The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-03-28
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS,
Died from IntOxIcatIOn and Ex-



Our Coroner, David i. Jenkins, call
cd upon us OF Tuesday last and repor-
ted the evidence taken before, and the
verdict ola C%oroner's Inquest, held
over the body Of James annyhill, who
wan a resident Of Bristol township, in
this county, and who was found lying
dead on the farm of Daniel Msrwin, in
Bristol township, IN Saturday last, at
3 o'clock P. NJ. The Coroner's Jury
was composed ofthe following persons:
Finley Ryan, A. r. Abel, A. J. Gun
-ningham, Charles Glenn, McCracksn
Roberts, and McCracken Wilson. The
evidence before the Jury was as fsl.
lows
On Wednesday, the goth instant,
Andrew Scott, Archibald Meinzor,
- McCarty, and James TanhyhIll,
all Of Bristol township, came to this
town, and the majority of them, deem.
ing their %sojourn, Of a few hours, here
would not pass as pleasantly without
whisky as with il, began TO devise
ways and means by which the surpos.
ed essential to a good time could BIO
obtained. They could not purchase
by tho drink" what they desired, nor
could Svory one purchase it by the
quantity. Scott, being a strictly tom
perate man, was beset by the other
three to ger the whisky for them. He,
Scott, net wishing any himself, tho't
thOy could also got along without it,
but, after much persuasion, was Undue
ed to bottle instrument by which their
cravings were appsased After drink
ing q portion fthe whisky, they con
GUIDED they Should like to have some
'ls, and finally purchased a gallon
hich they drank. Shortly aftor this
ihcy nj! started for homo, having some
o fthe whisksy left, This they drank
on tho road. . .Tannyhill showed IN
mistakable signs of drowsiness several
times on tho road, but was urged along
by Scott, who was sober, until they
caEe to the forks of the road, about
three fourths of e mia from where
John Rowland, of Bristol township,
lives. Rowland was a brother-in.l law
Of ~Tannyhill, and it seems the latter
intended making his way to Rowland's
house. By this time Meinzer and Me-
Carly showed Indications of drunken
ness, and Scott was beginning to have
his hands full. The road TO the houses
Of Nsinzor, MeCarty and Scott being
different from that to Rowland's, whore
Tannyhill was going, it was necessary
for Tannyhill to be left to hunt his own
way, But Scott, before leaving him
got him started in the direction by a
near way across the fields. 1t was
here that Tannyhill was last seen on
Wednesday evening about 5 o'clock
Scott, Meinzer and McCarty, after sep
arating from Tsnnyhill, proceeded on
their way. After going about three
fourths ola mile, McCarty began to
give way to the sa4he stspor which
had been noticed in Tannyhill. Scott
worked him along and with great diff
fculty, succeeded in getting himto his
&. (Scott's) house, where, by the kindly
minlstrations ofScott and his wife, be
recovered. Scott thought MoCarty
would have died ALEC, had lie not been
able 10 have got him indoors, Whom
T~annyhill was found he had on his
person a gold watch, and his pocket.
book, containing $3.50 in money. He
bore NO marks of violence, and, taking
into consideration tho exceeding in
clement weather of Wednesday night
Of last week, the verdict of the Coro
psr's Inquest was that James fanny.
hill died Of too free indulgence in in
toxicating drinks and exposure to tbs
weather. Tannyhill was about TWEEN.
ty.two years Of age, He was buried
on Sunday last ss.a'o' fr Z
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