Saturday 1 January 1881 - Death of William Wallington Pope from overdose of chlorodyne
DEATH FROM AN OVERDOSE OF
CHLORODYNE
Mr. Rea, coroner, held an inquest on Friday at Guildford concerning the death of Mr. William Wallington Pope, farmer, of Wickhamford, near Evesham, who was found dead in bed at the Reindeer Hotel of Tuesday morning.
[A description of the body as examined at the scene by Mr H.J. Brown, surgeon, follows in the report.]
Witness was shewn a tumbler glass on the dressing table, and an ounce bottle empty with the label upon it “Collis Browne’s Chlorodyne.”
