Dr.Howie Smith said that septic inflammation was set up as a result of the wound, and travelling to the brain caused meningitis.

The coroner said that not many cases came before coroners in which death was directly traceable to the hatpin but there must be a very large number of cases in which the hatpin caused injury, in some cases loss of sight.

It was no uncommon sight to see these deadly weapons protruding three or four inches from the hat.
In Hamburg women were compelled by statute to put shields or protectors on the points of hatpins.

In England nothing had been done, but this case showed that it was high time something was done.
If women insisted on wearing hatpins they should take precaution of wearing also a shield or protector which would prevent them inflicting injury on other people.

The jury returned a verdict of accidental death, and expressed their opinion that long hatpins ought to be done away with or their points protected." To wear jewels, necklaces of brilliants, precious stones and pearls, or ribbons with brilliants round the hair is a pleasing custom and a pretty sight.