Wichita eagle., 1886-10-06
lNQUEsTS.
The Coroncr's Jury is Inclined to
Think that Miss Howard Came
to Her Death from Nat
ural Causes.
Henry Tobeck Decided 20 Have Sa:ciGed by
Hansing-Evidence in Each Case Given
Together with Clue to Another
Correspondence.


The coroner's inquest IL the case OF Caddle
Howard, ths young woman who came to ner
death so mysterious Monday, was continued
yesterday.
The first witness called was DR.. X. r.
Purdy. He said: ''Saw the deceased, Miss
Ca.ldie Howard, about or 5 O'Clock on Oct
ober 4th, for the first time. She was then
dead never saw her alive. DR.. Fabrique
told me that Dr. Oldham's patient had died
and he wanted me to be present at the post
mortem. The post mortem was held, as
understand, to find ou. what was the cause
of her death. We found an obstruction in
her iiiium | think there was complete
structure at that point in the ainientary
canal Iwould not be led to believe by the
atement5 made by Dr. Oldham that she had
taken poison From the statements made
by DR.. Oldham, would not believe that
she had attempted TO produce an abortion.
knew nothing OF an inquest being held until
after the post mortem had been completed.
In the afternoon at o'clock, Dr.. j. z.
Oldham was called and said:
Il attended her from Thursday morning
to yesterday morning, was not present when
she died. On Thursday forenoon at 10
o'clock, was called to see her and thought
she had spasmoiic bowel pains. In the
afternoon sho got up and walked around.
Saturday she was in pain but not to rs high
degree. Nothing then that indicated
severe illness. Saturday morning I saw her
heart was failing, she gradually grew
weaker until she died. We opened the abdo-
men after death and fouad perfect stric-
ture Of the bowel, Or each side the bowel was
perfectly gangrene This is one CT the most
unusual kinds of bowel obstruction. l had
treated her before while she was acting as
servant at a private residence i'll the city"
The jury after consultation of Gbout two
hours brought in a verdict that ''the de
ceased came 10 her death from structure OF
the aliulentary canal il that part llGo"n as
theillium Cause of said structure unknown"
4 gentleman WHO claims to have had an
opportunity of knowing something OF the
state of affairs existing between Miss How
ard and one of the lads whose photo was
found in her trunk standing out in bold dis
gust, says that they were given to writing
letters to each other quite frequently. When
each held number of touching epistles from
the other, he proposed, on ons OF his accus-
toned evening calls, that each return tho
letters of the other and they would start
anew. She consented, but her attempts to
continue the correspondence proved futil. he
continued his calls all the same, stating that
he had not received her letters.
Before the letters were returned the in
formant says he was allowed tho privilege of
reading a number Of them.
In one of them he says that the writer Ia
ments very much that he is a married man,
and says that his wife is a burden to hin.
and if be could dispose of her he would
surely marry her-Miss Howard.
Soma other things are reported to have
been written by him thai arc even more
startling, if it is possible to be, than what IS
given above.
The funeral Of the dscoase1 tooi p.ac, yes
terday afternoon at 3 O'clock, from the house
of her sister, III North Market street.
The exercises were conducted by Rev. ".
S. Paine and while short was neat and very
appropriate.
Beside a gooily nlm5er of hers AMI her
sisters frail friends, there were present quite
a number Of ths members OF the w. G. T. U.
At the inquest hs'l over the boiy OF Henry
Tobsck. the German butcher who CON nitee1
suicide Monday by hanging, the following
witneshes were sworn an1 gave evidence: A.
n Bri-ys. J. K Gardner and Jacob Orth.
Mr. Anderson, who cut him down, said "a.
first thought detected a slight pu!sation
which may have been the beating OF my own
pulse I made perfect examination and
fo:nl he was dead.
The jury returned the following verdict:
The deceased ca,nsto his death from will
ful suicide by hanging.
w. S. McCRoY,
l.. B. MILLER,
j. L. KENDAL,
d. f. MAIN, |
c. T. BURROWS,
E. NJ JOsI.yS.