Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-03-11

During the proceedings OF the court,
he was quiet and attentive. Towards
the last he was called before the Pc.
lice Justice and questioned. He gave
his name as Henry Sickles said some.
body had told him he must appear
before the Police Court; that he had
been a conductor on the western di
vision of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad and had resigned, and had
lately been on big spree. The
Police Justice, approaching his un-
happy condition, asked him if he
wanted to go to Jail until he got sober.
He nodded assent. Therefore he was
committed as a matter Of form in
default of $50 security to keep the
peace and be of good behavior. The
Police Justice requested the officer
who was to take the lot of prisoners
down to Jail that morning to state to
the jailor that Sickles was a volunteer
prisoner, and he hoped would be Civ
Ell place in a room up stairs and
made comfortable. And Sickles,
valise in hand, meekly went on down
to Jail with several other prisoners.
Sickles died in a cell at the Jail on
Monday night under circumstances
demanding investigation. Coroner
Taylor viewed the body yesterday
morning, and at s o'clock hast night a
jury of inquest met at the city jail,
and after examining the cell (Which
is about six by ten feet and viewed
the body, examined number OF
witnesses.
STATEMENT OF DIR. COAK1EY.
DR.. J. B. Coakley, who is acting
as physician to the jail during the
indisposition of DR.. Trent, upon visi
ting the Jail on Monday was called to
see deceased, who was then in one OF
the upper rooms adjoining the Office.
Found that he was suffering from
delirium caused by drink. Prescribed
for him and left directions for man.
agement of the case. Directed that
he should have plenty of ice to eat, a
mustard-plaster over the stomach,
stimuiants, and narcotic. In case
deceased didn't sleep choral was to be
given him. The directions were
gwen in presence of two persons,
Mr. John Wren and another Ga pris-
oner named Hopkins Didn't know
Hopkins position knew Wren was a
prisoner. The written directions |
left Mr.. Briggs who was not in.
MISERABLE ARRANGEMENTS.
| suppose death was caused by
mania a-pOtu. | did not consider his
case a critical one when | saw him.
lie had the tremor of delirium tremens,
but not much marked. | thought
under favorable circumstances he
would recover, still was not al
together surprised at his death. He
told me that he had been on the spree
two or three weeks.
MR.. MONTGOMERY TESTIMONY.
Sickles was delirious said people
we're throwing water upon him, and he
wanted to 90 asleep. told him that
it was raining out Of doors. and not to
be afraid. He continued in distress,
and | gave him some water. He
told me to wake Mr.. Briggs; he
wanted whiskey, morphine, or some
thing. He rolled, and rolled, and
could not 60 to sleep. | gave him
water when he wanted it. He said,
81 want something to eat, if Lean get
nothing to drink" l told him | Vas
sorry | had nothing.
HORRIBLE DEATH SCENE.
Soon afterwards he became rather
more quit, and | put out the candle
and tried to get a nap About half
an hour later deceased again became
very i'll and commenced rafting at
the throat, and lit the candle, rap
ped on the cell door with my tin cup,
and called out that the man was
dead. | think Sickles was dead be-
fore Mr.. Briggs got there. Mr..
Briggs closed his eyes, and | straight
ened his legs.