The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-11-16
THE skELEroN
Pound Monday Afteraoos. Proves TO Be
That OF Thomas Thompson, who
Was Dr0WRed last May.

Pound Monday Afternoor Proves 10 b
That Of Thomas Tho1npson, who
Was DrOwaed last May.
From Tuesdays Daily.
AS intimated in the account given il
Tine NEWS OF last evening, detailing tn
finding of a skeleton on the Cotton wood
| the remains prove to be those of Thoma
Thompson, an employee of F. McHardy
Thompson attempted To cross thu
ford on the Cottonwood river four miles
southwest of Emporia, on the 23d o.
Bay last The river was high, and upon
the same afternoon few hundred yards
below the ford the drowned horse and
the buggy in which the man rode were
found. but Thompson himself was never
heard Of afterwards until yesterday
The river was dragged, but no clue "a
the Inflated person was discovered.
Indeed il became TO be generally re-
garded that the man was alive, and
Coroner Dawson and Deputy Sheriff
Kremer we're laughed at for dragging
the river for two days in search of a man
who was afterwards reported to have
been seen on the streets of Cottonwood
Falls.
After Aimerin Gillett and VIM.
Hickox discovered the skeleton, as de.
tailed. in driftwood about three-quar-
tiers of mile below the ford, the coro-
ner was notified, and at 8 O'Clock last
evening lac went to the scene and held
an inquest with the following jurors:
D. L. Thomas, Evan Rees, G. w. DaYis,
Evan z. Davis. E. L. Bugbee and A. A.
Hickox.
After viewing the remains they were
packed in box and brought TO the
court house, the inquest adjournlng till
10 o'clock this morning.
The boots, portions of the clothing
and e leather belt are recognized 10y
Mr. McHardy as belonging to Thomp.
son.
This morning the jurors again visited
the place where tho skeleton was lodged,
and found few of the remaining bones
and also rusty jack-knife, The knife
was Immediately identified by George
McHardy as the one be had loaned TO
Thompson.
Shortly after 10 o'clock to-day the
coroner began hearing the testimony of
the Witnesses summoned.
w. II. Hickox was first called. He
testified that he discovered the remains
while driving some cattle from the Cot
tonwoOd river about half mile below
Thompsol's ford, about O'Clock Mon.
day afternoon. He supposed the re-
mains to be those of the man Thompson
who was supposed to have been drown
ed about SIX month ago; upon return
ing from the river he met Almerin Gil
lett, whom be took to the place where |
he had seen the bones and asked Mr.. |
Gillett to inform the officers in EN-
poria.
F. McHardy being called to the stand |
said he believed the remains TO be those |
Of Thomas Thompson, man who was
in his employ at the time of the drown
ing in question; witness recognized the |
belt, the handkerchief and the boots as |
those of Thompson, and also peculiari
ties of the skull; was away from home
at time of accident but believed that |
and the mare were both |
drowned while going TO NJ w. Kirken-
dall's.
Almerin Gillctt testified tina. Will |
Hickox had called his attention TO the
of human near high water
mark on the Cottonwood river about
three and one-half miles southwest of |
had made an examination of
bones but did not see upon them any
marks indicating violence; informed
persons in Emporia of the discovery
made.
George A. McHardy testified that he
believed the remains TO be those of
Thomas Thompson, whom he had sent
on the Esd of May to NJ. w. Kirken-
dall's. and whom he had learned never
reached Kirkendall's; he saw the horse
had taken lying dead,
drowned. on the banks of the Cotton
wood on the afternoon OF the day in |
question; recognized the belt, oyeralls |
and other clothing as that worn by |
on the day of the accident;
also recognized the knife as the one he |
had loaned Thompson; Thompson's |
head was small. like skull; knew of no
relations of deceased in this country.
At the conclusion of this testimony |
The jury stated that it was satisfied, |
was rendered the following
VERDICT:
S'f Iso Of 6 5ansss' IS.
An inquisitfon holden at Emporia, in
Lyon county, ON the 18th and 18th days of |
A. D. 1882, before me, j. D.
Dawson, coroner of said county, on the /
body of Thomas Thompson there lying /
dead, by the jurors whose names are /
hereunto subscribed.
The said Jurors upon their oath do
say that the deceased, Thomas Thomp- |
son, came to his death on the twenty |
third (2Sd) day of May, 1882, and the /
cause of said death was drowning,
which drowning was accidental.
In testimony whereof, the said jurors
have hereunto set their hands the day |
and year aforesaid.
DAVID L. THOMAS,
EVAN REEFS,
EVAN e. DAVIS,
G. w. DAVIS,
e. L. BUGBEE,
A. a. HIcKOx.
Attest: ]. d. DAWSON, Coroner.