The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23
FOUND DEAD,
SAMUEL A. TUCKER DIES
I'm His Room, i'm the Bateman
House.
Death Caused by Disease of tn C
Heart.

About three o'clock yesterday after
noon, a reporter of the STATESMAN
learned that man had been found dead
in his room at the Bateman House,
which is situated in the first ward, neal
the International and Great
Northern railroad. Going TO the
house mentioned, the reporter was
shown to a room on the second floor of
the building, near the head of the stairs.
In the room he saw the corpse. Drs.
Cummings and Matthews were making a
A POST MoRTEM EXAMINATION,
when the reporter entered, so excused
himself, and sought information else
where.
1t was learned that the deceased ar.
rived at the boarding house named some
time on Sunday or Monday but little
was seen of him after he was assigned
room, and it was after every
one else had retired that he went to his
room. He did not appear at breakfast
nor dinner, so thinking that he might be
sick, Mrs. Lally, the lady in charge of
the house, sent to his room 10 have him
called. Repeated knocks brought no
answer The door was discovered TO be
locked and the key on the inside. To
gain admittance 10 the room, without
breaking in the door, rear window was
resorted to, when the man was
FOUND DEAD IN HIS BED.
The fact was communicated to Justice
Gregg, who at once impanelled a jury
and proceeded u hold an inquest. The
physicians who held the post morton ex-
inatiOn will make their report to-day,
when the inquest will be concluded. DR..
Cummings informed the STATESMAN,
last night, that the man died from en-
largement of the heart Among his eff
fects now in the possession of Justice
Gregg, is a memorandum-book, contain
ing a great number of entries, among
which are several verses of poetry The
book is much soiled from frequent use.
Upon one page is written
S. A. TUCKER
Was born August 10, A. D. 1857,
and beneath 1t this verse &:
"You are the star that \ \ =
My very life you seem;
All day it is of you'll think,
All night of you l dream"
Upon the fly-leaf of the book is writ.
ten wv. T. Phear's book bought
January IA, 1879. Sammle A. Tucker,
Lexington, Lee county, Texas" and a
few pages further on occurs the follow.
ing
When l am in some distant land,
Far DER the briny sea
When lovers try to gam thy hand,
Then think, oh think of me.
SAMMIE A. TUCKER.
Folded between two leaves were found
the following
RECEIPTS
Received of S. A. Tucker and W. T.
Phears, $50 40, for rent out of three
bales of cotton, [giving weights, crop Of
1885, (Signed),
ROBERT II. FLANNIKEN,
Admir-. est. w. G. Guthrie.
Sept. 4, 1880.
The other was from the postmaster al
Lexington, Texas, for registered letter
addressed to p. o. .Vickery, Augusta,
Maine.
There was also found an old fashioned
pewter, pocket mirror, upon the back OF
which is written
LAURA DARLING"
Lexington, texas, anu pOSlOHlce KEY
with wooden tag, with the letters " S.
A. T." cut into it.
The last page in his memorandum
book contained the following
To thee my heart is given,
Will you give yours to me
We will lock them up together
And throw away the key.
THE BODY
was taken in charge by Monroe Mile
and removed to his undertaking estab
lishment.