The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-19
LOCAL LORE.
singular aud Sudden Death on hail
way Train.
heath has Been Very Busy-Diy0ree
Suit.
Some other Matter Local In Nature,
Mysterious Death.

Mystcrtuue Do0eu
directly after the arrival Of the east-bound
.,ommodation train on the Texas & Pa
90 road about $3.50 o'clock yesterday
orn;ne. which runs between Millsap and
Mo,shall, J. NJ. Ayres was discovered dead
- the water closet of one Of the coaches.
when the train pulled up at the Texas &
Sc danot. Mr.. Taylor, the conductor,
fac inS, Police Officer Maddox to take a
reque' ont of the water closet, re-
miss man that he had been in
ma for some time, and adding
Mets The man was sick. The officer un'
tnay mad the door and tried to open 1t but
latHiI S not He called to Ayres but receiv-
eoui 10 resnonse, he told the conductor that
inso,lS yet him out as soon as the train
ne Nd the Union depot where he could
reaom ra assistance. On reaching the Union
ploe ot he called on Police Officer Ramsey to
ueg ;ot him and they succeeded in pushing
s sssi' Soor omen, when they discovered him
s sui on the seat his body extended forward
snd his head resting against the door, 1esd'
They took him out into the aisle anu ue-
,a;ning the train notified justice Kendall,
Getting coroner, who empannelled Jury OF
inquest to inquire into inc cause Vi nis
death. A pass was loS Sa a.. N - III
ovsr the line from Big Springs TO Marshall
over anronnt of the machinery depart
on a'0 of the road. The deceased
men some .ixty wears old and was or had
SaS an employe in the machine shops at
WS een On his person was found $3.50
bnttie Of Simmons Liver Regulator, bot.
s,a of Prickly Ash Bitters and bottle OF
uu W and half a pint of whisky about
s,nef ourth of which had been consumed.
M;S rai;se contained a lot of machine tools,
a ,,' them three pair OF calipers COM
nass and other articles pertaining toma'
'r The road telegraphed to Big Springs and
Mesh oil 10 know what disposition to make
Of the remains which were taken charge OF
NV iTndertaker Smith, but upto late hour
last evening no response had peeh recei'eu'
At the orrsr
the following witnesses were examinea anu
The testimony given as reduced 10 "ri'ins
is given below; -
~ DIR, ]. L. ADAMS.
rho fret witness sworn testified. After
close examination of the body am OF the
tbe oninion that deceased come to his death
tron, congestion caused by exposure
He mad the appearance O
having hal protracted spell OF sickness, a .
The madeleine found IN his possession Woulo
indicate.
W. II. RAMSEY.
Tho sacond witness testified. was calleo
pnon this morning by officer Maddox to as
oct him in removing the remains o.
she s A deceased from the water
closet of the east bound passenger tram on
the Texas & Pacific about a o'clock a. m.
on the 18th inst. When we hrst optsineo
oncsss n the body l did not think he was
SooS Int when we got him out he was
dead The body was still warm. From Q
uoas found uoon his person his name was
f"IM Hyres. and he was travelling from
Bie Springs TO Marshall, Texas.
I'D w.B, MADDOX.
Tho third witness testified, boarded tne
oost honnd train on the Texas q racine
ra;lwav this morning about O'CLOCK
on INV way to breakfast, in East Dailas'
when the conductor, Mr.. Taylor, ap'
nroscbed me and said that there was
man in the water cloeet sick with conges'
ton. and that he could not get MN OUT
and tor me to 20 and do so; l went mime.
diately but could not open the doori l 'oLo
Mr. Taylor to wait until we arrived AZ tne
Union depot and l would get assistance
and get him out; when we got there UlilCel
Ramsey and myself succeeded IN eliecting
an entrance into the water closer, anu
found the deceased sitting ON the seal; ~
ING pressed against the door dead, anu WI
carried him out into the aisle oiths car
VERDICT. ,..
After viewing the remains anu ne".,ns
the evidence of witnesses, the Jury re.ufi LIZ,
a verdict that the deceased calhe W Iii
death from congestion.