The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-24
HARRY G.. EATON.
The Inauest This Morning

As will be remembered by the STAR
readers, this gentleman died, as was
supposed. very mysterio9sly, on the ls'h
OF the present month, and in view OF
which Coroner Maley refused to allow
the body to be inferred until an lnvestl-
CATION was had. A post-mortem was
held soon after, and the stomach of the
deceased given to Professor Wayne. but
that gentleman stated this morning that
he was-not prepared to submit his re-
port, but would be on Friday morning,
when the inquest will be resumed.
Mrs. Eaton, whose testimony is as fol-
lows, was often interrupted in her reci-
tai by intense emotion, and was laborlng
under load Of grief which she found 1t
impossible to conceal.
Margaret M Eaton, being duly sworn,
testified as follows: Live at 5GS West
Eighth street; am the wife of the de-
ceased; he was fifty-two years old; was
born in this city; by occupation mer-
chant, but for the last fifteen mouths
was In no business; he was Of intemper-
ate habits; he has suffered considerably
| OF heart disease, and during the most of
his life has suffered from rheumatism;
since he has been out OF business ne
has mostly been confined TO his bed.
On the 9th Of May he complained OF his
face hurting him more than usual. On
| the 11th he remained about the house all
day, About A O'Clock in the afternoon
my attention was called to him by his
turning in bed. He looked very strange,
and his eyes looked different from what
they usually did. DR.. JudkiDs was sent
| for Immediately by Mr.. Henry spear,
who boards with US, who said II DR..
Judkins is not in call in Dr.. Newton. l
said, l would much prefer to nave our
own doctor, Judkins. Mr.. spear re-
piled, that Mr.. Eaton being SO sick
| / should be glad to have any one. This
in the presence OF Mr.. Eaton, VINO was
unconscious. 1 did not refuse 10 iet
| Mr.. Spear or any one else In the room at
any time. DR.. Newton came in the even
ing between and q O'Clock, and upon
examining Mr.. Eaton, DR.. Newton asked
me If he had taken anything. Not to
my knowledge, l replied. The doctor
then left a prescription. When Mr..
| Spear left the mouse on the morning or
the 18Th he said if Dir. Newton does not
call by 10 O'Clock to send word to him
(Mr. Spear) and be would call for NM.
About O'Clock that day che
doctor called, and remarked
that saw no improvement. The doc
tor thought there was an improvement.
Mr.. EtaOn never recovered his mind af-
II
at 5 P..M. OF the 18th OF May. He was in
the babiL OF taking laudanum, at least
judge so from the empty bottles which l
nave found in his room. He would nev-
er admit that he did, however. He has
never threatened to take his life. He
loved his wife and children too well
for tnat. We have TWO little
girls. He has been worried
greatly ever since he has been out Of
business, and DIR. Newton told me thai
the heart disease, which he had recently
contracted, was liable to take MIN on a
any moment. My opinion is that his
death was caused by his hnancia
TROUBLES.
DR.. o. Il. Newton was examined al
I some length, the substance OF whose ~ les
timony was summed up j.. ms closins
remarks, which were: .'My impression
lis that he died OF congestion of the
brain, but what the immediate or remote
cause was am unable to state, and that
was the reason why Irefused to sign the
daath porfifioataV