The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-07-18

failure of the hearts action caused by the
Intense heat Of the body. Could not tell how
one, don't know whom, who said there
was man very sick down at the "Centen-
NAL" and wanted me to go down there.
| i think no narcotic poison could produce
that intense heat of the body. don't know
what might have produced this condition !;
he was I'm a room next TO the kitchen, and
| the heat must have been intense; he might
| have had fever from some cause. presume
he did. which aided in ms death. He had
who had suffered supstroke. or one ne Who vas
dying from intense heat Of the body.
Pat Hagariy, being frst duly sworn, t~stih-
ed Il knew the deceased i knew him tor
about five years last saw him alive in the
I 'C.ntenn a. saloon, in a small room, on Sun
day He was under the influence of liquor
! He had been under the influence OF liquor
I Sin e four O'Clock on Saturday met him at
! the star Of the West saloon He and went
I from there To the Centennial" saloon re-
/ mained until about twelve O'Clock the next
! day, except when went out to get brt akiast
4 His physical condition was good from the
| lime saw him Al four O'Clock the next day
| he was drunk: he acted the same any
| other man under the influence OF liquor;
| left the Centennial" about twelve o'clock
| Sunday, and went back about ten O'Clock
last night, and found the deceased there dead
/ 1 went into the room aud placed my hand ON
| his heart, and said '.Yes he's u, al - ! don't
4 know whether the de ceased had any relstives
| in this country not 1 think he has rela-
| tives In New York city l made no aamina-
ton OF his person for money or other effects
| i knew he had money during the day but
can Z state the amount.
Francis Ceaion being first duly sworn, de-
posed and said: i reside on the levee at the
| "Centennial" house 1 keep the "Centennial;"
was ac, ,uainied with the deceased and have
known him for two years came there on Sat
urday about four O'Clock; lac was undeI the
influence of liquor when he came there; lie
remained until he died on Sunday night
about ten O'Clock was present when he
died 1 sent for a aphysician-Dr Van Duyn
he was the ly physician he had i went for
him about nine o'clock Sunday night; he
was under the influence of liquor when he
came On Saturday afternoon and came 10 my
room and asked me If 1 could give him "A
place 10 lie down; told the girl she could
take him and show him the room she and
the last witness went into the room with him.
He remained in that room until about nine
O'Clock Saturday night, when we
put him in a cooler room, which he oc-
cupied from SIX 10 seven O'Clock in the
morning until the time of his death at
ten O'Clock Sunday night did not See any |
money on his person; he had money; he said |
ne had drawn 500 that morning of money |
tnat had come from home IL WAS not gov |
ernment money; he did not say where his |
home WAS that he had been around paying |
his bills he spent at least S2U or $50 in the |
house; found three SD bills in an envelope
in the chamber, under the bed. after the body |
had been removed off the bed, and s. in his /
pocket. l gave the money, amounting 10 Sos, |
To my husband, and he gave II TO a police Of
ficer.
Mat Malone being duly sworn. testified as |
fol ows: l know the deceased; have known
him for a year; learned of his death last |
night about l0o'clock. was at the "Ce pten-
Mai" yesterday evening. was notified that
the deceased had money, and that there was
no account of his money. 1 went down To
the Centennial in company with King
Robinson; l went in, and Mrs. Ceaton.
the proprietress of the Centennial" /" asked
me what wanted with his effects; she went
To the bureau and gave me sdj, claiming that
She found il in the chamber, under the bed,
alter the body was taken away, and that she
had put it in the bureau for sale Keeping. /
also got a pair OF pants, with pistol in the
hnDt> |
four shirt studs, the property of the deceased.
Tie money and effects are now in the hands
of the city marshal.
