The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-09-14
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Mao Ryan. Homeless Waaderers Dies
Suddenly at the fremont House
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in This city.
\ homeless man nau'ed Mike Ryan, |
who arrived here Thr -sday evening
from Topeka died between Z and 8
O'Clock Friday morning at the fremont
house where he took lodging the even
ing before
Upon the discovery of his demise
coroner's jury composed OF ). W. True
worthy. E. T. Nichols, J. W. Thacher.
B. F. Romaine, w. A. Ireland and n
Whittlesey, WAS summoned. and in the
absence of J. D. Dawson, Judge Gull
yer acted as coroner. The following
facts il relation to the case we're elected
in the examination OF the several wit
Aesses:
The hrst person to testify was VIII
liam Colquhoun, who made the follow
ing statement:
knew the deceased, who was stone
cutter, We had worked together at diff
ferent places, and after a separation of
some time we met at Topeka last Tues
day, when Ryan told me he had spent
the winter at Kansas City; he did not
appear well, and we started to Emporia
yesterday, arriving here on the cannon
ball upon getting Off the train Ryan
seemed quite i'll and wanted to get a
place where he could lie down. After
making inquiry at several houses as TO
prices we stopped at the fremont, Ryan
Immediately going to his room where
put him TO bed The land
lady prepared niece supper and sent
it to Ryan's room, but all the nourish-
meat he took was cup of coffee. Short
Iy after drinking the coffee the deceased
complained of difficulty in breathing.
sat up with him until about halfpast ten
O'Clock, when went TO bed. During
the night Ryan asked for a drink
which 1 got for him. This morning a
six O'Clock he sat up in bed and said
"Billy, l don't think viii
ever get out of this ROOM
told him not to talk that way, tina
he would be all right after awhile. HI
answered that he was too far gone, anC
asked me to get gun and shoot him
l told him not TO use such language
and then he told me TO go for doctor
I went for Dr. Jacobs, who told me h.
would call as soon as he finished hi
breakfast. When 1 got back to the no
tel Ryan seemed to be sleeping, so dl'
not disturb him and went to breakfast
When / returned TO the room Ryal
still seemed to be sleeping very softly
and l laid my hand on him and fount
= that he was dead. Ryan came here t
: find work He wanted 10 get ligll
: Job. His disease was brought on b
exposure and drink. l do not knoN
i, anything about Ryan's friends or hi
home.
DIR. TIueworthy was examined an
said he had been called to see Ryan, bu
;, that he was dead when he arrived at hi
room. He looked through his clothe
, and found in his pockets SO, and som
!, small change, which he gave to Mr.
!, Schmidling.
James Whittle testified that he ha
a known Ryan about six years and worl
. Sd with him in Chicago, Denver an
, Colorado Springs; that his disease Wa
r. consumption; that his parents lived
: Kilkenny, Ireland, and that he had a
, aunt and sister in Boston.
; Mrs Schmidling and her cbambe
maid were also,examined and after hea
- ing all the evidence the jury found thu
;, the deceased had come to his death froi
>, cause or causes unknown to them.
"a After the inquest the remains were r
Il moved to the undertaking rooms of Wn
" Clark, where they were prepared f
: burial. Unless something should
heard from the friends of the dead ma
- the stone cutters union, of which /
q was a member, will take charge of h
: funeral and the burial will take plaC
in the Catholic cemetery on Sunda
The age of the deceased is supposed
have been about thirty years.