The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-07
pEArHrRoM STANDARDIZATION,
Ot.oFrick, While In a state of IntoIication
Is Stangled to Death.

OTTO Prick, While In state Of Intoxicatlon,
Is Strangled to Death.
\ singular death was that Of Otto Frick,
blacksmith, whose life was terminated in
the blacksmith shop-of Robert Donnelly.
corner Of Live Oak street and Elm street
Wednesday night, which was Caused by
strangulation in strange manner. His re-
mains were discovered yesterday morning
by Mr.. Donnelly when be opened up his
shop for the day. He was hang
ing suspended by the collar
lineh-pin Of an old-fashioned wagon-wheel
that stood against the wall of the shop. The
body was cold, and he had evidently been
dead for several hours. The deceased, who
was off-and.on in the employ of Mr.. Donnel.
", was given TO drinking too hard, and
the previous evening had entered
the shop In high state Of intoxi-
cation and sat down in chair, doing
off into sound slumber. When drinking
he was very sluggish and whom the time
came for Donnelly to close his shop his Of
forts 20 arouse him from his stupor were I'M
availing and he closed the door Of his shop
without locking II, as he had done on for
mer occasions when the deceased visited his
sup "hhN 81 hliab llt NOuAu Nv
home when he regained consciousness, but
when he opened his place of business yes
terday morning horrible sight greeted his
eyes There, suspended by the back OF
his shirt band, which had caught on the
tinch-pin of the wagon Wheel was the I'M
fortunate man, his hands, which touched
the ground, hanging limp and helpless. He
had evidently arose during the night from
the chair in which he was sleeping and fell,
catching the band Of his shirt collar on the
pin; and being helplessly intoxicated, had
died from strangulation. The deceased was q
first-clasS mechanic and had many warm
friends, yet his chief and great fault was
his inordinate love Of strong drink.
Justice Edwards, acting cor
oner, empanneled Jury Of in
quest, and the following testimony was nd
duoed;
ROBERT DoNNELLY,
the only witness, testified: am black.
smith. Ny shop is at the corner OF Live
Oak and Elm streets. knew Otto Frick In
his lifetime; he had been at work for me fol
about three years. Prick is dead now.
saw him alive at six o'clock last night in my
shop, He was sitting in chair and wal
dead drunk. tried TO rouse him, but coulC
not and left him sitting in the chair
last saw him at eleven o'clock last night
ne Was lying uOWn III tne SnOp. III wa
dark and | could not see good, bu
think he was in tho same position h,
was when found this morning. tried &
wake him but could not. l did not thinl
him dead, if indeed no was. A few minutes
after seven this morning | next saw him
He was still in the same position. started
to wake him, and found he was dead. III,
was lying against wheel, with the baol
part of his collar band fastened in the motel
of a linch.pin band ofa wagon wheel. HI
was very helpless when drunk, and think
in his condition, his collar band would hav
choked him to death in the position Il
which he was. He had been drunk 70
some hours yesterday. He was about thirty
years old.
The jury of inquest, composed of II
Jolitf, L. f. Gates, a. Rowan, j. 2. Robe rts
A. Bond and T. Il. Yeargan, after hearinj
the evidence. returned the following yer
dict: The deceased, Otto Frick, came t,
his death in the city of Dallas, at the shol
OF Robert Donnelly, corner of Live Oak ant
Elm streets, about II o'clock p. M of Octo
Der 8, 1881, from accidental strangulatiol
while in state of intoxication."
'The remains were inferred in the Trinit,