Abbreviations used
Date January 23 1889
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper The Daily Telegraph
The language of the text is the original used in the newspaper entry and as transcribed by Daniel F. Johnson. Records acquired by the Provincial Archives are not translated from the language in which they originate.
The inquest on the body of John McCLOSKEY, found dead on the Adelaide road (St. John) Sunday morn. last was concluded at the Portland police office last night. The only witness examined was Samuel LOGAN. The verdict was that the deceased came to his death from exposure which under the influence of liquor.