The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-04-12
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4. Y. Thompson Taxes m Overdose ~ Nor.
pbins nnd Dies-The Jury ~ inIuests
verdict, Etc.
Yesterday morning about 10 O'Clock John
r. Thompson died In his room over the
hardware store of Huey 4 Philip, corner Of
Elm and College streets, from an overdose
Of morphine. He was clerk In the store,
and Wednesday he complained OF feeling
unwell, and that night aud early yesterday
morning he was troubled by spells OF vom-
iting, About o'clock he went down Elm
street to get some medicine, and returning
went TO his room and laid down. Que OF
the employees in the house heard his hard
breathing, and thinking something must
be wrong, Drs. Morton, Childress and
Moseley were called in to gee him. They
announced that the trouble was caused
by an overdose OF morphine,
and set about doing what
they could to counteract the effects of the
deadly drug, but their efforts to restore
him proved fHtile and at 10 o'clock he
breathed his last. The deceased, who was
about "a years old, came to this city but q
short time ago from Trenton, Tennessee,
and secured position with the above
named firm as clerk. He is highly spoken
of by his employers and his fellow EN-,
ployes, all Of whom gave him good
name. AS he was full Of life and was not
in the habit of taking morphine, the sup
position is that he took the drug by mis-
take Tor quinine, or perhaps in his misery,
too large dose.
Justice Edwards empanneled a jury Of
inquest, which, after viewing the body,
examined the following witnesses:
r. L. CHAPMAN,
the first witness sworn, ties flied: j.! am
employed at Huey g. Philips in this city, l
know John Thompson, who was also en-
ployed there; Thompson is now dead; he
died about 10 o'clock this morning; his re-
mains are in the room over Huey d. Phllp's
store, where they have Just been viewed by
the jury; Thompson worked all gay yester-
last night he vomited great DEAL but he
got up this morning, left his room up stairs
and went out IN town to get some medi-
cine, we supposed; he returned TO
his room and laid down until
until little before s o'clock this morning;
Mr.. Matt ews who is also employed at Huey
& Philips went into hisroom and thompson
asked him to get him some water which he
did; about half past O'Clock he entered
Thompson breathing very hard; he came
out aud reported that he thought Thomp-
son was dying; we all went to him then
and as soon as we could we. got Drs. Nor
ton, Mosely and Childress, and they stayed
and worked with him until about o'clock,
when he died; Thompson had been at
Huey & Philips about six months; he
was q hard working fellow and always APP
peared full OF life; ! never heard OF
him threatening to take his own lie; ne
was some % years DID,.
II. A.
the second witness, testified IN substance
that Thompsons death was caused by an
overdose of morphine, and he was OF the
opinion, inasmuch as he was well acquainted
with the deceased, that he took the dose by
accident, or an overdose through mistake
DR.. II. MORTON,
the third witness, testified in substance that
the death of deceased was caused by an
overdose of morphine; that antidotes. were
administered without any perceptlble
effect, and that artificial respiration and
other means of restoring him were used,
but without effect.
After hearing the testimony of
witnesses, the jury, returned
verdict that John Thompson, came
to hia death on the 9th day of April. at 10
morphine, supposed to have been taken ny
him accidentally. 1t appears to be the I'M
preston of those who knew him that
Thompson must have taken the morphine
for quinine. Inquiries were made at the
different drug stores as to who sold him the
dose. but none of them remembered him,
vet it is the opinion that he got the dose
which he got for quinine from some young
knight of the mortar and pestle who is
learning to be a druggist by practicing upon
the public. His relations were telegraphed
his death, and the disposition OF his remains
awaits their orders.
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