Canton.
Dr Withers deposed that he had examined the body and found it to be that of a well-nouriahed man of about 50. He found no marks of violence, except around the neck, where there was a deep groove with bruised edges, and the surface of the skin abraded. It waa his opinion that the mark had been made during life, and was caused by a rope similar to the one produced. The appearance of the body indicated death by strangulation. This being all the evidence, the jury returned a verdict to the effect that deceased had committed suicide by hanging himself while of unsound mind.Tuapeka Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1107, 31 December 1884, Page 3 paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=TT18841231.2.16&srpos=21&e=-------10--21----0ah+chang+death--
An inquest was held, touching the death of Chang Ying Sing, on Saturday afternoon, before J. Harrop Esq., J.P., and a jury of twelve. The inquest was held, at the Chinese Empire Hotel. The first perron examined was
Man Quoie, who deposed that he resided at the Chinese Camp. He knew deceased for abont eight years, and knew him to have been sick for some months past. He had not been at work for some time back, and waa a very heavy opiumsmoker. He was very low spirited. Witness occupied the same house as deceased on the night of the 25th inst. He last saw deceased alive the same night, lying on Mb bed and smoking opium at about eleven o'clock. He advised deceased to go to bed, which he did. He heard no noise in deceased's room during the night. He got up next morning at about ten o'clock, cooked some breakfast, and then went to oaU deceased. He found the door of the room shut fast. He pushed it open, and then found the body of deceased hanging from the top of the door with a rope round the neck. Deceased was quite dead. Witness then went out and called Ah Mook, who came in and cut the body down. Deceased was a native of Canton, of the Sam Yip tribe, and married. He believed tha,t d^auased had come to his dgath, by Wowi hands. He had no property, and had been in very PQoi oircumstanee3 for some time. Ah Mook deposed that he waa a boardinghouse-keeper at the Chinese Camp. Man Quoie called him at about twelve o'clock on Friday, saying that Chang Ying Sing had huqg tym^etf. He went with Man Quoie and cut deceased down. He. found the body quite oold, $he sone waa two. ar three tiraea around his neck. Witness's opinion was that deceased had hung himself. He was
about 48 or 50 years of age, and was a native of Canton.
Dr Withers deposed that he had examined the body and found it to be that of a well-nouriahed man of about 50. He found no marks of violence, except around the neck, where there was a deep groove with bruised edges, and the surface of the skin abraded. It waa his opinion that the mark had been made during life, and was caused by a rope similar to the one produced. The appearance of the body indicated death by strangulation. This being all the evidence, the jury returned a verdict to the effect that deceased had committed suicide by hanging himself while of unsound mind.Tuapeka Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1107, 31 December 1884, Page 3 paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=TT18841231.2.16&srpos=21&e=-------10--21----0ah+chang+death--