New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-09
Crimfsal Carelessuess Of tho st. Louis
Police.
The following painful recital 10 from the
St I.nnia Re mi hlicn,a nf OaAnho. G.

OFlm1eaS Oofe1o00ues9 Of the St. Louis
Police.
The following painful recital 10 from the
st. Louis Republican of October 6:
Monday evening about Eve O'Clock Officer
Heniy was informed by several men that
an old maE, very sick and apparently
dying, was in ne ed of assistance a. the Sew.
enth street depot. He went to the place
indicated and found q stranger, very old
and of very respectable appearance, sitting
Propped up against . wall. The man had
him to be Intoxicated. Under this impress
sion he called Officer Holt, and directed
him to take charge of the stranger. The
second officer also supposed the man to be
under the influence of liquor. He was found
to be perfectly helpless, and said not q
word to the officer. who attempted to
arouse him, but failing in that, took the
ascertained bis name was r. f Hynson,
residing in Alexandria, Louisiana, wheI he
was engaged in cotton growing. In his
pockets were found $l63 in money, railroad
tickets, photographs, letters and q pair of
gloves. He was confined in cell No. 10,
with one other man who was in for drunk.
ennese, and NO further attention was paid
to him. About midnight James A. Ring
gold. of the house Of Utterback & Co., No.
sol North Main street, called with q couple
Of trends at the Four Courts to inquire for
Mr.. HynsOn. Officer Holmes was sent down
TO the calaboOse to bring the old man up.
On opening the cell the prisoner was found
lying on the floor dead. The man confined
with him said that about an hour previous,
Hynson had walked up and asked what WAS
the matter; The other replied that he was
what HynsOn was in for. Shortly after this
HynsOn had turned over on his side and
been taken with Q fit Of vomiting. He
probably expired about midnight Turn
key OLeary, who was in charge of the
calabOOse, noticed nothing unusual IN Hyn-
sons actions. In fact. his attention was
hardly called to the man at ell. The body
was taken TO the office Of Smithers' under
taking establishment, corner of Ninth and
Chestnut streets, where an inquest was held
at half-past ten O'Clock yesterday. Several
friends of the deceased we're present, and
from their statements it would seem DOS.
sible sad mistake had been made. De.
ceased was eighty-one years of age, and re.
ported 10 be wealthy man. He had come
up the river to visit two married daugh.
tsrs living in the. vicinity of this city.
He was stopping with one OF them, Mrs.
DR.. Van Court, of Webster station, du.
ring his visit. Monday afternoon he
left Mr.. F. NJ. Anderson, of this city
intending to take the 4:40 train out
to Webster. On the way to the rail
road station he was passed By an acquaint-
ance, who noticed him acting strangely
pulling at his shirt collar and breathing az
though suffering from suffocation. The &C.
quaintance asked him if he was unwell, but
he declined assistance, saying he should be
well enough in few minutes. On arriving
at the depot, and before reaching the train,
it would seem his strength failed, and he
sank down on the platform. gentleman
from kirkwoOd, seeing his distress, went to
him and propped him up, but not being ac
quainted with him, took no further care in
the matter than to look for an officer. At
the cOrOner's examination this morniu o
it appeared that the deceased had come
to his death from an attack of heart
disease. His friends stated that through
out the latter years OF bis life he had been
strictly temperate, and had never been in
the habit of taking stimulants at all, much
less indulging TO oxcess. They entirely re-
fuse to believe that he had been drinking
notwithstanding the officer under oath de.
clares that he still believes the contrary
Deceased was . large, finely formed man
and despite his advanced years has always
been of excellent health until recently,
when he had felt some indications Of fail
ing, and during the summer had visited
some mineral springs. His death was q
most distressing blow to his family, and
Will be mourned by many friends in this
city as well as about his home.