GISBORNE, November 3. The sudden death of Dr G. F. Innes caused a great sensation throughout the district, where he was greatly esteemed. Painful circumstances connected with his demise have come to light. Dr lanes suffered from epilepsy and Bright’s disease, and the last few years has been greatly broken in health. His wife also was an invalid, and yesterday afternoon Dr Cole was consulted as to her and advised her removal to the hospital. Dr Innes seemed greatly upset at his wife’s condition, and doubtless her removal and his own ill-health must have affected his mind, for when Dr Cole returned to bis house a short time after, Dr tones informed him that he had taken strychnine. Dr Cole took prompt reactionary measures,* hut Dr tones died in convulsions within a few moments. An inquest was held here, before Mr Booth, S.M., this morning. Dr Cole gave evidence that whilst accompanying an in jured man to the hospital he called at Dr Innes’s residence to acquaint him of the case. Dr Innes came out, examined the man in the cab, and whilst he was so engaged witness was consulted by friends of Dr Innes as to the condition of Mrs Innes, she being in a critical condition. It was arranged that she should be placed under the care of the matron of the hospital. From a conversation he had with the doctor he gathered that he was in a very depressed state of mind. He said he had been drinking the last few days, and that ho was sick of the world, and asked the easiest way to get out of it. After having endeavored to cheer him up witness left to get a buggy to go to the hospital, and subsequently passing the house on his way to the hospital to visit Mrs Innes witness called in for his instru ment case. Having secured this he pro ceeded a chain or two, when Dr Innes called him back. He walked towards the surgery and said “Make it easy for me. 1 have taken thirty grains of strychnine.” Witness told him he didn’t believe it, but the deceased took up a small tumbler, saying “ This is the remains.” The tumbler contained a powder, apparently strychnine, which had been mixed with water. 