The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-01-23

| an hour after his arrival he died.
The young man proved TO be q con of
- B.rth, who died bout two years
sgo in East SedaIia. Mr.. Bsrth, sr, will
be remembered readily rs . very eccentric
old man, who, before he died, had his
tombstone prepared. which vas to be erect.
ed over his remains after they had been
consigned to the earth.
YOUNG BARTH
Vas quite we'll known in this city, having
worked for Charles Gross and Charles
Yost, grocery men, IS q clerk and Q driver
of delivery wagon. He left hero several
years ago. and was ia Southern Kansas
herding cattle, etc. He returned two years
ago at the time Of his fathers death, but
remained only q short time, and again lef.
for the southwest, since which time ncthing
has been heard of him until to-day. He
Was about twenty ne years old.
Barth undoubtedly contemplated sui
eide, and pointed his steps toward Sedslia,
desiring to reach here to be in the vicinity
of friends when the final dissolution should
transpire. On his person, in his pocket
book, Vas fosnd $50 % in gold and silver
coin, greenbscks and draft on . Kansas
City bank. Also in the book Was scrio-
bled on piece of paper:
"rHls rs NY NAME:
, AdolpgA H. B.r'h, sed'li'. Bury me
On his person was also found bottle Of
corrosive sublimate. II was labeled
"Richat 4 Mcdonald, druggists, Cherry
vale. Kansas. Teaspooniul and half BE-
fore each meal. Prescribed BY DR..
Sloan"
Also Q small vial of Isudsnum put up
BY . drugg st at Independence, Kansas,
was found in his pocket. This Wa full, OF
nearly full, only perhaps forty to sixty
drops gone. Half of the bottle, which vas
supposed to contain corrosive sublimate,
vas gone. Enough, il he had taken il at
once, TO have produced death,
! Coroner Overstreet had jury summoned
yesterday Who heard the following evidence
touching the death of Barth:
TESTIMONY.
W. E. Travis sworn-The dead man got
on my train at $50 Friday night He had
ticket from Parsons to Sedalis He vas
6nt in the smoking car, but afterwards
| took . seat in chair Car. After leaving
Walnut, 1 noticed that something was the
matter Of the deceased. This was twenty.
having st. Itummoued DR.. Rogers. who
was on the train. He too thought he had
fit. The deceased said he was subject to
the Cts. At Intervals he seemed to be sui
fering. When We arrived in Sedalia,
abort six o'clock this morning, he said he
felt better, and knew Officer Gossage, and
called him BY name. / did not zee him
take any medicine. 1 asked about tie
medicines he had, and he said
Ooh, II ~ NOT POISON.
l am taking it for my blood"
J. N. Barnes. colored porter on Coudue
tor Travis train, sworn Mr.. Travis told
me that he had . very sick man on the
train. and wanted I should give such n.
tention a he might need. L went to the
man and found him in terrible pain. DR..
Rogers came while Was present and
talked to him. saw deceased take no
medicine.
o. F. Fowler svorn-I am telegraph
operator at the Garrison house depot I
received . telegram from Conductor Ira
Wis about Eve o'clock Saturday morning,
from Windsor, to have the police there, 10
take charge OF
MAN WHO HAD FITS.
notified Officers Gosssge and Jones Of the
fact. After the train arrived, saw the
deceased in thedepet waiting room. 1 was
busy and paid no attention to him. At
7:20 l saw him lying on the Aoor. Twas
told that he was dead.
VIM. Marvin sworn-I have no oceupa-
ton at present, but have been raiiroading.
saw the deceased carried into the depot.
He seemed to Be breathing very hard. He
had, while there, what / supposed to be
st. While in the ct he said, II am gone"
He Wa then laid upon the floor, and but
moment elapsed when he vas dead. I saw
him take no medicine.