The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-12-09
LOCAL NEWS.
hidden DEATH

"a
III While walking the Street.-The
bSuest
.,ug Of the tact shat a stranger in the
,,h.idropped dead ia East Dallas about
,Joek Thursday evening, in front Of
, pa-ry's sio t, No 1871 The remains
sns. "a charge of BY Undertaken Saith,
yesterday moruirg Justice Edwards,
=, caruutr, impgnoled jury and held
tu.st. ljappesrs that the deceased,
40 name Is William GlAsCO, had come
IN cir few days since from Ennis,
~ be had been picking cotton, and
sS sick, he had taken board
horizons boarding house, on Elm
in East Dallas, but had but little
r.s. snd, finding that his sickness was
Easing on him, he applied TO Judge
~ Of the county court, for assistance,
.l,hat officer wrote an order and gave it
sMputy Sueritf Vaughn to hand to the
IN when lie returned. Mr.. Vaughn
M to see him, and as he was on his way
I'm town, he icll dead. The citizens OF
Ia Dallas are indignant at what they
rteiye 10 be negligence on the part of the
t5ils
THE INQUEST.
!, State Of Texas, County of Dallas:
IyIdeuCe taken upon an inquest held in
dty of Dallas December 8, 1882, upon
!, dead body of William Glasco, found
n on Elm street, before William Ed
mis-, Justice Of the peace.
DIR. ]. z. ADAMS,
!, witness sworn, says; Yesterday morn
n was called to Mr.. Horizons to see a
man; / examined the man, whom
md very low, and | did not think he
pud live exceeding three days; he was
rsshng from severe case of pneumonia;
Nv nothing more of the man until last
.,ht al out Z O'Clock, | was passing the
rr Of Mr.. Perry, in East Dallas. wnen
,nd man lying on the edge of the
rei-Elm-with one foot ON the sidewalk;
sgum coat was on the sidewalk; | thought
I, man was drunk and went down to
M Horizons and Mr.. Nevins returned
th me- | turned the man over and
covered he was dead; the body
~ identified by Mr.. Nevins as
HI Of the man | visited that morning at
. NJ, Horizons and who was stranger
sled by the name of Glasco; in the
Eanwhle Mr.. Horton came up and stated
| ~ that he was the same man; police
IAN was then notified Of the fact and the
My was taken charge Of by the authori-
| h the man died from the effects of pneu-
sna.
W. n. HORTON,
| A witness sworn, says: keep a hotel
B East Dallas, east of the Central railroad,
| h 1913 Elm street, knew the man found
the street last night last summer, year
|@, at Corsicana, in this state; when he
|Narded with me he was then known as
| lliam Glasco, saw nothing more of him
| h night before last night, about 8
dock when he came to my house COM
|lLning OF being sick stated that he had
xn out in the country picking cotton and
nk sick; was advised to come to
Aas where he could receive
|,nlcal treatment; tie place where he
|Mb been working, being very sickly, it
|Eng in between Dallas, Waxahachie and
|hnis, but in this county. He asked for a
y, which was furnished him; he told me
|al he had met Judge Burke, who prom
|M to do something for him next morning
he came down town; Glasco said he
|h little oney,which he said was about
|aush to buy some tobacco and pay for
|awashing; yesterday morning he got up
r. went into breakfast; did not eat much |
|Ened; he had purchased bottle of med
|ne, but had taken nothing out of it COM
|ratively; Mr., Glasco then spoke OF going
/ zee Judge Burke, when several of my
|krders and myself advised him to be
by careful about going, as the weather
p turned so cold finally he concluded
Fl went down TO see Judge Burke Tor
En; met Judge Burke at the court.
luse, about 81. III. yesterday; told of the
Ein, his condition, etc, and Judge Burke
amiSed to send Immediately and have
e man taken to the hospital l
Turned home and reported, reaching
ege about half-past s; in
lNut an hour. and half, no one coming
ithe man, Mr.. Nevin and went to the
mon depot and telephoned to Judge
slike to know what was the matter; the
ply received was that | must come
Asn and see Judge Burke again; this |
paid not do; and about 10 o'clock Glasco
td he thought he could come down him
Fito Craddock'S ii he had assistance over
\ the cars, and from there he could go
Y the hospital; he said he knew Frank
AYERS, at Craddock's, and had left his bag
age with him; saw him to the street car
Y Main street, paid his way down, and
Bought he was in the city hospital until |
Nv him dead on Elm street, near Penry's
nr, last night.
MR.. S. d. Penny
ssn sworn says: am merchant in East
ALIAS, my store being on Elm street, on
le same side of the street with Mr.. Hor-
Sns hotel, and only few doors east of n o.
~ between aud I o'clock yesterday
SKATER dusk, man came to my door,
I'd leaning up against the side of the door
hNuired If | could direct him TO the Hor.
sn house, | did so, and he passed on; |
bought the man was drinking; saw moth.
V more of him until about twenty min
YES later, DR.. Adams came in and told me
man was lying out in the street near
asfe and he thought he was dead; | went
" and recognized the man l had seen a
" minutes before; he was recognized by
,,veral as Mr.. Glasco; the man was then
Tad did not touch the body, but heard
Nne one say his hands were cold, but his
: head was warm; We thought perhaps he
vaid survive, but he did not.
Ae OF Texas 'ounty Of Dallas.
au lnquisition taken on the Sth day oil
.getcember, 1882, in precinct No. l, in the
ny Of Dallas, at the undertakers establish
lrs Mntl of II. G. Smith, upon the body Of
nullam Glasco, by w. NJ, Edwards, JUS
ny Of the peace, and acting coroner, on the
s1ns OF William Bradshaw, Louis Jacoby,
y y Dean, Dave Kittrell, I. G, Terry and
~ Burnett, good and lawful jurors Of
va county, being in dua form sworn in
I INV, OF said dead body, do say that the said
William Glasco came to his death on Elm
SSeet, near the storehouse Of S, b. Penny
wv iSl7, about I o'clock p. M, from q Sc
'ae attack of acute pneumonia brought on
gexposure.
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