The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-04-30
DROPPED DEAD.
Allen w, Smith, the TobaooorlAt, Suddenly
Expires at His Store,

ANPh'h w Hh N'"''t
About one o'clock Friday afternoon Al
len W. Smith, the we'll known tobacco
mist, dropped dead In his place OF busl'
neea, corner OF East TnacaraWae street
and the Public Square.
Mr.. Smith had e0me into town from
hla farm In the country Saturday, and
laid down Friday mOrningOn a lounge In
the back part OF hia store TO rest. aa he
had complained of feeling nnwell. He
had not lain there very long, when
hla clerk, q young man named
Jacob 6huater, and william Little, who
had just atlpt In from next door, had
their attention attracted by heavy and
labored breathing proceeding from Mr.,
Smith, and becoming alarmed, they
started TO where no WIS lying. but be-
fore they reached him he rolled off the
lounge on TO the floor, and when they
examined him found that no was dead.
Word was Immediately dispatched TO
Coroner Lelnlnger, who soon appee red
on the scene. News of the terrible
calamity that had happened spread In
all directions like wildaIe, and soon a
large crowd OF eager spectators gathered
about the street In front OF the store,
the door OF which had been ordered
locked by tho coroner, 40 that no one
could gain admittance.
The funeral Of the late Allen W. Smith
took place at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon
from the residence OF Mr., Geo. Geltz, q
brother.ln' law OF the deceased, No, lbl
East Second street, and was very
largely attended.
The funeral services at the house were
conducted by Chaplain Cassidy OF the
Odd Fellows, who delivered fine fu
neral Oratlon. The remains were then
taken 10 the Rowland cemetery, where
the funeral services OF the Knighta OF
Pythlaa and Odd Fellows were pre-
nOunced by Pfelate Dayton II, Coyle, OF
the former, and Chaplain Cassidy OF the
latter. The remains were then Inferred,
Mr.. Smith was one OF the Arst mem
bers OF Buckeye Lodge X OF p, and was
for many years q member OF Nimiailla
Lodge, l. o. o. n, The Knights OF Pyth.
las, the Uniformed Rank X, OF r., and
Mannheim, Nimlsilla, Stark and Encamp'
ment Lodges OF Odd Follows attended
the funeral In 0 body.
Coroner Leininger has not yet return-
cd his verdict but IL ls generally known
that death resulted from an overdose OF
some strong narcotic, taken accident
ally. II seems that tho relatives had
some doubts az TO Mr.. Smith being dead,
although Coroner Lelninger had made a
careful examination and pronounced
life extinct. To eatitfy them.
selves Doctor A. b. Walker was
called and aided by Mr., LOckaTd,
the druggist, applied q strong galyanic
battery TO tho corpse, but without effect,
The cigar store, owned by Mr. Smith,
has been closed by Coroner Ltininger,
and under the statute that official will
have 10 take an inventory OF the stock
and retain possession OF II until an ad'
minlstral0r i8 appointed.
|, the under lgned, Coroner OF Stark
county, having duly inquired Into as 10
whom and by what means Allen W.
Smith, whose dead body was found In
his place OF business, corner OF ruscar.
awas street and Public Square, Canton,
OHIO, on the 2th day OF April. A. d.,
1886, came to his death, and, having OK.
amlned said body, and heard IN eyi
dence, do lnd the deceased, Allen w.
Smith, came 10 hii death from the effect
OF an overdose OF chloral; aud, In my
opinion, said overdose was taken by do.
ceased without any knowledge Of liz
fatal action. A. LEiNINGRR, NJ, d.,
April 2Slh, 1885, Coroner.