Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-21
Written for THE EVENING STAR.
QUININE.
BY K AGE.
IN TWO PARTs.-PARr II.
Copyright, 1851

croft Stating my name and position as execu
tor, the manager inquired. 'You bring the pros
pectus Mr.. Wilcox was TO have placed i'm on
hands yesterday morning." mo-" 1 replied
ga few days ago Wilcox mentioned it. and wa.
TO have consulted with me about It, but founC
no trace of IL or OF his Ms. as yet; In fact sup
posed you had them both. Still. / have DC
doubt can find them before long somewhere
among his papers. In the meantime you will
OF course agree with me in the propriety o.
keeping the same absolute secrecy in the mat
ter OF my friend enjoined." In discussion with
Mr.. j. found all the story Wilcox had told me
corroborated, though they had seen no more
OF the Ms. than i. There was nothing to pre-
vent his making the same statements to us
both; IN fact, to my mind, 1t but proved the
Authorization more clearly.
The Inquest was attended by that crowd OF
curiosity seekers that always congregate in
such place in search OF what is CHASTITY and
horrible. had not been summoned to attend
as a witness, but thought 1t my duty as Viii
cox 5 friend and executor to be present. Be
sides this, was anxious TO learn whether any
thing shown there would confirm the theory
had formed as to the cause of death.
The coroner. with all the importance charac-
teristc OF petty officer, at first insisted an
autopsy strenuously; but urged him to omit
pensaDle and finally pr vailed upon him 70 do
So.
thing startling OF important developed. Price
was the first witness called. He was, he said,
the partner OF Wilcox in the chemical business
for some six years. He Price had come To the
laboratory at about half past eight the proceed
didn't remember what he was doing; dldn
notice at the time. About a quarter OF an hour
later. near 8 O'Clock, Wilcox had stepped over
gased in, when suddenly the former fell TO tine
fioOr, without u word. He raised the body, but
Tor a doctor, and laid the body on one of the
laboratory tables. Had no idea as to what the
cause oil death was Was no doctor himself.
Thought 1t might be apoplexy but would VEN
ture NO definite opinion.
The next witness called was one Of the en-
position in the place Mr.. Wilcox had been
talking to him. he said, shortly before his death.
question arose as To the necessity OF a new
suppiy'Oi ether, he thought, when Mr.. wilcox
stepped over TO speak 10 Mr.. Price about it,.
Witness then resumed his work. Didn't see
any thing else until he heard the tail OF the
body, and had then helped Price to lit Wilcox
and lay him on The table. Did not know any
thing was the matter with Wilcox; had never
heard him complain OF illness. by juror:)
How long had Mr. Wilcox been in the labOra-
tory before his death:' tWitnessJ II do not
know-that l., remember. About two hours, /
think; IL was not his usual habit to come down
So early, but lately he had done so. de ap-
peared TO be very busy with some experiments;
10 not know Just what they We're When not
working In the main room, Mr. Wilcox was in
his office This Was in The farther end OF the
laboratory-tEe west end MIR. Price aud he
both had offices there. Zach opened into the
work room, and there was door between
Them
some other employees were called but only
corroborated the prior testimony. The last wit
ness Was Dr. Stewart, who testified: II am a
physician and surgeon. At about quarter TO
nine on Tuesday, esterday morning 1 was
called ~ the laboratory OF Wilcox Il Price on
prumm street. L went at once. and heard that
MIR. WILCOX had dropped dead. / made an
immediate examination but found all efforts at
resuscItation useless. Death must have ensued
Immediately. For my part thiuk heart disease
was the cause oi his ueath--aneurisin OF the
aorta- 1t could not have been poison-the
appearance of the body as saw it lett no room
Tor douba as 10 that There We're no marks of
extreme VIOLENCE, either. 1 examined the body
at the time, as said, Lut could find nothing
but a small open wound about the size of u
half dime upon the left wrist. 1t looked To me
like "a puos pEofus acid burnt something
OF tine sort. Mr.. Price said that it had been
Caused py nitric acid which had been acci-
dentally spilled Oy him the day before while
making mite. ii could have been caused by
that. No, this could have had nothing to Go
with the death Price was called, and verified
tine doctor statement.
This closed the testimony, and the case was
submitted 20 the jury They returned in a few
minutes with their verdict 1--WE, the jury.
nnd that Jonn WILCOX the deceased, came to
his deatn from causes unknown This Was
accepted by the coroner, and the jury dis
charged.
