A Condition Which did Not Correspond with Any Known Symptoms In the United States Court for China, on Monday, Mr. N. E. Lurton and a jury made inquiry into the death of the late Mr. Bert L. Kuhn, Dr. T. B. Dunn said that, about two weeks ago, he was called to see Mr. Kuhn and found him semi-_ comatose, without any apparent reason, except that he was supposed to have taken 74 grains of veronal, He was removed to hospital and after three days he came out, seemingly very much better as to his health in general. Last Thursday witness again was called in and found Mr. Kuhn in a deep stupor. Again he was taken to the General Hospital, but there he gradually got worse, pneumonia eventually supervened' and he died without having regained consciousness.
'A post-mortem examination was entirely negative, except that it] confirmed pneumonia as the ulti mate cause of death, It was a most extraordinary case, because Mr. Kuhn's condition did not fit in with' any known symptoms.
Other evidence was given to show! that, although Mr. Kuhn earlier had been in poor health and was depressed at the time his wife left for America, recently his health had improved, whilst he had been in excellent spirits since learning that} ix wife was returning to Shanghai.
The inquest was adjourned to. await the result of an analysis of] the contents of the stomach.
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