The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1873-03-27

SUDDEN DEATH AND INQUEST-On the arrival here
u 'ne BOISE City stage. on Wednesday, March 10th.
inc dr1Eer reported that the dead body Of a man
named CHARLES Wallis was found near the Minncha.
na hanch. about twelve miles from town. We are
iniorMed thas the body was first discovered by Mr..
=. !. w. smith. proprietor of the road The driver
u the boise City stage had net seen the deceased
"no Aveu " Mlnnehahs Ranch for two or three DAVIS
ana on wednesday. March 18th, noticed little dog
belonging to the deceased. barking at point on the
side Of the hill. near ditch which the deceased
nao Deen engaged in digging to convey water
on some mining ground. The actions of the dog
attracted his attention. and on arriving at Thorn
Greek he informed Mr.. Smith. who was there as also
MI. Richard McCloy. Of the curious acts Of the dog
and that he had not seen Wallis for several DAVIS
Messrs Smith and McCloy repaired to the spot and
on going up on the side hill they found Wallis living
Dead In the ditch, and his faithful dog keeping watch
over his remains. On the following morning Hon
Al. d. Moore, Probate Judge acting Coroner, sum.
moaed jury and proceeded to the place for the pur
pose OF holding an inquest the body and the Jury
returned the following verdict:
We. the undersigned jurors summoned to apnear
before the above named NJ. B. Moore. acting Coroner
Ia and for Boise county, l. T., near Minnehaha Ranch
IN said county. on the 20th day Of March, A. d. 1873
.a1a.Ao suso suo cause OF the death OF Charles
Wallis. found lying dead in his ditch near said Min.
nehaha ranch, having been duly sworn according to
law and having made sach inqusition after INSPECT
ing the BODY. upon our oaths. each and all do say
that we found the deceased was named Charles Wal
lis. was native Of London, England aged about
iorty-nve years, that he died ON or about Monday
March II. A. ID. 1878: no marks OF violence found on
his person. therefore the of his death is un.
known to us. but We suppose he died from heart
disease tSisned by the jurymenl
Wallis had been living alone at the Minnehaha
Ranch. and was apparently stout. hearty man.
From the position in which the body was found i,
appears tina, he must have been at work digging his
ditch. and feeling SICK no evidently turned around
as II to start to the house. but fell on his side in the
ditch, before making more than step or two, and
died withonsa struggle. Both hands were clasped
over his left breast il Involuntary placed there
when the pain struck him. As Wallis had no, been
seen alive after the Monday preceding. the body had
evidently lain where IL found since that time,
guarded by the faithful little dog that hunger could
not drive from the side Of his dead master. The
little animal even showed signs OF fight when tie
body was approached by the men who buried il, We
informed tina, the deceased had family residing
either Puget Sound or in Victoria: aud Judge
Moore states that among papers belonging to the
deceased naiahar o! letters from Victoria one
Of which contains photograph OF al aged lady.
The body placed in q coffin. aud by order Of the
acting Coroner buried near the spo, where Il was
found