The Archive · 1924

Inquest Verdict in Hotel Death

'ALCOHOLIC POISONING"

A verdict of death from alco-hohe poisoning" was returned at the" inquest held by Mr. N. FE. Lurton at the U. 8. Court thursday on BY. Bray, who was

Chinese servants ab Savoy found dead in, his renin by the] Hotel, with on empty whiskey bottle beside im.

Brey was about 45 years of age! and an engineer who cane to the Far East some time ayo. but had been in Shanghai for a few months only, having bee employed here, as a salesman for an engineering concern, of C. A. Stewart, Fred Vincent, James Jones, Tohn' 8, Potter and P. Schrag. tourists may land at that A coolie, Tsah Dzang-kung, was killed and another injured, at the Riverside Power Statidn on Tues. day" morning at about 10.20 Clock. Tt appears that as the employees on the premises "ern hoisting a load of materials by rane, the pulley broke and Tesh, who was directly below, received injuries from which he subsequent. ly died, The other man received minor injuries.

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