HUSBAND'S TRAGIC FIND

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 274, 20 December 1929, Page 7

HUSBAND'S TRAGIC FIND

WIFE DEAD ON BED. INQUEST OPENED IN NAPIER.

When Mr T. G. Dorset, electrician, reiyrned to his Lorne in Korvhai road, Napier, last evening, he made a tragic idiscovery. His wii'e, Mrs Dorothy Emily Dorset, was a nurse by occupation and ha.cl betm out nursing the night before, not having returned when he leit in tho morning. When he returned to his home last night he tliought at lirst that his wife liad returned and gone over to a neighhour's, but on going upstairs he l'ound her lying dead on a bed. An inquest into ihe circumstances surrounding her death was opencd before tlie district eoroner, Mr A. M. Mowlem, S.M., at tho house in wliich the death oecurred tbis morning. Sergeant Cooper conducted tlie police proceediugs. Evidence of idontilieation was given bv Thomas George Dorset, electrical lineman, husband of the deceased. They had been married nine years or so and Jiis wile was a nurse by oceupation. He last saw tlie deceased alne on Wednesday night, when she got an urgent ea 11 to a Napier jnivate hospital to do some night nursing. WitneAs expected her home before be left for work yesterday morning, but she did not arrive. Jle was away all day aiul returned home about five o'clock last night On entering tlie house be noliced lii.s wit'c's liandbag on ihe table and as he lieard nothing indicating lier preseuee, gathered that slie liad gone over to see her neighbour, Ylrs Uogsvvell, as sbe oftcn did. About tlirce quarters of an hour alter entering tlie liousc, however, he vcnt upstairs and l'ound lier lying on tlie ln:'d in tlie bedroom. He spoke to lier, but gained no reply and then found tbat slie was dead. He summonscd Dr Walerworth at once. but it was too late and be could only pionouiice hi'e extinct. Witness knew that his wife sufi'ered from a weak heart. Sbe had been attendcd by Dr. Gilray lor this. Jessie ^ Jane Cogswell. married wonian, livmg next door to Ihe deceased and her liusband, stated that yesterday morning deceased eame home looking very tired and she made her a cup of tea. Deceased admittcd that she felt very tired and said that when she went over to lier liome sbe would bavo a short sleep, but wanted to go down town later to get lier railway ticket for Auckland, as slie and lier husband were leaving for a holidav on Saturday. Sbe did not return and so witness judged that she Avas sleeping and did not disturb her. At this stage the inquest was adjourned for the calling of further evidence.