The inquest on the body of Miss Jean McLean Martin, late matron of the Shanghai Municipal Police hospital, who died on December 11, after falling from the roof of the hospital building, was resumed before Mr. I T. Morris, H. M. Coroner, in the British court yesterday, when a number of witnesses gave evidence.
Dr. I G. Anderson, who performed the post-mortem, confirmed his report io the court, whilst Assistant Warder E. A. Kalashnikoff said that a Chinese came to him shortly after the body had fallen on to the roof of the hospital garage and told him about it Witness immediately proceeded to the scene and soon afterwards requested Warden No. 3 to get in touch with Wayside Police Station. He found the foreign woman lying on her back in a pool of blood, with the head facing the police hospital building.
A few minutes later, the witness continued, Dr, Hau, a medical doctor attached to the Prison hospital, ar rived on the scene. Asked as to the exact time of his discovery, witness stated that he did not know but that soon after he had arrived at the scene he was asked what time it was and that he then looked at his watch to find that it was 10.12 ar. He remained near the victim until the ambulance and detectives arrived to take the body away.
Warder No. 12, John Shute, told the court that he was walking from the gate to the keys office at about 10 o'clock on Sunday morning, when he met Kalashnikoff who was running in the opposite direction. He informed him of the discovery of the body whereupon witness joined Kalashnikoff. Senior Warder Hutter instructed both, according to the witness, to proceed to the scene and to investigate. Dr. Hau arrived soon afterwards and after feeling the pulse of the deceased, said that she was dead
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