The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-09-22

The Facts of the Matter rs Brought
ont by the Coroner's Jury.

ont by the CorOner's Jury
Thomas Moore who was brought
from FIT. Laramie to this citya week
ago Sunday, badly bruised up and
suffering with a sprained ankle and
broken lower jaw, died Wednesday
night in a fever brought on by blood
poison, and brought on from his wounds
and the condition Of his system.
Yesterday Coroner Lee summoned a
jury made up of Henry Houseman,
foreman; W. F. Hosford, j. A. Apper-
son, B. F. Deitrick, c. C. Charlton and
L. s. Smith,
In course OF their INVESTIGATION the
whole story of the affair was brought
out. The first witness examined was
JnO. Comfy accused of i~uflcting the
injuries upon the person of Moore.
After relating the story of his ac-
quaintance with Moore, and relating
several of Moore's scrapes including
one where Moore broke into Bartlett's
store and was found by the roadside
drunk with the stolen property about
him, Mr.. Comfy testified that about the
last of August, Moore had been dis
charged his job at Hartville because of
drunkenness. Comfy was about to
leave for Cheyenne and found that
Moore had stolen his revolver from off
his bed in his cabin. Comfy asked
Moore if he had taken it Moore
denied it. Comfy was told by Robt.
Hilton that he had seen Moore
with the gun, and Comfy return
ing, called Moore a liar and a thief,
which resulted in a quarrel in which
some blows were exchanged. Shortly
after this Mr.. Comfy went to Cheyenne.
Returning he found Moore at Fit.
Laramie suffering with delerium ire
mens. A short time after Conly's
arrival at Hartville, Moore walked
into camp very much wearied. His
csrdition was such that a subscription
was made up to send him to FIT Lara
mie and Cheyenne. Comfy subscribed
So 90 and also gave him $500 to buy
his meals on the road and a few hours
after that Moore started for Cheyenne
by the stage.
Comfy did not know of anything
further unth he arrived in Cheyenne
last Friday night, when be heard Moore
was on crutches coming down the road
having been thrown out of a wagon.
The fact of MIR Conly's arrest our
readers are familiar with.
DR.. Barkwell, county physician, who
attended Moore after his arrival in this
city testified that on Moore's admission
to the county intirmary the following
wounds were observed a fracture OF
lower jaw on the left side; inflammation
Of the left ankle and numerous bruises
on legs, thighs and arms. The mar was
in a high fever at the time which con
tinued up to his death. The immediate
cause of his death was blood poisoning
from ABSORPTION of pus formed In the
iDjred tissue.
Willard w. Stone testified that
Comfy gave Moore "a good dressing
down., that the latter was drunk, that
Moore walked from Fort Laramie to
Hartville 6 or Z days after the row and
had been on several DRINKS since that
time.
DR.. Barkwell being further questioned
stated that Moore looked like a man
who had been on spree; that his blood
had the appearance of that of a man
who was q topper; that the bruises were
OF the leg and side; that the Jaw was
broken but the injury did not in itself
amount to anything; that he did not
known the causes of the injuries to the
leg but they were recent.
j. J. Hauphoff testified that he met
Moore on the 9Th or 9th of the present
month; that his face was swollen; that
he said he had had a fight with a man
Comfy; that the fight was 5 or 6 days
previous to this meeting; that Moore
was under the influence of liquor when
he saw him.
B. w. Beatty testified to the drunken
condition of Moore for several days
after the fight.
Further testimony was developed
showing that on his way from Fort
Laramie to Cheyenne he with the
driver, was thrown from the wagon
and injured by the falling.
After hearing the evidence the jury
rendered the verdict that the man
Thomas Moore came to his death from
sickness caused by the excessive use of
ardent spirits together with injuries
received from falling from wagon.