Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-20
DALLAS.
The Eject Of the Heat Has Been Much
Sickness and Great Number OF
Sudden Deaths.
were the Deaths OF Mollle mitchell and
Edward Perkins Cansed by the
same Handg


Special TO the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, Aug. 1.-THE heat for
the past FIVE or six weeks has been very
oppressive. The thermometer has regis
tered hundred degrees or more in the
shade nearly every day during this pro.
tracted period and the nights, likewise,
have been insufierably hot. The result
has been much sickness and number OF
sudden deaths. No less than twelve
deaths have occurred within the last
three or four days, attributable, In some
measure at least, to the extreme heat.
The Inquest business has been lively dur
ing the week and the undertaken has been
kept busy The cause of death in several
OF these cases was congestion. To-day
there were seven funerals In the city, an
unusually large number for one day
PRosTRATED.
About 10 O'Clock this morning William
Boyd, a young man employed 10 plan
ing-mill, was overcome by the heat and
fell from a wagon, loaded with lumber,
at the corner Of Elm and Poydras st eets.
He was picked up unconscious and
restoratlyes administered by physician,
who succeeded in bringing them too. He
was very i'll from the effect Of the stroke,
but will probably not be seriously af-
tected by II.
DIED FROM MORPHINE.
| Mollie Mitchell, woman OF questions
BILE repute, took about six grains of NOR
phine yesterday with fatal effect, and this
morning Justice Kendall was called upon
TO hold an inquest on her body. From
the evidence before the Jury 1t appears
that Mollie had been on spree for sew.
eral days, and last Monday returned Ia
her home from hack-ride very much In
toxicated. Tuesday morning she OBJ
tanned some morphine which she tool
with suicidal intent, but DIR. Mckay be-
ing summoned, succeeded in saving hel
life by the use of proper antidotes. Yes
terday Mollie got "a quarters worth OF thu
poisonous drug which Minnie Harris, ;
colored servant, brought to her
and as she took it from
the girl said, 81 am going TO XII
myself" The servant merely laughed in
credulously and left the room. When sh
returned short time after she foun,
Mollie lying in bed apparently asleep an,
frothing at the mouth, with the empt
bottle sitting on the table. She the
went for a physician, who found he
in spasms when he reached the house
and past hope Of recovery, The jury re
turned verdict that deceased came I
her death from an overdose of morphine
1t was thought there might be som
connection between the death OF 'thi
woman and that of Edward Perkins, VIII
died suddenly yesterday morning at III
same house, and 1t was suggested b
/ some OF the officials that an inquest
: his case might develop some interestin
facts, but after some elaboration the ide
Of exhumlng the remains for the purpos
of holding 40 inquest was abandoned
There is said to have been close intimac
: between Perkins and Mollie Mitchell
and the suddenness OF his death so shoI
time before she took poison is regarde
as somewhat suspicious.
HELD TO ANSWER.
Howard Lillard and Buck Moor
charged with assaulting James Murrt
I with intent to kill at Showers, were he
/ to answer before the grand jury, the 70
9 mer in the sum Of $1,000 and the latter
$500. The assault took place at dane
and originated about an engagement
Murray was several times stabbed, son
Of his wounds being quite severe and pc
haps serious
A RUNAWAY.
Edward Jones, youth OF some nine
ten summers, was taken in charge by u
city marshal, and is being held TO ava
instructions from his parents at Dento
The lad says he ran away because
didn't like TO stay at home, and that
taken back he will run away again.