, 1889-01-24
CAHILL'S DEATH.
His Lonely and Miserable End
in a HaylOft.
st. John SINNERS Statement
Of the Sad Affair.
The BOY Was Feeble Minded and Died
from Natural Causes, He Says
The Zech Family.

A, So.oncf 1 enueiu mas noI fnbue un luVes-
tiRatiop OF the death of Price Cahill, the
boy who died in hayloft at Logan Sta.
ticn last week. The man who reported the
case here said that the boy died under sus.
picious circumstances, and the REVIEW
uDdt rtook TO make an ovestigation. Il
appears that st. John Skinner, agent for
Clark d Curtis ut Logan Station was pres
ent when Zech. brother-in,la law of the de-
ceased, was hastily summoned home. He
accompanied Zech to the house. and was
present when the body was found. He re.
lates the circumstances as follows.
Last Sunday about IL o'clock was at
when his girl about IL years old came in
and said: Papa, mamma wants you to
come home Zech said he would 20 In
few minutes I told the child to 20 into
the. office and warm herself. She did so
ADD again said to Zech, Mamma wants
you to come now Zech went into the
office and came out saying he must 70 im.
mediately. ] thought it strange and told
Zech II there was anything wrong
/ would gladly offer my services.
He said he wished would 20 with him.
The house is three quarters Of mile from
of mile Zech said; My wife's brother
is not we'll and ia not bright, and she
thinks he is dying
when we arrived ut the house, a
building l2xl4, we found Mrs. Zech and
her four little girls standing by the cook
stove, Mrs. Zech spoke and said, Il am
afraid II can't remember the nancy is
dying.
The. only way to get into the loft was by
four stats nailed on the wall and through
two'foot square hole in The ceiling. Zech
went up and called the young man by
a trnn n nd t.fk I -
10 dead. told him to let me up, which
he did. Zeeh opened square door et the
end OF the loft and there the boy was,
leaning. or reclining on his right arn,,,
dead. took hold Of him and laid him down
and told Zech to straighten him. | then
went to the nearest neighbor, Mr.. Pow.
ellis, a distance OF 800 yards. and there
found Mr.. Powell and Mr.. Anderson, who
is a cousin Of Mr.. Zech. / asked permis.
sion of Powell to put the remains in mis-
stable. as Zech has no stable. He consent.
ed. Zech and brought the remains over
to Powell's, and with the help of Powell
burial.
81 did not see any marks or bruises that
would lead o person to believe he had been
wrongfully dealt with, and ii put nnder
oath would swear that believe he died
from natural causes. He was very poor in
flesh and resembled consumpt We. Mrs.
Zech said she thought he had the con.
sumption, although he never coughed
much. He was not bright boy. George
Zech was his guardian. understand that
when his mother died she left property TO
the amount of $3.50 to the two children.
Fifty dollars was used TO bury the mother,
and Mrs. Zech's portion was paid over to
her. The remainder was or has been held
for four years taxes, so there was no great
amount due the deceased.
IL believe the. family to be poor and
from all appearances they are. They live
and sleep in one room. 12x14. and there
are six in all. believe the person who
went to the city to give statement to the
coroner and to the newspapers, from what
can hear, is trying to damage or ruin
George Zech through malice. Ny opinion
is that this man died from natural causes
and was not foully dealt with, and if an
investigation is had it will reveal nothing.
81 am the person to blame for moving
the remains to the barn. and not Zech, for
through respect for the family did not
deem it proper to leave him over their
heads until word could be sent to Spokane.
With the assistance of one of the railroad
carpenters, we made coffin Sunday night,
and about IL O'Clock ON Monday the boy
was buried"