Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-05-27
BY CHLORAL HYDRATE.
The Verdict of the COrOner's Jury In
the Sayers Mystery.
No Testimony Addueed to Clear Up the
Fatal Deed.
put UndoubtedIy Choral Hydrate Sent
Savers to His Long Sleep.

The most mortem examination OF the
bodv of Joseph w. Sayers was held this
morning at the Office of James W. Taylor.
Citv Coroner G. J. Taylor swore In
w. D. Hickman, William Hennefer and
L. A. Ensign as jurors.
DIR. A. S. Bower was called, and tesu-
fed that he was summoned Yesterday
morning, about o'clock, by hickman
70 sae a man at ?. D. Sprague's livery
stohta west OF Walker Brothers Bank
corner. On arriving there he found the
deceased lying on his back in small
room. His hands and nose were blue
and the respiration very weak. lie recog-
nized what he thought to be
A CASE OF CHLoRAL POISONING
And believing death inevitable within a
short time. he sent for his partner, Dr.
Richards. and the Supplied young man
yos convened to the Deseret hospital.
ChIoral was distinctly smelled on his
breath. and the means and cause whereby
he obtained ii were looked INTO! puC ho
cine was found. At the hospital the
oh veicians Injected hypodermically l-2Oth
IF a rain of atropia, also a dose OF
strvcrnine and digitalis. The pupil Oh
the eve responded trife by contraction,
but he sank away again and
DIED IN ABOUT ONE HOUR
Afterward, at II :55 am.
DR. Richards testified to substantially
the same facts, and said that no amount
of artificial heat from hot water III bottles,
and all the efforts known to the medical
profession could arouse him.
Mr.. J. w. Cottle, being sworn, testlhed
that he was acquainted with Mr.. Sayers,
and last saw him in a sober condition In
front of the Wasatch Drug Store Monday
evening about 8 30, with Mr.. Manning,
in the act of going for a drive. Saw HIM
AGAIN Yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock IN
a room at Sprague's livery stable. lie
was breathing very short and weak, and
was taken to the Deseret Hospital,
Mr.. A. Manning and w. III. Wilson
were sworn, and Mr.. Manning testlhed
that he
TOOK SAVERS FOR RIDE
Monday night about 1880 O'Clock, and
after driving about the city without
making any stops he took Mr.. Savers to
the st. James and left him there. At
about II O'Clock Sunday night Mr.. Man
ming met the deceased near the Walker
House and took Il drink at the Senate
saloon. then went to Moore, Allen d
Co.'s drug store, where they stayed about
thirty minutes. Mr. Manning said he
and Wilson went to supper and babe Say
ers good night, but when they returned
about II 80 o'clock he
CAME BACK TO THE STORE VERY DRUNK.
He was put to bed, and toward morning
taken to Sprague's stables, and then to
the hospital.
Mr.. Wilson testified to the same facts
given by Mr.. Manning. He noticed no
smell of chloral or any drugs about him.
In taking his revolver, watch and glasses
away for safe keeping, he
NOTICED NO BOTTLE OR DRUG
OF any sort about him, and stated that ii
would have been impossible for him tC
have helped himself to any poison while
in Moore, Allen & Co.'s without it being
known.
THE VERDICT.
At the inquisition held at the Office Of
Joseph w. Taylor, before the county
coroner, George j. Taylor, upon the body
Of Joseph w. Sayers, there lying dead
The jurors on oath say from the evidence
presented that he died at the Desere
Hospital in this city at five minutes of L
O'Clock a. M, the Goth day of May, 1885
from the effects OF chloral hydrate, bu
by whom administered the jurors know
not. They further find nothing in th'
evidence to show criminal intent.
WILLIAM HENNEFER,
L. A. ENsIFN,
w. d. HICKMAN.