The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-12-13
LOCAL MATTERS.

CoRoNBR'S IEQUgsT.-We noticed, On
Saturday morning last, the sudden dssth Of Mr.
JOEY rowLAN, Of this city, and tben expressed the
opinion that he died from disease. Since then
Coroner Peaehsy has had an inquest over tho
BODY, when the following facts we're elected:
:. Dr. r. H. Brosoa, sworls.-I have attended Mr..
Nowian, OF and ou, for the past six mouths Come
time since noticed Indications Of deransement
.. MIND and believing that to be the principal
cause OF bis illhealth, advised him to ieavebnsi
ua.s ana so TO the country for q few weeks. He
.e. nere Tor short time, end on his return seemed
20 nave been restored to health Several days since
" salea upon me to prescribe for him again, and
~ a.a 20, sovising him to take little citrate Of
sweet spirits Of nifre and amonia, and other sin
R,e remedies Two days before his death Mr.. Nov.
lan M sent Tor me- and visited him at his printing
o,nss ano again prescribed for him., On Friday
dead There was then a elight roam about hi.
inoutu, aud he seemed to have died with violent
sgasms. directed one of the young men In the
omcs y. 20 search Mr. "a room for poisons. lie did
MI. sno Ia .gG Wal which had contained strych-
niae, ana mug in which strychnine had been
=. LIEU. nave no doubt that tue deceased came
'S n.s ueatn oy voluntarily swallowing poison.
neepnfa A. fisaer (apprentice to Mr. NowIan)
shr.a aass NO Wan bad been complaining two or
thfee Gays. as he slept on Q cot in the composiny
room IN which was at work, whenever he croaned
went 70 see II he wanted anything, On Friday
morning when came to the Office between 7 and
=, ~ieSA, III N Was tnen lying On his cot, near
sns stove. l. enquired sbout his health. He re.
p.iea tnat ne feir much worse. He then sent Tur.
ael "a fellow apprentice) for his breakfast After
sois' wniis Turner and myself were standing in
SnT p corner we heard Mr. groan, and on going to
nIm u iound him In commissions 1 at once sent for
", marx ana other physicians and for one or two
OF his friends. He died in about twenty minttss
thereafter. "oA'' An"'''
William w Turner, (spprentice TO Mr.. yov,an,
s~ofn.-on Thursday evening, M- NowIan sent mo
guy 20 ouy him fourpence worth of strychnine.
onien ne said he wanted to kill rass as thew we're
aery annoying, and disturbed him at night. eo.
tne poison from Duya Norton's telling the vonnv >
man or boy that wanted it to kill rata When
ielufhsd, Mr. N was jus. coming ont Of the press
room. gave it to him. He looked At II. ssid IL
was not enough, and gave me ninepence to buv
more, which Idid; then got his supper for him
On Friday mornipg I got some tea and toass for
MN. lie drank the tea. Afterwards he got nm
and went into an adjoining room, where The no;e
son was found) but had only been there 4 short
tlme wheni DR.. Mettart called to see him. Mr..
returned to his cot, laid down. and remained .hara
until Dr. M left, speaking very shor. to him while
ne remained. Mr. N. again got up, returned 10 tho
private roam, remained there a few minutes. and
then came back and went to bed. He had been
there ABOUT twenty minutes, when We heard him
groan az ii in pain. We went to him. and foubti
sbat he vas In convusions, and shaking violently.
! Immediately started for the Doctors, and when
l returned he was dead or nearly 20.
The jury, after hearing the evidence, rendered q
verdict that deceased came to his death by yolun-
tarily swallowing strychnine, with suicidal inten
. Those who knew MIR. Nowlan, are satisfied that
bis mind has been seriously affected for the past
six months, and that he was deranged at the time
Of his death.