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A WIDOW'S DEATH-.
INQUEST ON THE VICTIM.
FAMILY DOCTOR EXONERATED.
LONDON, November lo.
Last month tho bod*, ol "Mrs Ci ira
Jelfs, a widow, who died ni August
list, vi is e\liumed ii tho ChiMiick
ceme-teiv, neu London Mis Jelfs, in
hei will, left an estate i .lined at
ti 1,000 to Dr Hein iid Hartzliorne,
after making a few b"quesi* to rela-
tives and charities Dr TIarLsliorno,
who was lier medica! achisir, and one
of the evocutors of the will, loitified
tint the death of Ali., le 11s win, due
to mitral «tenosi«, iniliic livper
trophj, md «ollipsi alter in an.cfi
thetiii had bien nclninii«ti led At tlic
inquirí tin' cornuei stated lint mung
to ecitaiu facts hiouglit mulei ins
notice* it Ivccaino desinble to hold all
inquest, and theio was a sensational
sequel when Pr lLirl7honip was found
ni a bedroom ni a hotel in the Wooms
bury district, AYest London, Miffcring
from Ru1plion.il poisoning He was
takeic. to the hospital, and lecoveiod,
and afterwards charged with attempt
nig to commit suicide It was shown
that in a letter to his wife he wrote*
-"I um too t-huken to feel T c-anuot
bear a public trial, so I am making mv
bow instead." .
A verdict Ins been returned tint
Mrs Jelfs died from heart finluie, fol-
lowing the administration of an anes-
thetic, and that no blame, was attach-
ed to Dr Hartzliorne
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