The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-06-29
This is the Second Case That Has
Occurred Beneath Miss
Burns Roof.
VIM. Brown Probably Fatally In
iured by an Angry Boil
i'm East Sedalia.
A Young COlOred Man Falls From
Wagon and Breaks His
Left Arm.

A death IN which all the surround
ings point to suicide cccurre shortly
after the noon hour Yesterday at the
boarding house of Miss Nancy Burns,
No. 213 East Second street. The
victim was stranger in Sedalia, and
emily arrived here Tuesday evening,
coming from the east, it is presumed,
as he spoke of having been in Jefer-
son City, looking for employment.
On arrival here he paid Miss Burns
s1.00 for a days meals and lodging,
and Wednesday evening he paid her
a second dollar. He was of a retiring
disposition, and had but little to say,
merely answering the questions pro-
pounded to him.
HE WAS A swEDE,
he stated, and had been in this coun-
try five years, off and On. He was
about 35 years of age, wore a
heavy sandy mustache, and
his complexion indicated that
he had never done any outdoor werk.
His clothing was all good, and of a
dark brown material. He wore a
high-crowned brown straw hat, pair
of cheap brogan shoes, and almost
constantly wore pair of gold-bowed
spectacles. He was evidently near
sighted, as in reading he held the pa
per close to his eyes.
To Miss Burns he SAID he was in
search of work, but what particular
kind he did not disclose. He had
been partially promised position and
expected an answer yesterday some
time. He had travelled all over
Europe and America, he said, and
spoke five different languages fuently.
Wednesday night it is thought he
retired about $50 o'clock. He
WAS CALLED FOR BREAKFAST
yesterday morning by Miss Burns,
but there being no response,
M. L. Becker, another boarder,
was asked to arouse him. Again
there was no answer, and he was per-
mitted to slumber an hour or so, when
Miss Burns again endeavored to have
him arise, but to no purpose. Thrice
afterwards he was called, with the
same result.
At the noon hour Becker entered
the strangers room and endeavered
to awaken him b shaking him, but
without avail. At that time he
WAS BREATHING HEAVILY,
and Mr.. Becker felt satisfied that
there was something wrong. He COM
municated his belief to Miss Burns,
and it was decided to summon a ply
stefan. DIR. Boyer was sought, but
was engaged at the time, and
DIR. Ed. Evans was summoned,
but before he reached the house death
had claimed the unknown.
Coroner Overstreet was notified and
on entering the dead mans room
found a paper containing enough
morphine to kill several men. A bot
lie one-fourth filled with sarsaparilla
also stood upon the table, and by the
side of it were half dozen cigarettes.
On
EXAMINING THE CORPSE
DIR. Overstreet pronounced it case
of death from morphine, and it was de-
cided to hold an inquest. The fol-
lowing jurors were Summoned : BENZ.
Edwards, j. III. Looney, E. i. |
Johnston, S. N. Lewis, Z. II. Nc
Kitrick and j. r. Tyron. They
viewed the body, after which it was
removed to McLaughlin's undertak-
ing establishment.
At2oelock p. m. the jury convened
in the county court room at the court
house, and Miss Burns, M. l.. Beck
er, AL. Blair, Elmer Dean and Ed
ward Love gave their testimony,
which is embraced in what is pub.
ished above:
THE VERDICT.
The jury returned a verdict OF
death from an overdose of morphine,
self-administered, but whether or not
with suicidal intent was left to the
public to conjecture.
The general opinion is that it was
q case of suicide, as the deceased had
only thirty cents in his possession. He
had nothing of value whatever, and
the presumption is that he became
because of being out of
and desired to end his
by the morphine route.
Another Case.
Miss Burns has been peculiarly
misfortunate in cases of this kind, in.