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In connection with the recent sensational double suicide of German named Hugo Amberg and his wife, an inquest by the Corner, Mr. J. R. Wood, commenced at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1923.

to the Government Civil Kapital.

This was at about 10.45 am HONGKONG

|arrival_at_the_hospital" witness saw. Dr. Smalley and told the latter that he feared Amberg would commit suicide as during the morning Ambery had said to him. "If my girl'disa I will join her Leaving his friend in the care of the doctor witness left the hospita} for the Central Police Station to [warn the police that Ambery might

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The following formed the jury: commit suicide. He made A Messrs. C. J. Wodehouse, K., Aport to Mr. Wolfe (the Captain James and S. A. Aldo.

Superintendent of Police), and

Mr. R. & A. Webster watched the afterwards returned to the hospital. proceedings in the interest of the About 1290 in the afternoon Universal Picture. Corporation of Sergeant Murphy arrived Amberg New York, for which the late Mr. was then quite sensible. The three Amberg was travelling representa-af them subsequently left the tive in the Far East.

bospital, and on arrival at the

The deceased couple lived in the Central Police Station Mr. Amberg Hongkong Hotel. It will be re-followed Sergeant Murphy into the membered that on the night of the latter's room, while he went to see 5th November Mrs. Amberg took Inspector Pincott in another room. poison in the Hotel and was ad- He did not remember whether be mitted to the Government Civil told Inspector Pincott that his Hospital, where she succumbed.friend might commit suicide. At On the 6th, while Mr. Amberg was 230 pm...while he was still talk- being examined by the police in ang to lospector Pincett, the de- the detective office, Central Policeceased was walking up and down Station, news came through from the corridor outside the detective the hospital that his wife was dying.rooms. Wm he joined him the Mr. Amberg overheard the news deceased appeared nervona. They down the cor- and jumped into the Statica com-walked up and

He rider for a short time, after pound from the first floor.

died five minutes after reaching which the deceased asked him to hospital.

sit down with him, which he did The first witness called was Dr. The deceased asked him for his

and Fen J. Morrison, who stated that he notebook and a

wrote was summoned to the Hongkong down on the book a name and ar Hotel about 10 p.m. on the 5th and address and returned the book taken to the rem occupied by to him. They then resumed talk- Mr. and Mrs. Amberg. He sawing. Mr. Amberg and his wife. The

Bad News.

former was great excitement The Coroner: By that time had and said that there had been aron heard any police officer tell) quarrel and his wife had taken the deceased that he would be do

tained? poison, chloride of mercury.

In reply to the Coroner. Dr. Morrison said Mrs. Amberg was

onions. He asked her if she had taken polson and she replied in the affirmative, but said she did not know how many times she had taken it. He advised Araberg to send his wife to hospital

Mr. Ryan: No.

Continuing his statement,

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Ryan said the deceased said to him repeatedly that if anything hap pened he (the witness) Was to notify the address he had written in the notebook At this juncture Inspector Pincott came up asd In reply to the Coroner, as to spoke to the deceased What was whether he noticed any external said he could not say in detail, bat injuries on the deceased lady. he remembered the words "dying witness said there was а large depositions," and "calling a Magia- braise on the side of the lady's trate" being mentioned. The de- right ape.

ceased then went to pieces,” and said "Oh, God! She is dying." The deceased leased

Sergeant Murphy for a short time, and just as witness had turned his back to talk to another man, Mr. Chang.

The Coroner: Did you have any conversation with her about the breise

Dr. Morrison: No.

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A Friend's Evidence. "Dr. Morrison Auded that Mr. he had taken the Fatal leap Over Amber produced to him a small the verandah bottle of chloride of mercury. It Dr. J. T. Smalles, medical officer was evident that the lady must in charze of the Government Civil have taken the poison at least half Hospital, stated that Mr. Amberg an hour before he saw ber

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The bottle in question was pro-to hospital, from a fractured skull. duced. Giving evidence in respect Mrs. Amberg

admitted 10 its contents. M ER hospital at 10 p.m. on the 5th, and Dovey, Government Analyst was attended to by witness direct- stated that the bottle contained..after she was admitted, a tele- chloride of mercury. It was used phone message having been receiv for washing purposes. but only ed at the hospital previously re-

case. garding her

She stowed of American ymptoms Mr. C. D. Ryan, an

acuje mercurial commercial salesman, residing at poisoning and was in an almost kopo- 17 Carnavon Building, deposed that less condition. She had taken an he was a personal friend of Mr. Jenormous dose. Mr. Amberg stay- Amberg and had known him for led with is wife throughout the some time. He met him in Hong-night. On the morning of the 6th. kong on the 3rd November and Mr. Ryan came to the hospital and understood from him that he and spoke to him about Mr. Amberg's Mrs. Amberg had only arrived condition. He agreed with Mr. three days before. The next time Ryan that Mr. Amberg might com- he met Mr. Amberg was a! the mit suicide. About 11.15 2.1. bar of the Hongkong Hotel on the witness 'phoned to the Central morning of the 6th,

the Police Station and told the officer latter informed him that he was on duty that there was a man in in trouble and that his wife had the hospital desirous of committing taken poison. At the request of suicide' and suggested that the Mr. Amberg to recommend him police keep him upder restraint. a doctar, witness went with theThe officer replied that there was deceased to a doctor's office and a "comfortable" room at the Sta-i they later returned to the hotel tion At for the purpose. Later together. Amberg asked at the Sergeant Murphy arrived. He told hotel if any message had been re- Sergeant Murphy what he thought ceived from the hospital regarding of Mr. Ambers and the Sergeant the condition of his wife, and on subsequently went away with Mr. being told that no news had arrived, Ryan and the deceased. asked witness to accompany him (Continued on Page Ad

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