The Dawson journal., 1885-11-12


ry into the mans mental condi-
tion, but Ordinary Calhoun assert
ed that he had no jurisdiction over
the man, and that he would have
to be taken back to Dawson for
the inquiry. DIR. Boring then
opened a correspondence with
! Cheves' attorneys, and pressed
upon them the necessity of a
change in the mans surroundings,
but they, too, it appears, were
powerIess to do anything. While
this correspondence and work Of
DIR. Boring was going on, Cheves
continued to grow worse, both
mentally and physically. At times
he would be perfectly sane for
two or three days. and then a pc
riod of insanity would ensue.
Each of these spells became longer
and more violent until about three
months ago reason was perma-
nently dethroned. About the same
time Cheves' constitution gave
way entirely and then DR.. Boring
forgetting the mans insanity
began trying to save his life. The
battle between
THE DOCTOR AND TIE DISEASE
which was carrying the prisoner
away was a stubborn one, bat inch
by inch the disease advanced until
yesterday it conquered. TIVE
months ago Cheves quit eating.
He did quit because he wanted to
create sympathy outside. He was
beyond such seheming. But he
quit because his mind was 50 dis
eased and his constitution so
wrecked that he lived as we'll with
out food as with it. One month
ago he quit talking, but long
time previous to that he was unq-
bic to recognize anyone. He did
not know his wife, who has been
in the city for several months.
HOW HE DIED.
Wednesday night, about nine
o'clock, Cheyes began to strangle,
and Alexander McGarr, the negro
who has waited on him so con-
stantly and faithfully, thought he
was dying. McGarr called Mr..
Osborn, and Mr.. Osborn sent for
Mrs. Cheyes and DR.. Boring.
Both
ARRIVED As QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
McGarr worked faithfully with
the prisoner and about midnight
he coughed a quantity of phlegm,
Soon after this he grew easier and
then Dr. Boring left. Mrs. Cheves
left too. Just before day Cheves
was seized in the same way. and
again McGarr thought death was
at hand. He handled his patient
carefully and again he threw up
phlegm. After this he breathed
easy, much easier than he had
breathed for months. Ats o'clock
Mrs. Cheyes cailel again. Her
husband did not recognize her.
His eyes were open. He was
breathing easily. Mrs. Cheves
KNELT BESIDE HIM
and tried to get him to recognize
her, but he did not. At ten DR..
Boring called. He said that
Cheves was dying, and so inform
ing iGra. Cheves as quietly as pos
sible he took a last look ut the dy-
ing man and went away. About
eleven o'clock Mrs. Osborn, the
jailor's wife, went into the cell.
Cheyes was then very low, and
was sinking rapidly. Mrs. Cheyes
knew that the crisis was close at
habd- She sat down on the side
Of the mattress, and taking ber
dying husbands hand in hers,
called him by name. He turned
his fastly dimming eye upon her,
but did not speak. A few minutes
before twelve Cheves tried to
change his position on the bed,
McGarr aided him. Cheves was
then lying fat upon his back. In
a few seconds
A BRIGHT Smile
came to his face. His eyes gave
nervous twitch. He threw one
hand across his bosom, and, with
that, his breath went cut, and
Cheves was dead.
His wife, though expecting
death, was completely unnerved
when it came. She threw herself
across her husbands dead body
and walled and cried. Mrs. o.
born tried to gently soothe her,
and finally the heart-hroken lady
was led away.
After death, Swift, the under
taker, took charge of the body and
carried it to his place on Lloyd
street, where it was encased. At
ter the body had been placed in
the coffin, Mrs. Cheves looked upon
it. She pinned a tuberose and a
geranlum leaf upon the breast and
then the 1f3n lid was shut down.
Cheyes does not look much like
himself. When he was first jailed
his hair and beard were black.
He was large and i'll good condi-
tion. Last night streaks Of gray
were apparent in the beard and
hair.
Cheves was about forty years
of age. He was man of thor
ough education, and was a bril-
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