An inquest was conducted on Thursday at the Public Mortuary, by Judge Chao and Mr. A. Stevenson, the Senior Consul's deputy on th body of Sergius Garnett, an employee in the Health Department of the Shanghai Municipal Council, who hanged himself by a cord attached to the Iron bars outside the window of the room occupied by the deceased at the Montal ward of the Victoria Nursing Home, Evidence was given by Det.-Inspector Schmidt who' said that de-eased who was 86 years of age was! found hanging by Mr. B. Stone an attendant at the Nursing Home, The body was immediately cut down and Dr, Bary was called but life was pronounced to be extinct, Deceased had been a patient in the mental ward since July 7.
Dr, Bary said that the deceased suffered "from mental trouble, He had an idea that he was being perseerrted by everyone and that they were trying to do him harm. Deceased had escaped from another hospital and had been placed in the Nursing Home mental ward, 'A verdict of "Suicide whilst of] unsound mind" was returned. De ceased is survived by his wife who is at present in Shanghai.
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