The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-05-15
The Peculiar Circumstances
Attending Frank Hardy's
Death Yesterday.
It is Claimed DR.. Boyer is Re-
sponsible for the Engi-
neer's Demise.
DR.. Henry Evans Interviewer, as
Was Also DR.. Boyer. by
Bazoo Reporter.

Mr.. Frank Hardy, for ten years past one
IF the most popular passenger engineers
on the K. & T. died at s O'Clock yes
serday morning in his room over Peter
Kuhn's cigar manufactory, under circum
stances that are somewhat peculiar, to say
the least.
Mr.. Hardy should have gone north on
his run at 1890 Sunday night, in charge of
the engine pulling train No. l54, but felt
indisposed, and about O'Clock started for
the X. & T. shops TO inform the official in
charge that it would be impossible for him
TO 10 out, and request that another en-
greer 60 in his place. While on his
way to that point
HE WAS UTTERLY FRUSTRATED,
and when i'm front of the residence of John
IS. Smith, another engineer, he fell to the
sidewa ak, and assistance had to be sum-
moned to convey him to his room.
For nearly ten years past Mr.. Hardy
had boarded at Kaiser's restaurant, and
when the latter gentleman learned of his
boarders condition, he FASTENED to his
room, and found him suffering the greatest
agony
A couple of railroad men were also
present, and at their solicitation Dr. Boyer
vas called. He arrived about O'Clock
and had charge of the patient until 10
o'clock Monday night when The att. nd
ants noticed that Mr.. Hardy was growing
worse, and an hour later they sent for Drs
Henry and Ed Evans who responded
promptly. These gentlemen saw at a
glance that Mr. Hardy's condition was crit
icat, but as the sufferer had been under
DIR. Boyer's care, they refused TO take the
case until third physician was brought in
for consultation.
About midnight DR.. w. p. King arrived,
when the three gentlemen diagnosed the
ease.
THE SYMPTOMS WERE THOSE OF OPIUM
POISONING,
and the usual antidotes were resorted to,
but to no avail, and after lingering until 8
a. m. yesterday, death came to Mr.. Har-
-dy's relief
The deceased was man about thirty
seven years of age, and was employed as
engineer on the Missouri Pacific before en-
teriDg the X. & I. company's service. He
his funeral will take place under the aus
pices of that order.
Mr. Hardy leaves a wife and three
yesterday morning Mrs. Hardy was iele-
quite i'll, and asking her to
notified and informed that the remains
would be forwarded to Hannibal on the
night train.
Learning of Mr.. Hardy's death, Col.
Eddy ordered speci al car for the purpose
of
CONVEYING THE REMAINS TO HANNIBAL,
and it went out on the rear end of No l54
last night, accompanied by committees of
X. of P. and locomotive engineers.
During all day yesterday knots of rail-
road men we're noticed On the corners and
In stores, discussing the probable cause of
their comrades demise. A majority of
them were bitter in their denunciation of
DIR. Boyer, charging him with being the
cause of Mr.. Hardy's death. Nor were the
railroad men alone in accusations of this
character. A BAzoo reporter learned that
Drs. Evans and King also made similar
charges, and with q view of probing the
matter to the bottom, it was determined to
interview those physicians who had had
charge of the case.
DIR. HENRY EVANS
was found at his Office, and when asked by
the reporter if he was with Mr.. Hardy
when ne died, replied that he and his
brother Ed. were both called in the case
about IL O'Clock Monday night. DR.. w.
p. King was also called into the consul.a-
tion.
"What was Mr. Hardy's condition when
you called upon him ?" inquired the re-
porter.
HE was in q comatose condition, caused
by opium poisoning We administered
the usual antidOtes, but the poor fellow
was too far gone to rally, and We never
succeeded in SO much as causing him to
bat his eye"
"Whc administered the opium?"
"Dr. Boyer was his physician, and
be it was who administered morphine in
such q reckless manner, rs, in our opinion,
caused the death of Mr. Hardy by poison"
"Hsve you any means of knowing how
much morphine DR.. Boyer administered to
Mr.. Hardy?"
"Yes, we have DR.. Boyer's prescriptions
and know the amount of morphine taken
internally BY the patient. He took one
grain and three-fifths from Monday morn
ing to about 6 o'clock Monday evening"
SWELL, that wouldn't produce death, or
wouldn't be regarded even as an overdose,
would it, Doctor?'
ooh, nc; and we did not so regard it.
But Boyer used the drug in still more
eHectual manner, and there was
where the trouble laid. He administered
1t by hyperdermic injection, recklessly, we
think, and did not remain to watch the ef-
fects, as he should have done. urest eau
tion should be exercised when morphine is
administered hyperdermically. In the first
place, the one who administers it should
know exactly the amount of morphine there
is in drop of the solution injected. and
should even then use a graduated syringe,
SO as not to get too much"
"Who made out the certificate of deatb?"
"My brother, DR.. Ed. Evans"
"What was the character of the certi6-
cate?"
"That deceased came to his death from
opium poisoninpn