The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-02-16
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TIE Sudden Death ~ Ales. iiesspre Past.
Moflsm nsaminnlios,


Monday afternoon Alex. lleanprc, fireman
ut the lhunix planning mllls,was taken sud.
denly III and went 10 his home on Bryan
street, Just east OF llarwood street, where
he soon ancrward 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 rlmor that he had either been poi.
soned or had taken some deadly drug to end
his life. Yet, after investigation by the
coroncr's jury, they proved TO be false. He
and his divorced wife aiterward lived In the
same building, but apart, lac occupying
the basement and She the
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'
tions were pleasant, yet that was all. a
few weeks ago Beaupre decided to 60 to
Mexico, and his discarded wife and he, 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 q 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 Phoenix
planning mills in this city, and was the fire.
man, and had been working there about
four years; he went to the mil this morn
ing and complained of being sick before he
went to the mill; he came home about u
o'clock this morning; he said that he had u
sick headache and was sick at the stomach;
| stayed there until about . o'clock this af-
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 as 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
present to-day when my husband died;
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; lie TOOK ms breakfast
with him, as was his habit and | did not
speak with him before he Left | did not
know that ne was sick this morning or last
night; last night he ate u hearty supper
it was between 10 and II 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 | assisted him to undreSs and he lay
down on the bed; he did not throw up
much but complained of being very sick at
the stomach, and thought that fine could
vomit he ould get better; he drank tea and
water, but not great deal; Invent for the
doctor about 10 o'clock; he died about
9 p. m; before he died the
doctor wrote a prescription and Mrs.
him to complain of heart disease.
The third witness, Dr. j. l.. Adams tes-
titled was called to see Mr.. Beaupre
about 100 o'clock to-day, and found him
sitting up; he complained of severe head
ache and sickness at stomach; wrote two
prescriptions for him, but he died before
they could be filled; l do not know the
cause of his death, but supposed it was in
termitent fever.
The physicians present at the post NOR
tenn examination failed to find any trace of
poison, and the following is their testimony
reduced to writing:
We, the undersigned physicians of the
city of Dallas, having been duly summoned
to make post mortem examination on the
body of Beaupre, find that he came to his
death from hemorrhage internally, &C.
casioned by an active congestion of the
liver and spleen. Signed by the physicians
present at the examination,
J. l.. ADAMS, NJ. D.,
j. Il. MEEKs, NJ. d.,
JOHN BELL, NJ. ID.
The Jury returned a verdict in accordance
with the certificate of the physicians, that
the death of deceased was caused by con-
gestion of the spleen and liver.