The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-04-16
Sad Death of a former Resident of
Minnesota.

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The San Francisco Chronical contains
the following account Of the death of Jas.
Wylie, formerly merchant in St. Panl.
The death Of the prisoner in the dark
Cell Of the City Prison on Thursday night
excited considerable comment about
the City Hall yesterday. The clothing Of
the deceased was examined by the Depu-
ty Coroner yesterday, and in his pockets
a package Of papers was found which dis
closed the name. occupation, age aud Cir
cumstances in life Of the deceased. The
discovery casts an increased sadness over
the unfortunate event, when il is consid-
cred that the arrcsting officer, whose duty
it is to search the prisoner, might have
averted the melancholy occurrence had
he performed his duty faithfully and
made thorough search Of the prisoners
clothing. The package contained large
number of letters addressed to j. G.Wylie.
Some Of the letters were from his father,
DR.. Alexander Wylic, a resident Of Ma.
tilda, county Of Dundas, Ontario. A let
ter from lawyer announced the death Of
his father, and conveys the
intelligence that certain prop
erty has been bequeathed
to him by his fathers will. There we're
letters from various persons pertaining to
business matters. There were also found,
though very much thumbed and worn,
copies Of complaint and summons in an
action for divorce brought against him by
his wife, Francis NJ. Wylie,in the Fifteenth
District Court in this city, on the 4th of
January, 1873. The complaint alleges
that the parties were married in Chicago
in 1852, and that they lived together un
til May, 1860, when the deceased deserted
his wife. They had three children, aged,
respectively, six, eight and ten years.
The grounds for the divorce, as
mentioned in the complaint, were
desertion, failure to support and con-
stant dissipation. A reference to the
Great Register shows that James G..
Wylie was naturalized in 1871, in the
United States Circuit Court, and was by
trade an upholsterer, engaged in business
on the corner Of Sansome and Sacramen-
to streets. His age was about AZ years at
the time Of his heath.
Among the other papers of the de-
ceased was found crumpled piece of
white paper containing the following
verses:
Dimes and dollars, dollars and dimes,
An empty pocket is the worst of crimes.
l know poor, but honest man,
Who tries to live on an honest plan
know poor but honest youth
Whose faith is OH nlaiden's truth,
But a lover comes whose charms are these,
A nose we'll tinted with brandy's red,
a soul we'll sch"oled in villainy's school,
p,1$ ho L,,ov Id %bo
Dimes and dollars, dollars and dimes,
An empty pocket is the worst Of crimes.
Poor, poor isl is he, ,sn5 and POOR Poor he will will be;
Abroad he leadeth beggar's lite,
At home he meeteth a starving vile.
Dimes and dollars, dollars and dimes,
An empty pocket is the worst Of crimes.
So get you wealth, no matter how,
No questions asked by the rich, trow;
Steal by night and ste by day.
Doing it all in legal way.
Dimes and dollars, dollars and dimes,
An empty pocket is the worst of crimes.
At the left hand corner Of the paper
were written the following words: SEX.
perience Of James Wylie.'
The Coroner yesterday invited num-
bcr Of we'll known physicians to witness
the autopsy, as made by DR.. Crook. A
critical examination was made and it was
decided that death resulted from serious
effusion of the brain, which means
than the watery portion Of
the brain had diffused itself
throughout the brain and caused apo
plexy. 1t will be for the jury to deter.
mine whether the effusion was directly
caused by the long confinement Of the de.
ceased in the dark cell. The coroner will
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