Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-07-15
A MAN FOR BREAKFAST.
GEORGE KEYS OR KEYES DIES
QUITE SUDDENLY ON
RIVER STREET.

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Circumstances Of the Affair, ~ Known
His Dying Staten,ent-He Accuses
Nettie Clifford Of Poisoning Him
Antecedents Of the Pair-kesult Of
the Post Mortem.
About half-past Z o'clock this morn
ing cries Of "Help! Help! Murder!"
were heard in the small dwelling.
house on the northwest corner of River
and Carbonate streets. Soon there
after a woman came out Of the side
door of the house, covered with a
night-gown bespattered with blood.
She ran to the house adjoining and
knocked on the door, saying! "Let
me in! George lost his money at
faro, last night, got drunk over it, and
is trying to kill metz
About the same time a man pushed
his head through the front sash of the
dwelling first referred to, and yelled
Justify for help. Con. Tatro and
Night Waterman Connolly were soon
on the ground, when the man, who
proved to be George Keys or Reyes,
a prospector and miaer, said that the
woman, who turned out to be Nettie
Clifford, had poisoned him, and to
send for doctor to help him out.
The mans head was bloody from sew
eral cuts received when forcing his
head through the sash, his face was
dark, his lips purple. and he had cop-
vulsive spells with lucid intervals.
Mr.. Tatro ran for DR.. Miller, who
soon arrived and gave the man some
salt water to drink. He then sent for
DR.. Brown to bring a stomach pump,
as all the symptoms indicated strych.
nine poisoning. During his lucid in
tervals Keys told DR.. Miller that the
woman had poisoned him, that he
was going to die, that his mother,
Mrs. Loraney Key, lived at Hardy,
Montauge county, Texas, and he
wanted DR.. Miller to send the $40
in his pockets to her. The man died
before DIR. Brown returned, although
the latter was not gone 10 minutes.
While this was going on the woman
went from the inner room or kitchen
of her dwelling to the two privy vaults
in the rear. In one of these she re.
manned for five minutes or so, OPEN
ing the door every time any one passed
BY, shouting "Go for doctor!" then
ducking her head in again. After a
crowd had collected she summoned
sufficient courage to return to the
house, where Night Waterman Con
molly arrested her and took her to
the county Jail. He then returned
and searched the outhouses, and found
some papers containing a white pow
der that may prove to be arsenic or
strychnine, and which were turned
over to the Coroner.
The deceased was until recently
employed at the Davitt mine, and
when he left was given a check for
$500 in settlement. AS $40 was
found on him, besides a note for 500
upon which $50 was Endorsed as paid,
it is ev' dent that he had only spent
between $50 and SO of the money
he received. He had lived with the
woman about one week, but had lived
in or near HALEY for three years.
The woman, Nettie Clifford, is an
old-timer from Eureka and Salt Lake,
where she kept millinery and dress
making shops and bore good reputa-
ton. She came to Wood River three
or four months ago, went to Ketchum,
came back to HALEY, in search of EN-.
ployment, and finall y went to the bad
probably because of her inability to
provide for her support otherwise.
She is said to have been with child for
the last seven months, and because OF
her condition she has not been in.
formed of the death of George Keys
Tho latter's remains will be buried
, from his late residence, about II
o'clock tomorrow morning.
THE POST MoRrEM.
About o'clock Drs. Miller
Brown began post mortem exalnin
alton of the deceased.
A complete examination Of the in