Title:  The Bury and Norwich Post, And Suffolk Herald, 5,227 5f
Date:  29 August 1882
Place:  Bottisham

BOTTISHAM

INQUEST. — On Wednesday¹ an inquest was held at the Bell Tavern, Bottisham, by Mr. J. Neal York, on the body of Henry Pluck, a labourer, about 67 years of age. — John Pluck, a groom in the employ of Mr. E. Newman, said the deceased was his brother. He lived alone, but witness used to see him every day at work at Mr. Newman’s; witness never knew his brother to be afflicted with a serious illness. On Sunday, when he went to see the deceased, he told him that he had been taken ill on Saturday evening. Witness shortly afterwards left the deceased, and did not see him again alive. On Monday morning he asked the foreman at Mr. Newman’s if his brother was at work, and he replied in the negative. About ten o’clock the same morning he was passing his brother’s house and went to the door, but found that it was fastened, and he was consequently unable to gain admittance. Witness looked through the window, and observed that no one was on the bed, he looked more closely and noticed his brother lying by the side of the bed on his face. Witness procured assistance and a young man got through the window. Dr. Lucas was sent for, and he (witness) remained in the house until that gentleman’s arrival. — Dr. Lucas gave it as his opinion — after having made a post-mortem examination — that death was the result of syncope, consequent upon fatty degeneration of the heart. — The Jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony.