, 1885-04-01
HOUND DEAD.
A StrangerxDie in the Night At
L%eighton's Hotel.
His Body mot Discovered Until
Late Yesterday Morning.
The Sad Death of a Well Known
Mining Engineer.

Word was brought to the office at Leigh
tom hotel about 9 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing. that j.. S. Boardman, the occupant
of room No. 33. was lying dead in his
bed An investigation was made, and it
was soon discovered that the man had
been dead several hours. DR.. W. A. Wy
man was called, and Mr.. Thomas Dart
mouth, a friend Of the deceased, who oc-
cupied an adjoining room, was also noti-
fed. The body was properly cared for
and Coroner Moore was informed of the
manner of Boardman's death.
Upon arriving at the hotel the coroner
took charge of the remains, and the per
sonal effects of the deceased. In addi-
ton to the usual wearing apparel which a
traveller would ordinarily carry, the coro-
ner found a silver watch, a gold pin, a gold
ring with the initial "B,r a cigar case and
match safe, a gold tooth pick, a gold pen
ell, and about $7S in bills and silver. A
jury, consisting of f. j. Stanton, i. Usher,
j.. B. Woods, Geo. L. Durbin, j. H. Ma
COON, and S. B. Wood was summoned.
The jury met at 4 o'clock, when Mr.. Leigh
ton, proprietor of the hotel, DR.. W. A.
Wyman, and Mr.. Thomas Dartmouth
were summoned as witnesses.
Mr.. Leighton said that the deceased
came to the house last Saturday. He had
been i'll and had called DIR. Wyman several
times to attend him. About 9 O'Clock
yesterday the night clerk had notified him
that the man had been found dead in his
bed, in room No. SO.
DIR. Wyman testified as follows: The de-
ceased called to see me last Saturday. He
had been drinking, but wanted to stop; he
asked me for some medicine to quiet his
nerves. | gave him a prescription for a
mild oPiate. He called again Monday and
said he felt better. but could not sleep.
He came again Monday evening, and |
gave him a prescription. About halfpast
9 O'Clock Monday evening l found a note
in my Office, asking me to
call at the hotel. | went and found him
in his room. He seemed to be better, al
though he complained of sleeplessness. 1
was sent for again this morning and found
him dead. l asked the proprietor where
the friends of the deceased we're; he said
in room No. 30. Death was doubtless
caused by cerebral apoplexy. The pupils
of the eyes were dilated and his physique
was that of a man predisposed to apo
plexy.
Thomas Dartmouth made the following
statement: | am a travelling man. My
previous residence was in New York city
and | have lived in Prescott, Ar. Ny
present residence is in Cheyenne. By oc-
cupation | am a practical mining engineer.
| have known thodeceased for ten years.
He was a mining engineer. He came to
Cheyenne for the purpose of investigating
the mineral resources of this region. His
people live in Charlestowne. Mass. but he
had no permanent residence, and had no
friends here. He drank at times and after
a season of drinking would not touch
liquor for a long time. He has often
passed through this experience since 1
have known him. lie was about As years
old. He has often said hat the doctors
told him he would die suddenly or with
apoplexy. He drank very little since he
came to Cheyenne. We came from New
York, arriving here last Saturday night.
We left New York city on the 23d inst.
While at New York we lived at No. 36l,
Second avenue.
The jury rendered a verdict to the effect
that the deceased came to his death from
cerebral apoplexy. The funeral will be
held from the hotel at . o'clock this after
noon.
The deceased is quite well known on the
Pacific coast and has made and lost sew
eral fortunes during TIE past fifteen years.
He was whole-souled, genial. and liberal
to extravaganza. 1t is said he sold one
mine for $500, 900 and in six weeks was
obliged to borrow twenty dollars to pay
his board bill. He had spent the fortune.
He dies almost alone, among strangers, and
will be buried in a spot far from the home
of his friends. Even his companion and
only friend was not by his side when he
died, but that friend will see that an APP
propriate burial is given the body. More
than that he cannot do, and when the
body is laid away the last scene in the ad-
v%enturous and storm-tossed career of the
dead miner will be ended.