The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-28
INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle Of Happenings Of
All Kinds in the Two States.
An Illinois Man Fatally Poisoned with Nor
phine and Whisky in Vincennes Sa-
lO0n-BOy Killed by Fall-Notes.
Sensational Case of Poisoning.

Special to the Indanabons Journal.
VINCENNEs, Sept. ga sensational case OF
poisoning occurred in this city yesterday, which
resulted in the death of young named
VIM Taylor. 1t seems Taylor had been drink
ing in Frank Avery's saloon on Water street.
aud took two glasses of beer and one drink Of
whisky. He complained at the time that the
stuff was awful bitter His two brothers were
with him, and about the time Taylor took the
whisky Frank Avery quarreled with him, and
kicked MIN out the front door of his saloon.
Taylors friends walked of with him and Taylor
shut his eyes and staggered along, complaining
that he was sleepy and sick. Taylor lives mile
from the city, across the Wabash river, in Law
renee county, Illinois. 1t took some time for
him to get home, and when Taylor arrived
at his mothers he became violently
sick, and moaned ard groaned a good
deal from o'clock in the afternoon until
o'clock. He suffered thus until he fell into
stupor, and at last died, near midnight, with the
most horrible internal suffering. frothing at the
mouth and eyes. The victim now lies dead at
his mothers home.
This afternoon tina coroner held an inquest
over the remains of the deceased, and the evil
cused. Hector Taylor brother of the deceased,
testified that Frank Avery gave his brother the
whisky; that Avery sent him (the witness) to
drug store for morphine, and gave him a written
order to get it, together with sixty cents. He
took tie morphine to the saloon and gave it to
Avery. In twenty minutes Avery sent him back
to the drug store for morphine, and he
procured an additional sixty'cents' worth and
gave it to Avery. who claimed he had lost the
other bottle; the witness did not see what Avery
did with the morphine The witness is boy,
about sixteen years of age
Mrs. Mary Taylor. mother of the dead boy.
testified that her son came home about 4:30
o'clock; thot she thought he was drunk; that
her son declared he was sick, and that some one
had dosed his whisky and dome him up" she
asked him who did it, and he kept saying ne
would get even with Avery for doing him up"
He said Avery had put something bitter in his
whisky. and it worried his mother so that she
went over to town and found Avery and asked
him what he had given her son. Avery said
Yes, l gave him dose Of morphine
and took a dose myself; I told Bill dose like
that would kill him, and Bill said No, could
witness continues when got back home my
son was dead"
Louis Chapman testified, in brief, that he and
William Taylor were in the saloon together.
Taylor took beer and whisky, and Frank Avery
gave it to him. Avery and Taylor had fuss,
and after the row we walked with Taylor down
the street, and Taylor said he was awful sleepy,
and that Avery had poisoned HIM
Frank Avery testified that he had row; that
he gave Taylor beer but no whisky; that he way
in the habit of taking morphine. and that he had
sent Taylor's brother for morphine on Saturday
afternoon.
The jury, after examining more than dozen
witnesses, brought in a verdict that the deceased
came to his death by poison administered by
Frank Avery OF his bartender, Peter Mccarthy.
Warrants will be issued for the arrest of this
parties alleged to be implicated. A post-mortem
examination will be held on Monday morning b 9
Drs Hill and Smart. Young Taylor, the victim
of the poisoning. was only twenty three years of
age. He was dissipated young man of evil
habits He Yves married. but YVES not living with
his wife.