Did I say 5th? Sorry, it was the 4th
I've got hold of the article, and tidied up the OCR text
SUDDEN DEATH IN DERRY
Yesterday Mr. Thomas Lindsay, city coroner, held an inquest at 70, Wellington street, touching the cause of death of Mary Campbell, aged 70, who died on Sunday morning after a brief illness. A competent jury, of which Mr. John O'Donnell was foreman, assisted the coroner.
The first witness examined was James Campbell, husband of deceased, who said he had not been living with her for nine years. He last saw her alive about twelve months ago. He heard she was ill about three weeks ago, but did not go to see her, as he knew she would not let him in. He objected to her tossing cups and telling fortunes. He heard she had got a sum of money from Fannet a short time ago. He was sent for on Monday, but she was then dead.
Cormick M'Ginley, Fahan street, said he sat with the deceased all night on Friday night, and also on Sunday night, She died on Monday morning about four o'clock. When she died witness, his son, Lizzie Curran, and Margaret Shiels were present. Before she died deceased signed to witness about some money, and he got £2 of silver in a purse in the bed, which was all the money she had.
Bridget Villier said she knew deceased, who was in the habit of lending money and charging interest on it. Witness had borrowed £5, out of which £1 was stopped as interest.
The Coroner—Big interest, bad security.
Witness (continuing) said the deceased always stopped the interest out of the principal, and she had paid back all the £5 except 14s.
Dr. Craig, who had made an external examination of the body, gave it his opinion that death resulted from chronic bronchitis, and a verdict was returned accordingly.
A follow up story on the 11th
Cormac M'Ginley was charged with the larceny of £16 17s 3d, the property of the representatives of the late Mary Campbell, or Meenan.
John
