Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-11-28
HUGH sTOwELL.
The COrOner's Jury Find n Verdict
of Sufcide-Dr. EIaGar's Testimony
The RurInl OF Deceased.

The COrOner's Jury Find n Verdicr
of Sufcide-Dr. HIaGar's Testimony
The burial Of Deceased.
On Thanksgiving morning at II o'clocl
Acting Coroner Harmon impaneled thu
following named gentlemen as a jury te
inquire into the cause Of the death oil
Hugh Stowell: VIM. Pardy, ]. @. Har.
mon. Thomas Dale, James F. Mason,
Robert Stewart and O. T. Erdley. After
viewing the body and hearing the testi-
mony of J. s. Capron, A. stinson, DR..
Hagar and II. Kind, the Jury returned the
verdict "that we do find the deceased was
named Hugh Stoweli; that he was q ma
tive of Oswego, N. Y, aged about AZ
years; that he came to his death on the
25th day of November, 1885, in this
county, by his own act with suicidal in
tent" Of the testimony taken that of DR..
Hagar, which is, in part, as follows. is
probably of the greatest interest,": 81 am
satisfied that his death was caused by
poison from strychnine. I examined the
mortar in the drug store and found in it
what / believed to be strychniDe, mixed
with what appeared to be glycerine, and /
found on his lips a whisish substance--the
same as was in the mortar. He came to
me four or five days ago and told me that
he had taken three grains of morphine
the night before, and he asked me If
l thought there was any danger of his
dying from its effect. I said "no;' that 1t
all had been absorbed. He seemed to be
afraid that he was going to die from the
effects OF it,. He said he had taken it with
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say anything about il; that he did not in
tend to do anything Of the kind again. He
appeared to be ashamed Of it. When / ex.
amined him his body was contorted, and
he appeared to have had spasms. He had
been dead several hours, and the body was
cold and rigid.
In answer to q telegram sent William
~Stowell, now visiting with his family In
Oswego, N. Y, announcing the death Of
his brother, John 8. Capron received on
Thanksgiving afternoon q request that the
funeral and burial be attended to by the
Ancient Order Of the United Workmen.
Mr.. Capron called on prominent members
OF that organization in town, and was in
formed that for some time prior TO about
three years ago the deceased was q member
Of the order, but that he withdrew, and
since his return to Eureka he had not
made mention Of having affiliated with q
lodge elsewhere. Mr.. Caprsn stated some
reasons that be had for believing that the
deceased was a member in good standing
in Seattle, Washington Territory, and al
telegram was sent there at once inquiring
If such was the case. AS no answer was
received up to 10 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing arrangements were made by Mr..
Capron, personally, to have the remains
buried in the Eureka Cemetery from the
Presbyterian Church at 2 O'Clock in the
afternoon. After such arrangements had
all been perfected and at about half-past !
O'Clock an answer was received from
Seattle. stating that Mr.. Stowell WAS q
member in good standing in the lodge of
the order at tina. town. A conference was
held at once among the members here, and
it was deemed advisable that as such salts
factory arrangements had been made by
Mr.. Capron for the burial they should be
carried out. and as many Of them as posi-
BILE would attend in a body, Appropriate
funeral services took place from the
church mentioned at the appointed hour.
Rev. A. @. Dutton officiating. The at
tendance was large and the respect shown
the remains marked.