He went out to write the death cortifeate, but, feeling unsatisfied, went back into the room. He examined the radiator carefully with hand-light, but saw no. signs of Blood and once again noticed that there were no sharp edges.
"Twas suspicious that the blow had been caused by a sharp instrument, and' for. this reason T ordered the Body to be taken to the public mort-'Dr, Woo said, Capt, James Atkins, formerly of the s, Kanchow, and now of thes: Sinkiang, {old the Coroner that, on June 1, at about 10.34 pan, he was called to the deceased's room. He saw Myler sitting ina chair with the Second OMicer oltonding to a wound on his head. He realized the Injury was serious and hoisted a red wut, the company's private signal for @ motor boat. When none cam sent the Chief Officer in the ship boat to fetch a motor boat stationed at another ship about a mile away. The Chief OMcer returned about 12.15, am, An attempt was made to lift Myler into the motor boat, but he noticed Myler went blue inthe face, so he gave orders for him to be replaced on the settee, Witness then ordered the Chief Officer to go to the nearest telephone and inform the River Police. The Chief Ameer returned about 3.15 am. In the meantime, witness had been into Mr. Myler's room several times. On four different occasions he asked what had happened. Twice Myler said the engines had hit him on the head. Once he mumbled something which witness thought was "I do not know," and on the fourth time he Tooked towards the porthole and said the "port" had done i Cept, Atkins said that, when a river police sergeant arrived, the latter told him they had rung up several doctors and none of them would come.
The Coroner -asked Capt, Atkins later:—"Are you sure he said "would," or "could?"
Capt. Atkins replied that he thought the sergeant said "would."
"The inquest was adjourned until 10 am, on Thursday, June 25, Inquest on Mr. C. K, Greaves Before Mr. C. H, Haines, Coroner The inquest on the late Mr, Cecil Heat. Greaves, who died at the Country Hospital on Sunday, May 31, was resumed in H. M, Police Court on Friday morning but, after a short hearing, was adjourned by the Coroner, Mr. C, H. Haines, until Friday, 'June 26. At' the previous hearing the inquest was adjourned by the Coroner to obtain an analysis of the contents of a brown bottle, marked "Abs, Alcohol," which was found in the bedroom of the deceased.
"Int have received the public analyst's report on that brown bottle," the Coroner said that day, "and it dis loses nothing more serious than a native medicine. There was nothing all poisonous in its composition and therefore it does not help at all. T fam still unsatisfied and 1 think further inquiries should be made before I come to a conclusion in this case, s0 T will have to adjourn this Inquest for at least another week."
At the previous hearing the Coroner mentioned that medical evidence went to show that death was caused by a coma produced by some compound similar to verona.
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