The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-03-30
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the last Vital spark hau exunKulbne
itself; refusing to obey the doctors In
structions for fear of undoing the dread
ful work; giving the man liquor whel
in his burning thirst he called for coohn
draughts, eagerly urging on the en-
while pretending to alleviate-such ar
the crimes which the evidence woul'
tend to show were committed and tn
proof Of which the coroner's inquest i
endeavoring to ferret out.
The funeral of Andrews took place q
two o'clock this afternoon under thu
auspices of Wilkin Post.
Drs. Brandenburg, Andrews and Har
rington were summoned yesterday fore
noon, and during the fore part of the af
ternoon held an autopsy of the remains
About the middle of the afternoon the
coroner's jury met again at the city-hal
and continued the inquest.
DR.. q. q. Harrington was called, and
testified as follows: Was present with
Drs. Andrews and Brandenburg at posi-
norton examination held over the re.
mains of the deceased; found no other
special disease than CASTRO entritis, an
infiamed lining of the membrane of the
stomach and intestines; the membrane
was greatly inflamed and tender; any
violent irritant taken into the stomach
might produce this disease; some such
irritant was probably taken, but this can.
not be ascertained except by chemical
analysis; a portion of the stomach and
intestines and contents of the stomach
we're put in q jar and given to the chief
of police, to be disposed of as he sees fit;
think deceased died of CASTRO entritis,
caused by some irritant being taken into
the stomach; the blood vessels were
much congested, and the mucous men,
brane showed evidence of dIsorganiza-
ton; the disease originated in the stom-
ach.
DR.. j. w. Andrews was next called.
He was present at the autopsy, and much
of his testimony was the same as DIR,
Harrington's. ANY violent mechanical
injury or q medicine acting as a caustic
or strong irritant or foreign body If not
dislodged might bring about the condi-
ton of affairs found. It was his opinion
that poison of some kind had been taken,
as no foreign body or evidence of vio-
lence was found. The condition could
not be caused in any other way. Fully
two-thirds of the stomach was involved,
though could not say that any other or
gans were involved; it would not be
strange If person taking arsenic would
live five days; any corrosive poison
would produce similar symptoms; there
is no evidence to show the kind of irri-
tant producing this condition; the prob
able cause of death was castro antritis;
it would probably take 4S hours for the
to become in this condition; it
makes difference if it is taken in divi-
ded doses.
DR.. Brandenburg was again called and
the above statements. He,
too, was present at the autopsy. The
had vomited was found in his stomach,
filling il about one-third full. There
were the most decided symptoms of in
damation of the intestines. The other
internal organs were natural in appear
ance. The disease was castro entrits.
It could be caused only by habitual
drinking or by foreign bodies or by pois- |
0ns; there were no foreign bodies; in |
my opinion the condition of things was
,aused by an irritant of some kind In the |
form of a poison; the kind of poison |
Gould not be ascertained during the |
autopsy.
An adjournment was taken until this |
morning at nine O'Clock.
]. w. Fowler was the first one sworn
his morning. Knew deceased and his
wife since last summer and Geo. DaW-
Ion about week. Being asked to tell
VI he knew about the case he SAID that
asst summer he had discovered that
here was bad feeling between the de-
ceased and his wife; the latter once
that the former had stolen
me of their children and ran away; af-
deceased said he had come
Jack to live with his wife, of whom he
poke affectionately; last fall deceased
anne to me several times complaining
hat Geo. Dawson, q boarder, was max
ng trouble in the family and wanted to
NOW how he might get rid of him; l
old him to kick him out but he said
hat if he did his wife would leave with
Dawson, as she insisted upon having
lin there; the last time deceased spoke
# the matter was in December; my sus-
,icions were aroused Tuesday, knowing
he past, and l went with several 9TH
RS and investigated the house; we
ound a package of paris green in Daw-
on's trunk which he said he had got to
Iill potato bugs with last spring, Mrs.
Andrews said that she had bought some
white Vitrol and sulphate of iron at Ho-
lapp's drug store to make wash for
Ter mother; in searching a trunk l
ound q bottle which [ supposed to be
.rsenic, but it may be sulphate of zinc ia
,artlY filed bottle of it was produced1;
While searching the house Geo. Dawson
anne in and said there was no poison
round the house; afterwards he admit
ed he had got some a week or two ago
t Emerson's to kill dog, but told EN-
'rson he got it to kill mice with; then
ocked him up; before leaving, hove
yer, Mrs. Andrews called me aside and
aid she wanted to speak with me pri-
'ately but she finally decided not to say
nything; she asked to have few mo-
nents' private conversation with Daw-
on, which was refused; on the way to
ail Dawson said "the buying of the ar
enic and finding the paris green looks
'retty damned black; he at another
ime said he was innocent but supposed
le might be hung; Mrs. Andrews said
he wouldn't be bit surprised if An
lIews had been poisoned; she said that
Dawson had made remarks to Will
Iraver that he would marry her if An
lrews was out of the way and wanted
linn to help; Dawson purchased an
'uDce of arsenic at Emerson's the Goth
INST; the book was signed by Geo.
DAWSON" Dawson said Andrews came
o table for dinner the day he was taken
lick, but thought he did not eat any
hing and wasn't certain whether he
frank anything; Mrs. Andrews sat at
he head of table, Andrews at her right,
Dawson on her left with the little girl
,etween her and Dawson; Dawson also
aid they had meat, potatoes, bread and
'utter and sauce, he thought: the coffee
n tea which they drank was passed by
Mrs. Andrews directly to the different
persons; Andrews sat down to the table
md got up again immediately after
wards, and Dawson didn't think he ate
my dinner; Dawson said that it was
Lgainst Andrews wish that he was stay
ng there, and that Andrews was always
Juggling and kissing his wife and that
ne, Dawson, wouldn't let HIM do 1t, or
ct any woman get abused. as he said
Andrews was cross TO her at times; An.
irews and his wife had not lived to-
,ether since last fall; Dawson and An
lrews slept in same room but in differ
mt beds and Mrs. Andrews in another
DOM.
Mrs. Mary E. Haskell was called. Her
memory was rather poor. Live with my
VIM. Craver, in West Man
zato; knew Andrews, my son-in-law,
or nine years; Mrs. Andrews is 81 years
Did, and Mr.. Andrews was AZ; Mrs. An
lrews' first husband was a brother of
he deceased; was present at the death |
IF Andrews; was living with them for
,hree weeks; was at dinner the day An
lrews was taken sick; he was not well /