The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-27
INQUEST
VERDI!
,|VEN
Terence Mac ginsy Died of
Heart Failure, Due to
Refusal to
Eat.
DHIRIUM AND SOURvY
One Of Greatest Demonstrators al
it's Kind in England to be
Given ~ Ais
|DHIRIUM AND soURvY

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LONDON, Oct. 27-Terence Mac
Swiney died of heart failure, according
to the verdict In an inquest over the
remains of the Irish hunger striker
today.
A dilated heart, acute delirium and
scurvy, "due to exhaustion from pro-
longed refusal to take food" brought
death, according to the verdict.
With the Formally of the inquest
TO be conveyed from the prison NOR
tuary to st. Georges cathedral to lie
I'm state until eleven a. IN. Tomorrow.
when mass will be celebrated by Arch
Bishep Mannix and Bishop Cotter.
The inquest was marked by q tilt
between Lady Mayoress MacSwiney
and the coroner. 1t was won by Mrs,
MacSwiney, who succeeded in de-
scribing her husbands occupation as
Irish volunteer
The widow was muffled in heavy
mourning when she enter ed the dmgy
chamber where the inquest was pro
ceeding. She was called as a wit
ness and, without attendance, walked
to the front Of the room.
The first request was that she
identify the body of her husband.
Mrs. MacSwiney calmly lifted the
heavy yell from her face, studied the
emaciated countenance of the lerd
mayor, apd replied:
my husband. Terence MacSwt
ney"
"Will you state his occupation ?"
asked the coroner.
Irish volunteer" was the re-
sponse
The coroner protested that was
not an acceptable answer.
We'll. in England, isn't it the Gus
tom to call citizenship in the army
an occupation" she ASKED.
Joseph Murphy Buried.
CORK, Oct. 27.-Burial in MacCur-
tain Circle, cemetery reserved for
Irish soldiers, was accorded Joseph
Murphy today.
Mass was said for the youthful hun
ger striker at eleven a. m. The burial
services were to be at five p. m.
The body was taken from the jail
mortuary last night, priests and Sim
Feiners following the hearse to ST.
FinRbarr's church.
Great Demonstration.
by Lloyd Allen, United Press Staff
Correspondent
LONDON, Oct 27.-Terence Mac
Swiney, who defed the British, gov
eminent in life, continued to do SO
today in death. His funeral was
planned as one of the greatest DEM
onstratdons of the kind in England.
Terrence no longer belongs to just
our family" his sister Mary said. AT
his death he became kinsman of the
entire Irish nation and all struggling
people"
An inquest over MacSwiney's body
was to be held this morning with a
formal verdict of suicide expected
Members Of the family are to be spar
ed taking part in the examination. At
the close Of the hearing the body viii
be turned over to relatives for burial
1t will be taken to St Georges ca
thedral to lie in state with an honor
guard of Sim Feiners.
Although police were crowded about
Brixten prison, there was no attempt
to interfere with those who openly
voiced their sympathy with Mac
Swiney's cause OF fiaunted the Sim
Fem ceiors II was made clear there
viii be no interference with the fun
eral plans or funeral crowds so long
as no untoward demonstration is
started.
A notable figure IN the Sim Fem
thus far has been Dep
uty Mayor O'Callaghan, of Cork, sue
cessor to Lord Mayor MacSwiney. He