The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-07-28
DEATH FROM EATING OPIUM.
The CarelesSness of PaTents-The COrOner'S Inquest
and the Verdict.

A Coroner's inquest was held in the District
of Makawao, Island of Maui, on the 18th day of
July, A. D. 1888, before w. F. Mossman, one of
the Coroners for the Island of Mani, on the body
of E. Miner, deceased, to investigate the cause of
the death of the said E. Miner.
THE EVIDENCE.
F. E. Bailey, sworn-The doctor was called
between II and II o'clock A. NJ. yesterday; when
the doctor arrived the e~ye-balls were turned up;
his face and lips were flushed; he thought that
the boy had eaten opium; the pulse was slow,
and the doctor gave hinI some emetic, but he
did not vomit, on account of the child being
very low; the doctor stayed four or five hours;
life was uncertain, as the child had been taken
sick too long; the doctor thought that the child
died through eating opium; the doctor knew
there was no other complaint, and also knew
that the opium pill was of the size of rice (grain).
n. B.-The Deputy Sheriff of Makawao, F. E.
Bailey, has inquired into the statement of the
doctor in reference to the rice grain. His inten-
ton was to say that a quantity of opium as large
as a grain of rice would be sufficient to cause
the death of the child.
Ct. Miner, sworn-Early III the morning of
July ii, 1888, 1 got ready to 60 to Wailuku, and
the breakfast was ready then, and after the child
and 1 got through eating, the child ran to hi s
mother, and two men got in my house then,
Kaai and Kuaio; / saw the child hold the dog,
and told the men to come and eat, but they re-
fused; after that l went in the room and got the
biscuit, and [ gave it to the child, and after that
the child looked very queer, so l sent for the doc
tor, and when the doctor arrived he examined
the child and said che do not know what kind
of n disease is this the doctor gave some mus
tard and emetic, but the child did not vomit, as
we thought the child had been eating a poison
when the child was lomi the child jumped; in
1870 and 1871 1 got opium pill from one Prussian
doctor; l do not remember if any remained or
had we used all, and l guessed the child had
been eating a poison, 50 you had better give
some emetic so as to be sure; the child got sick at
8 or 10 o'clock A. NJ, July ii, 1888,
Ane Miner, sworn - The child was seen very
we'll in the early morning of July ii, 1888; by
that time two men came III our house to settle
their affair with G.. Miner, and after that the two
men were told to eat, but they did not like to
eat, but they liked water to drink, and after that
the child looks very queer, and he rubbed his
eyes; then G.. Miner held the child and covered
it up with a Kihei or bed sheet, but it got no
relief, so a man was sent for Dr.. Bailey; when
he got up he gave a mustard, but no relief, and
he did not vomit; then the doctor said he cannot
give him (child) any more medicine, lest the
child will soon get pilikia, as the child is very
sick.
THE VERDICT.
The jury rendered a verdict that the said E..
Miners death was caused by eating an opium
pill, received bye. Miner from the Prussian doc
tor for rheumatic pain, in the year 1870 and
1871, and carelessly laid around by the parents.