— ♦ •At Whiteohapel Infirmary, Mr Wycne B Baxter held an inquiry respecting the death of Pitriok Kelly, aged 44, a brioklayer's .laborer living in a common lodginghouio at ' Spitolfie'lds, who died in the Infirmary recently. ' Sman Kelly, the widow, stated that the * deceased had never enjoyed very good > health, and of late had to go through very rough time*, whioh made his health wono; 1 ' Deceaied was thrown out of work by the ■ building strike, and as the stiike pay was ininffloient to keep them the home was < gradually parted with, until a month ago, when the landlord seized what little was left for rent doe. Thus after 20 years of hippy wedded life they had to part on their own domtep, the deceaied to go to a com* mon lodgto'ghouse when he could get the money to par for it, and wjtneai to go to a women's shelter. Deoeased could not get ■ work, and witness, by earning a shilling by needlework, kept the deceased as boit she could. A Juror— Did you earn much P Witness— No, bnt ha had been a good husband to me, and if only he was alive sow ' I would willingly work for him. He could not work j he was dying. James Kelly, a cousin, of tho deceased, stated that the deceased came to him for fcho loan of a. shilling to get some some food and pay his bed. Witness lent it to him and the deceased then said, ' Sne will repay you ' Jim, I can'tj I'm dying fast and ehHll never - work again, I know. Veoeised'a work nied 1 to be catching the; brioks, and as the men caught them they always struok their ohests : , and this had weakened the deoeaied'i lungs. Hi Cowey deposed that the deceas«d died {torn exhawtion and pneumonia. , The jury returned a yerdiot in accordance with the medical evidence. *

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