Daily globe., 1883-06-03
THE ST PAULIsUNDAY GLOBE SUNDAY MORNING JuNEs 1855
cattle guard, ended in the circuit court at
Port Huron yesterday. The jury awarded
Smith $4,000. The company will appeal
the case.
The Finding of WtlIians Ktttson's Body.
Winnipeg Sun, May 30.


winnipeg Sun, May 3d.
As stated in yesterdays
Sun, DIR. Kittson and others went
out to spot where Willie Kittson was found,
at O'Clock yesterday afternoon, for
tee purpose of having the body removed.
They had asked to have the ambulance
flom the smallpox hospital there at that
hour. But the ambulance was not there.
Then one of the party drove across the
prairie for over five miles to get the am
bulance. But the steward of the hospital
refused to let it go away from the building
without an order from DR.. Nelson. The
party then drove into the city and after a
long search. found DR.. Nelson, obtained
the order, drove back to
the hospital, got the ambulance,
then across the prairie to where the body
lay. By this time it was o'clock. During
those three hours the remainder of the
party watched by the body. Great indig-
nation was expressed at the conduct of the
steward of the hospital for his vexatious
otficiousness. The body was taken out of
the slough by Simpson, the late steward and
another, wrapped in blanket, and taken
to the dead-house of the smallpox hospit-
al, where it was placed in an iron coffin.
THE HORRORS OF HIS WALK.
Kittsons sufferings during the night he
escaped must have been terrible. It was
very cool night. He escaped about IL
o'clock, and with only night-shirt on,
walked between four and five miles, get
| ting through two wire fences, and crossing
at least three sloughs. His head was
| scratched in getting through the wire
fencing and his shirt torn in several places.
How he accomplished the distance is still
the wonder of all who think about it. 1t
was only the strength of insanity that en-
| abled him to do it.
NO INQUEST TO BE HELD.
The friends of deceased are very anxious
to have an inquest held on the remains,
and a thorough investigation made on his
escape from the building and subsequent
death, and the party responsible therefore
held to a strict account. They say that if
no inquest is held it will be one of the
greatest pervorsions of justice, and one of
the grossest exhibitions of the ignorance
of law ever known in this country. Yes
terday the attorney general professed to
be willing to order an inquest, if it could
be done. But he now appears to think
that it cannot be done conveniently. He
alleges that jury could not be obtained
to view the body; and that if jury
could be SO obtained that the fact of
those twelve men afterwards mixing
with the citizens generally would create
alarm. Another thing is that the small
pox hospital is quarantined, and the jury
could not be admitted there without viola
ting the quarantine laws. He admits that
the body could be removed from the build
ing and viewed in the open air without
much danger of contagion. A coroner's
inquest would only bring out the facts of
how, where and when Kittson died. The
government thinks it would be better, and
intend to appoint commission to make
a thorough inquiry into the whole man
agement and working of the small pox
hospital; in which all the facts connected
with kittsOE's death may be brought out.
Meanwhile DR.. Benson has been instructed
to obtain such medical assistance as he
may require, view the body and make such
investigation as may be of service to the
proposed commission, if appointed.
ANOTHER INFORMATION AGAINST SIMPSON.
But this does not satisfy Kittson's friends.
They realize the fact that unless a search
ing investigation is held now on this spe-
cial case, the whole thing is likely to be a
farce. They have very little faith in these
commissions. OF course they do not OBJ
ject to the appointment of commission,
but they demand special inquiry into the
cause of Kittson's death. DR.. Kittson
again interviewed the attorney general
this morning, and demanded that an iu-
quest be held. 1t is said that if an inquest
is not held Kittson's friends will lay
aEother information against Simpson, the
steward, charging him with criminal neg
lect, and endeavor to have him indicted
for mapslaughter.