The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-15
A Bold Bottle Thief Banged at.
Cattle Kings Passing Through
the City.
The Prohibition PetitiOn---Thc Last
Call on the Payment of Taxes.
A Lad Takes Terrible Tumble...I.
it Suicide
In Hook at Last -. A Senegambian
is Secured
Other Interesting Local Matters
WAS 1T SUICIDE?
The Sudden Death of Alex. Beaupre-Post-
Morten Examination.

The Sudden Death of Alex. Beaupre-Post-
Morten Examination.
Monday afternoon Alex Beaupre fireman
at the PhUnix planning mills, was taken sud
denly i'll and went to his home on Bryan
street, Just east of Harwood street, where
he soon afterward expired. The fact that
he was granted divorce few weeks since
in the district court from his wife, whom he
charged in his petition with adultery, gave
rise to rumor that he had either been poi.
soned or had taken some deadly drug to end
his life. Yet after investigation by the
Coroners jury, they proved TO be false. He
and his divorced wife afterward lived in the
same building, but apart, he occupying
the basement and she the
house proper lie furnished
her and their two little girls, with eatables
and house room. Thus they lived separate
and apart though he took his meals with
his divorced wife regularly and their rela.
tons were pleasant, yet that was all. A
few weeks ago Beaupre decided to go to
Mexico, and his discarded wife and lie, in
the meantime, made up and were to have
married Monday, when they were to go to
Mexico to live. So strong was the belief
that he had taken poison that post NOR
tenn examination was held and the follow
ing is what the doctors say about it. Justice
Edwards, acting coroner, summoned a Jury
and held an inquest over the remains.
The first witness, Mrs. Leboef, testified
| live at this place and have been with the
family of Mr.. Beaupre for about three
months, and of course, knew him when
alive; he, Mr., Alexander Beaupre is now
dead; he has been working at the PhuniX
planlng mills in this city, and was the fire.
man. and had been working there about
four years; he went to the mill this morn.
ing and complained of being sick before he
went to the mill; he came home about II
O'Clock this morning; he said that he had a
sick headache and was sick at the stomach;
| stayed there until about . O'Clock this az
ternoon; up to that time he had taken no
medicine of any kind; he drank water and
tea, and and children and his wife handed
him water he laid down us soon as he
came home; he had no quar-
rel or trouble with his wife
lately; he was quite sick Saturday even.
ing and threw up just as he did to-day; he
had no doctor until to-day; Mrs. Beaupre
went for one and came back with DR..
Adams; this was about o'clock.
The second witness, Mrs. Beaupe, testi-
fed | am the wife of the deceased; we
had been married about ten years: / was
Mrs. Medley and myself were alone when
he died. Mr.. Braupre for the first time
complained of being sick on Saturday and
came home about O'Clock p, m, which
was early for him, and he said that he had
fever and the headache; he got better
and on yesterday went to church,
and in the evening went down 20
the river, and this morning he went
to work as usual. He took his breakfast
with him, us was his habit, and | did not
speak with him before he leh | did not
know that he was sick this morning or last
night; last night he ate hearty supper;
it was between 10 and IL o'clock when he
came home this morning, when he threw
himself ON the floor and called to me to
bring him something to vomit in; after
wards i assisted him to undress and he lay
down on the bed; he did not throw up
much but complained of being very sick nj
the stomach, and thought that If he could
yomit he would get better he drank tea and
water, but not great deal; Invent for the
doctor about 10 o'clock he died about
2 p. M; before he died the
doctor wrote prescription and Mrs
Leboef went to get 1t filled; | never knew
him to complain of heart disease
The third witness, DIR. j. l.. Adams ties
tilted: was called to see Mr. Beaupr,
sitting up; he complained ola severe head
ache and sickness ut stomach; | wrote two
prescriptions for him. but he died befor,
they could be filled; | do not know tn,
cause of his death, but supposed II was in
termitent fever
The physicians present at the post NOR
tenn examination failed to find any trace o
poison, and the following Is their testimon,
reduced to writing:
We, the undersigned physicians of thu
city OF Dallas, having been duly summone,
TO make n post mortem examination on tn
body of Bcaupre, find that he came to hi
death from hemorrhage internally, oc
casioned by an active congestion OF tn
liver and spleen. Signed by the physician
present at the examination,
j. l.. ADAMS, NJ. D.,
j. X. MErks, NJ. d.,
JOHN BELL, M. ID.
The jury returned verdict in accordanc
with the certificate of the physicians, tina
the death of deceased was caused by con