Sergeant Arnold being duly sworn, testified
as follows: i have known the deceased for
nj least two years. saw him last Saturday
at the post. lie left there about two o'clock
in the afternoon for the city. neXtsaw him
dead at the "Centennial' house in tine city on
sunday, aoout eleven o'clock I brought an
ambulance from the post, placed the re-
mains therein, and drove them 10 the Old
maI iset house IN Beavenworth city. When
he left the post on SATURDAY lac was under the
influence of liquor. lie left the post with
five twenty dollar bills in his pocket he also
had four barrelled pocket pistol.
THE VERDICT
The Jury rendered a verdict, after the evil
dence was all in, TO the effect that Humph-
rev came to his death by the excessive heat
and over-indulgence in liquor. The body
was atterward taken 10 the post, where il
was buried in the cemetery with military
honors.
DEATH FROM ovEE-HEATING.
Last Saturday John Hard. driver of the
boItIlug wagon for the brewery OF Becker a
I.inck, on South Lawrence avenue, came in
from "A lrip aD Dbut ma i-l'ast iour eiock, anu
He had begun TO com pain OF his head hurt
ins hiih anu a. tiit ne ses men an az
aid Was at once procured, but nOtwlthstand- |
r't az .,ia. snuiu n1 uoae ne ,,
evening lie was buried yesterday morn
ing
IoNGEsTIoS OF THE BRAIN.
Mrs August Genuit died suddenly on Sun
day last, AT ner restaenee 10. .-' OAK street,
,, toI,, ,, ''o ~, VI @ ane us s 'n
aga ,,nd hisS,v esi,.,n,d Tn. inn,r,I will
aiiu 'Ici. Eiais r,nr,,,1,, a. a,i,ronr
''>' -
MIs anna Drni, hiotls, m ,p oi ',is., , n. ~
n..i, 90 MINI r,, n dias ,sth,, snfJsn.
Iy on sunday, The terrible neat eeins the I'M
DEATH "f "h'' On
Mrs. Brandon, mother of Mr.. Brandon, OF
the firm OF brandon & knmeyer, died sud
denly on sunday from the eti,cts Of the heat.
She was quite "A large and heshy lady, and
was pIosiraied, from the eneIts oi whien sue
soon died lhe iunerai VIII u place To-
day -
sl,1hrLi s.S sth.'N
M M -rhi,h s,rsat hstween sbawnee and
i,i,,,ra ~ sir.a,s u.s snnstruck on Snnd.y
,,.r"nan nm, nv, ,b. nrn,n M :, ,,nn,,.nce of ~. |
storariS,s his Ii;,. was saved
o,n CO., AT THE ro.r
A, r,r, I..yan,or,b ON sn,5sv s,er-
noon f, hnvI,r named Smith "a meioLer Of
~. I'D Inssntrv was nrosira ed near the mar
racks. II was Intensely hot In the barracks.
nj a !. he came ont ,nio Ibe sun ne was AL
most innmej atIv ,.ffected' He WAS sent 10
th, hosnitaI. WI ere he now lies In a critical
cnnditirn
A convict in the Il. - Military prison was
also stricken down and taken 10 the prison
hospital.
ANorHERR WAGON DRIVER FRUSTRATED.
Jobn Reryer. driver OF the wagon attached
to Scott's brewery, was Frustrated yesterday,
but II Is not Thought that MS conditioh is
critical
MILKNAN SUFFERS.
,,,,,,., n.m., E,,z,.r,Ia WAS some-
what effected by the heat OF SUNDAY, but by
the prompt appliances OF remeeies he sooii
recovered.
A SERIOUS CASE.
Yesterday morning about eleven O'Clock q
young man named William Tyler, in the
,mnISy OF Lewis NayO was pro,trated
while engaged In loading a threshing ma.
chine on the cars at the freight depot, foot OF
Walnut street. He was Immediately taken
in a hack TO the office OF Dr. Brock. who
after spplyinR remeiies sent him home,
where ne now lies in 4 Critical condition,
r"o sNASo"S 'A'
man and . boy, names unknown, were
reported ~ having been sun struck yester-
day and Int nothing de- |