Wichita eagle., 1886-12-28
GOOD BTE, NcCAULEY.
John HeCauley Taxes Morphine and now
Sleeps IN the Valley.

About o'clock Saturday night man
came into the Arlington Hotel, east Douglas,
and asked for lodging. Upon being request
ed by me clerk to register he told him to do
| so for him and gave the name of James
Francis. He was shown TO a room. About
s O'Clock the next morning groans were
heard proceeding from his room; some OF
the employs OF the hou-e was told TO 20 III
ami see what was the trouble He found the
man in bed and breathing very heavy but
did rot awake him About O'Clock in the
afternoon the same person again went into
the room and found that the covers were
pulled up over the dodgers head. Laying
them down he discovered that the man was
dead
The coroner was Immediately notified and
einpanneiled a jury consisting of the follow
ing persons: w A Richey, Geo. E. Harris
Mart B Hoover, L. w Ong, H. J. Harding,
j. w Bell
The effects found upon his person were
two pocket knives, three poker checks and
some letters ADDRESSED to Frank McCauley,
which was evidently the correct name OF
the deceased
The first witness was j. n. Davis, night
clerk at the hotel, who said the deceased
came to the hote about O'Clock p. III. yes-
te-day and asked If We had bel | said
yes; he said he wanted one he tod me TO
register for him and gave the name of James
Francis. | took him to bed and saw 10
more OF him until 9 O'clock tins morning
when | went into the room and found him
with his head covered up. | left him alone
II. J. Wilson, an enploye OF the laundry
department of the hotel testified as follows:
This m0NA4dg Mrs " bitten, the iapGlady,
told me she heard a man grooming i'll tie
room ana asked ne to so in ana see [ went
ii, saw him, and thought he was snoring. |
spoke to him, but he gave no reply. |
thought he was asleep aud left him alone.
This evening about o clock she told me 30
60 Ill aud wake him up When [ went IL |
tnrew back the cover and surprising he was
dead told Mrs. Written. have been work;
ing at the hotel for about eleven weeks and
never saw the man before
sam Jones, drug clerk, was next put
upon the stand. Il saw tbs deceased when
he was found deal. [ have known him fer
SIX months, his name is Srank &cCauley,
as far as | know he is single man and has
been boarding at rs. 226 North Water. He
was in my place of business, 352 North Main,
last evening and wanted 3 c.nts worth OF
morphine. | refused to give it to him. He
wanted TO so behind tae counter and put it
up himself | still refused, 50 he went OF
mad, saying he would go down town and
get it somewhere else From his determined
manner and the result suppose he succeed |
ed. I was at the Arlington this afte
about 4 o'clock The lsndlady came liz and !
told the proprietor that they had found &
man dead IN the house. 1 went up stairs and |
him at once. His hands were
across his breast, his left foot drawn UP to |
the knee Of the right. His occupation was a
granite cutter, aad has been employed at the
Garfield university on what is called shoddy
work. He has no relatives here
The jury then .zssIrned a verdict 'shat
from the testimony given the deceased came
TO his death from morphine administered BY
his own hand, cause unknown"
The letters for:.d Upon his person were
from st. Louis and towns throughout Mis-
souri, A man $50 professe. to know soaae-
5niBg OF h.s past history said be was from
Bangor, Maine, and that he was during the
ate war soldier in thu U MON forces fron
mat state.