Dr. O'Donovan deposed he was Dis-pen sary Medical Officer in Dunman-way. About 245 p.m. on Jan. 129 was called to the residence of the deceased. Deceased was in bed and he complained to him of vomiting and "weakness. Deceased said he was vomiting during the past few days. Deceased's wife was present when deceased informed witness he could not account for the vomiting. Witness then sent deceased's wife for hot water, and while she was absent witness asked'the deceased had he taken anything. Deceased replied—Shut the door; I have been buying poison for rats. I placed sdme of the poison or bread and then pùt the bread into my pocket, I had some currant bread in my pocket also. I eat some of the currant bread out of my pocket and I might have taken the poisoned bread. It was a brown-coloured poison. I had the poison a long time in my possession.' Witness asked him did he take much of it, and deceased said he did, that he laid some on the bread fairly thick. Witness advised him to go to hospital immediately Deceased did not want to go until the following day, but witness had him removed to Dummanway Cottage Hospital immediately Witness said himself and Dr. T. A. Neville, Dun-manway, carried out a post-mortem examination on the body of the deceased on evening of Jan. 13, at the Cottage Hospital, Dunmanway, and they found that the deceased was ill-nourished his liver was pale, mach congested and contained about a wineglassfull of dark fluid. As a result of the post-mortem examination witness ascertained that death was due to the taking of an irritant poison while suffering from depression due to lack of proper rournishment.
Dr. T. A. Neville deposed that He was medical officer of Dunmanway Cottage Hospital. The deceased. Patrick Burke, was admitted to the hospital on Jan, 12, He was in a state of collapse and suffering from semistarvation, Deceased informed witneys that his place was infested with rats and that he tried to poison them, and that unintentionally he had eaten some of the poisoned bread out of his pocket.
The following verdict was then recorded—That the deceased, Patrick Burke, aged 50, of Kilronan, Dun-manway, died at Dunmanway Cottage Hospital from gastritis and cardiac failure caused by the taking of an irritant poison whilst suffering from depression due to lack of proper nourishment.
The Corner expressed his sympathy with the deceased's wife and young children, and Doctors O'Donovan and Neville, and Supt. Diggin and Ser-
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