Greetings listers, Many thanks to every lister who has contributed something to the discussion on deaths in prison. It has turned into a very interesting topic, even if it does have its gruesome side. I have learned heaps, so thank you everyone. For those of you who have been wondering what happens next, I have checked the inquest index, and my chap's cause of death is listed as 'Inflammation Lungs'. Now I have no idea what that means (Asthma? Pleurisy? Pneumonia?) but it is possibly a 'natural cause', i.e. it is not likely that this person was hanged. My guess is that he was probably a prisoner who was taken ill and died while serving his sentence, and because the death occurred in prison, an inquest was necessary. This was in 1904. So yes, I will order his death certificate, in the hope that more details will be shown. Meantime, I have to wait until my Visa card recovers from Christmas (or 'stops steaming', thank you Tricia!) and then I will order it as soon as I can. Stay tuned, folks, I will let the list know the outcome as soon as my Visa card can stand the strain! Cheers to all Julie.

Hi Julie Sound like the Dr was a bit of a quack! Didn't know what cause the death so put down the first thing that came into his mind! :-) Guess he was hoping his short comings would never be discovered. Blasted Dr's!! When I was growing up they were demi-gods that knew it all - seems they are just as fallible as us mere mortals! Regards Ron Phillips Melbourne Victoria ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie M Hopper" <juliemhopper@hotkey.net.au> To: <aus-vic-western-district@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 4:45 PM Subject: [AUS-VIC-WESTERN-DISTRICT] gaol, hanging, etc. > Greetings listers, > > > > Many thanks to every lister who has contributed something to the > discussion > on deaths in prison. It has turned into a very interesting topic, even if > it > does have its gruesome side. I have learned heaps, so thank you everyone. > > > > For those of you who have been wondering what happens next, I have checked > the inquest index, and my chap's cause of death is listed as 'Inflammation > Lungs'. Now I have no idea what that means (Asthma? Pleurisy? Pneumonia?) > but it is possibly a 'natural cause', i.e. it is not likely that this > person > was hanged. My guess is that he was probably a prisoner who was taken ill > and died while serving his sentence, and because the death occurred in > prison, an inquest was necessary. This was in 1904. > > > > So yes, I will order his death certificate, in the hope that more details > will be shown. Meantime, I have to wait until my Visa card recovers from > Christmas (or 'stops steaming', thank you Tricia!) and then I will order > it > as soon as I can. Stay tuned, folks, I will let the list know the outcome > as > soon as my Visa card can stand the strain! > > > > Cheers to all > > Julie. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-VIC-WESTERN-DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message