My intention was to visit Wncox's room
next, 10 obtain the means of clothing the body
more suitabiy 4Or the grave On the previous
night, decided to bury W ilcox in tue Laurel
Hl4l cemetery, and leaving orders at the under
takers 10 send "a cas,et and the proper attend
ants in tine afternoon following, 1 FASTENED TO
" itcOXs ruon>.
TIE land ord with whom had once lodged
an aInVrphOus product of san Francisco, I'M
sexed into all minute resource in converse
flOuai TOPICS Was sarru. GUS Tuesday about
noon, Dir. Price had come TO announce the
death OF hls POOR young man. He wished to
lock UP NIcOX'> papers ana vtIuaDles, and
arr.n.. them heiore and met there in the
evening. lie, MT. Van, had no objection, aud
fricc spent an hour at his work. To describe
TIE GIgres-IOtts In this Information, the minute
circumstances Connected with past anu present
u ali parties cuneerned, would double the
length + tnIs mar alive. MIR. Van was that
shocked he remembered every word they said.
Ana Mr. trIce carried .-2Tip-slck too. like the
o.e mad. Wiz. NJ. Van .4eip, mad by this
thine niied ny U:.S with the needed articles
and. beating nasty retreat. lost forever u full
auG exact account oi the origin and personal
adventure, Oi every baggage CONVENIENCE in tine
house.
A. l returned TO my rooms in the AFTERNOON.
the irst editions UI the evening papers were ior
SAFE a. te CAR stands, and iroaII the cow versa
lions could gather i.Iat WiicOX, whose .aIniiy
connections and genial MANNERS had made him
wS!l An1wn anu Iihed, was the main topic oi
iatetesl.
II = consistent with the failed California
gene Osiiy l" iiiIpast ali ohe Knows without re-
-Iad - " LeIe - II said or .xlIo il. We
dlne the stranger AT a cheap club, deIuge h i'm
Win cheap VA. take him u Il cheap theater
and expect aim 10 o. ONer@ AeineG with a sense
Oi C..iiIornisl IsvIslIuess. We give generously
To cash OtE@T-aii t..e worthless scraps OF
We g-taer. Clever -.5ocietys Duings" writer,
gam the greater part vi their gossip by riding all
day on tIe dummies % the different cable lines
and noting the taIh they oyernear. so II was
To The dea HAL, oI slight interest To the reader
or myself save ia they related TO his
kindness OF heart and frank honest nature.
Was cad to tlud coroner verdict accep pied
without question:
Striving 10 myself from a half stupor
that seemed creeping over me, became aware
o. u Hst-iutEs vi t..e conversation. As one re-
taIns ssJsi.e inril8Ty Vi words heard while doz-
n'S, ieSo.lstruciet II all ~ Intelligent look
Ing man o. some occuyAN,n az t..,t sem =
kfO!t s>lOa.4!, Mas hO4d4Bl tDTl!I 10
reIilvII DcrCU i hand as.re merchant at The
opposite cnL of the car, iOr the JeneAt OF whom
L. might Concern. ''Ssa4 thing. that death Oi
young WILCOX, Ell: sad t-iHs; very. Busi-
hess (here tine speaker tUuciIeI has especial
STUART ie,uSy, Ifsat Price, IuCii better head than
tItc Vlile- OHS. lame down lIt other day To
set "a 4lttie Invention u. his charged from NV
machine. No bigger than Your thumb, but il
held twenty ,lules what any other storage cell
caia. Dangerous: Lord, yes. Handle with
you dead wink" Bat what was Price TO
nae -: 4 got oat at my street corner, and
smut myself up To await the body.
Surgeons are considered caIious TO suffering
or 0esssA- II Is untrue, believe, oi most OF my
lrOle>slonal acquaintances, anu certainly OF
Ia! sell, and III the public knew the strain OF our
emotions in the case Oi those dear to us, IL
would give moIe thanks and praise To the cour-
age by w"icn We bring "a firm hand and cool
GniInpassioned Judgment " the wrestie with
death.
lime enough tor my own grief after my work
sas over InIs mig ht, with a SUSPICION ON my
hIehos memory, this body might have been
clay The CORPSE lay on my di,sectiuc table
win Us clothing undl5turbed. In spite of VIII
cox tetiUest, the outcome OF an old promise I
. 80 40 Ih.ehton oil using tile body, except TO