The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1881-09-17
Philip =. Armftage.
Ax 1xqairy into the causes Of his
Death Derelop a not ssfnter.
eyting story.

An inquest into the cause Of
the death Of Philip s. Arlnitage.
Of Thibodaux, L., was held at cor
oEer LiDton's Office ut 3 O'Clock,
yesterday morning. The only
two persons examined rs witnes.
ses were NJ. NJ. McCann, lessee
of the Albany building, POI Six
teenth street. where Armitagr
was found dead from an overdose
Of ch!0roform, Thursday morning,
and in which McCann also ear, les
on q tobacco business, and WIN.
Il. Spear, who il a plumber by
trade aud who hires rOoms in the
Albany building. The facts -lici
ted We're OF = very interesting ma
ture.
The deceased had il forme!
McCann that he was "a native Of
Louisiana, and that he had no re
lations OF any lid living. He
was born and raised in that
State and had lived ther. fur por
lions ofthe time. He had FROM
his conversation in regard to per
sons and places hail evidently
been u great traveller. having
visited most OF the large cities Of
the country. He had appeared
steady and aud temperate in his
habits aud never acted insane.
He hail used great quantities of
chlorOfOrm to alleviate pain, he
ing at times q great sufferer Fl ON
neuralgia. When not suffering
from these painful attacks he ~
peared to be in good average
health. McCann discovered that
his lodgrr used the drug. throa:!
hearing 4 peculiar dee? breathing
one day and finding that it pro
ccetrd from A,mi,age's room.
G"ing in he .fhun,l his lawyer,
VIII" bad bottle Of ch!orof0rm
by his side and who sai | that this
had caused the heavy br-a,hlng.
He SAID h. had been taking it to
relieve neuralgia. McCanm re-
mOnStra'el with him against the
Use Of So dangerous aud article,
but A"mitage ridiruied his tears
aud said he knew 'st how to IRE
u, aud there WAY no danger If ;u
overdose hei < taken or ANY So
rios results occurring.
This event happened ,hnn, two
weeks ago. On one or.:a>ion
McCann, by Armitage'S request
bought ~ounr cl.ur"tOrm turliS use
ut the drug store OF CAtw..l, amt
at the corner OF Blake and
Sixteenth streets. Mr.. Caldwell
aSkei him what he wanted it for
and seemed rather 10th to L.. him
have it, but on his telling him
that Armitage was fully acquaiu
ted with it's use and knew how to
avoid any dangerous results from
it. the dtug vas given to McCann
who carried it home to his lodyrr
Armitage bad never been known
to "Se any other drug. Accord
ing 70 the statements OF both wit
"esses there were some Iii. cle,,an
cieS in the statements current YES
trrlay regarding the blood found
oOzing from the dead mans
mouth. McCann said he hadn't
noticed any blood on Afmitaye's
bed or OH his body. Spear said
that he noticed no bl0.nl o., the
bed, tut thought the towel pIa
ced over the dead mans mouth
appeared u little diScolOrpd. Ar.
mItage. when found, Was lying
nn his bed with his left hand
hanging from the b II. Mccain
took hold Of the mans hand AMI
discovered that he WAS dead. He
then went aud :O!d Spear of the
fact, and the two men returned
to Armitagr's rooms. They found
a towel aunl spOng" over his neck
aud mouth. The was u swell
ling on his face bl, none over his
tace but none over his eyes.
The jury. after hearing the eyi
dence, came to the following yer
diet.
That the said Philip S. Armi.
tage came to death from AN oyer
dose OF chlorOform administered
by his oxu hand ito alleviate
and W. further find th,,
the same was administered with
ont a suicidal intent.
The dispatch sent by Coroner
Linton to louisiana in regard to
Armitage's death has not VT
oeen answrred.-Dearer News.