, 1875-03-19
Investigation by the Coro-
nor's Jury.
Tho Husband Tells Ills Story Of
t1o Fatal Night.
Testimony Of tho Neighbors and
Physicians,
Tho Husband by .he Remaius Of Ills
'iiio unl Children.
Demand oil the People Of jefferson to
500 tllo Bodlos.
Theories ns 10 tho Cause OF
Death.


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Sudden Sickness from SAUSAGE.
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Ins INuuss
"'.I, G.s .'' $500,
-, A1o p,i! wiz" "toHol 1et.aeI rss ~.
:, Mo.t'cn@' DsEAI ~, N"'1,' eo.''.,'N.. ~ se
'''.nA4 .n'o ~ ~ s'ou" 5'"so'""s 1''o'"As'
1ho "'s' "''nos" e"''cu "t~
tnhoNo4s', "Ni',SsA',
.no 'nluet 'h' r",sonua 'a.'is, WIZ n'a'on ~
'nas ~ n'.'' ~ .u, s,.a ~ o ,.s,,,o.
n'.oo''s' .,,1. I"u ...,' 10 s'.''t,..
s'naay hisas lass he' toEc'"er VIII III" 'a'nls;
rat down to supper OF co1loa, fneast bread, sha
potatoes after supper he wont to tho house Of
q friend and tried TO borrow son,o money from
~, ,,.,,, .,,tt, t,r, ,,ntt1 IN ,.,,oc,, =, ,o
lam' alay's "I'n .l'a, ,','s ~ s'osn ,.' 1n IT,
ronud tho tahlo, and m hour was spent III talk,
nttcr which they rctired, no ono OF tho family
cenplatnIur Of ony sekuoes after they ],al
1,oo,, l., l,oI ohn. ~, ho,r 49,, ,o,,, ,nror n
wv" "a, wv ".o"s -" .'v W. ey ~. s.,,"
cfY, "hesi his @'e tooK IL 'so"i tho c,a"le'
and put 1t In tho bod md t5ietl to
nut il to Hlccp; tho child, however, got sfcisar
,vcry rninuto. maltfnv curions motions with tho
,,m;a .nJ t,o n,ra ~ ~ nn;1 ,v tho child mt
a"naH "na .,'o "'4ae. l's a"a ~ suo s.'''a ~
better, nsd wltness began TO fa'l asleep, when
tic other children beEan to cry; he askcd them
what tho mattcr wan, aud tlIey asked for drink :;
1,or,g ,r,cn t,e,, vo,oo 1,,n1.t,,o.wator ri,noaa
t" 49, s"d i.1n'. a.,rna t,,r.,,a. ~ ,r,,ot
leH as'eep' ana Huo" Ao.n'nB 'of'act y! Will.
happened III tile night. III tho nlo.niog about
o'clock Lo awolo and looked at Ills wife, who
accmed to to as1con. In a,,oo,, hcr tr orf,er tn
aa1:o Icr M whom s,,c rcit nit or TIM ioa 1,o
w. %ah0 .gt up, @nen hn' .oa o''s .. 'pu ua ~. m e
lid not kno" what waa tho lnhtter'---ih TACT, no
was en.irols out Of his mind; no afterwards
flied l,cr up and lail her on tho Lounge tho
pldcst clila and lilo a-ycar-oltl child seonel II
W. a'n ~ eu ;n1,. sau ,ana ss ~ ~ ras, u s'on o
found her dead. l1o did not call for help
becauEo llo did not know what to do. no was so
sr1ne1; me lie asea ths children what w1t s ss,othl
their hoada; shoro was no 1lro IN tho stovo DIM
lug tho night; lad no iIaa OF how tho aifar
hnprenatl.
lilo l.ad boon married eighteen years to lls
hls wife was perfectly Hntistied with hor ctrcIn-
ytaDccg, aud 1,eyer malo any complaints with
regard to lack Of supplies. He mover Ind any
quarrel with bis vito or with tho neshhors
ybop s,o went to church, and tho cl;l,irou worn
vt homo all ley long, SATURDAY. l,Ia vlfo was cut
ut tho grocery buylnE meat aud coffee for Sun
Lny. lilo did not feel Mt ali sick Monday morn-
hsal. sunlay uight Witness took thsco " four
cuus OF coffee: tho Children ouIr Ind oue chi,
apiece. No boor or whisky was 1Jartakcn Of by
lilo family. Whom hc roturncd from tho visit 10
his neiehbor, hts wife aakod him II l!o had got
littlo bit yorea Mt not getting tue mopoy, Of
which they wcro worry much in need. but sl.e did
not blame him for it. lie wanted money to pay
tho rent FOR tho lot; tho landlord was not press
Ing him for tho money. Tho family wore not
suffering for want, having u barsel OF flour III
tho houBo.
In answer to juror, wit,1csH ptatcd that he
tried to start fro Monday ,,arui,,t. hut could
not Bucceetl. He did not mako ai.y ten dr,u.,
tho night, but uuggestod to h,s vito to n,al,c
eoue peppermint ten. JIG was down III
the basement Monday morning, after he
discovered tho death OF Ills wife,
and got somo wood, which was wet mud woulti
OF Ills feet worry we'll, aud foil down HoyeraI
tlnos tho surviving children seemed to ha sicl,
but III at,swcr to M Inquiry they stated that tAoy
tTero not sick at all; thoy htatel, however, that
thoy had heen RiclI with fever during tho night
Ills wife l,nsl prepared tho coffee with milk and
tllgar, AZ a!Ie always did. Sho Ind baked the
bread wl.ic, they ato Sunday oyo1ning lserHof;
tho survivors ato nothing Monday morning. III
Ilo afternoon n wutnnn, d uoighbor. cand with
foulo coffee, but lo did not toll her nbont l.is
wlfo'a being dead Ito waa In tho ha!,it OF Using
liqnd b!ncknE In lila shoomak,ng. 1io could not
wy w1Se n was NJ q1n @ GF stssaoo Sa wien hG
of people. WltncaH owned tho house In Whici,
he liyod, having mid el5U ou It. aud was atiif
owing balance Of @2O0.
A .tntor (wi!ls Il viow OF ont1applng tho Wit
got at tho lrng-Htoto7
Wi.uoas-I noYor rot any stun from drug
store for months. He had not been In tic habit
Ut ,,stnT nnythiug 10 remove blaekipg-statt,s
from tI,n snIoa Of Hoots i mt lnck I'm 1onr ~
tito hol,.e an rotllruup with lila wnml -
Tie next nlIncas cailod was
IAn1. guuuIDr,
who testified that ho i,rcd In tito rear Of No. AZ