The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-06
1f DEATH OF CoHHEIIlH.
! coroner's Jury Investigating
the Circumstances.
r~.sgetIng Testimony ef Those who
were with Tie Book Agent
on she Fatal Night.

s...s{B une 1sfEeIed 70 lf3tT Al zuE9Usy and
= .rsfxze tssa eDssssBts Of the stomach In
- n determine II POISON hsd beea se-
,wfuiserea-
1<a szspIcsen thai goEneslza had net
- ,Isy 3ustsGea the hossing CT the In
100 IL the opsason Of the coroner and 90 IN
- t~rs,la q Gross & Co.'S a. O'Clock last
'--,Inr The following jury was irnpan-
$3.50 q. n. Reese, Waiter EnrYeft, l.. VI.
- Jesn SsrnhsFu. u. J. cssBsgan and ID.
& IcTzs-xs. Ise sessinnaay addaeed was
= ''''' THE ssasr wITaEss
a<seer 4. I. Hasiaa was the srss witness
800. He fessstea thar he went 10 tue
- rrison sf Is seIocg Thursday night;
80 he n 1T gonneIsxn dead there: also
g s.ar.e i, the Csisfornsa house and has-
- fAIk with Mrs MeCsrty a. 20 TIE
~ rxfeh would tnrn up. a. the owners
80 vas engraved upon H. and that Con
ssi5Sn had told her where be had left Sc.
enxsKELAs At THE A.IaSsTns.
Morse, PROPRIETOR OF the Arlington
80 sxore that conneisaa came 20 his
ss1,f 4 September isst aua was fhere q
- lors short time. Al II O'Clock on
.ru1sy night deceased came to the
t5fef6on hoase. Witness thought he
GIr3gsd then on some boat or traiu. and
- fzf<n 8 cot ia the par}of He snw F,
Xcessed sE 10 ascsoek On "Wednesday xnd
AZ Re looked - shoagb he mad been
fFfnkinR. CcHnei as HaS given q rnofa On
Wedee<1ay, which he occupied. Witness
~ E0nueIIaE Oh TnnYsdAy. He vas
un1er the lutfsence OF IEqnor IT the time.
o. fhis occasions deeeAsest told Mr.. Morse
n hsd been to EaxIand sud had married
WhiIe thsFe. when EunneIinn was brought
Tbsrsaay night Al sbpss 10 O'Clock he up.
yeaFed 10 Sc stupsdIy drunk witness
ferarked 10 the officers on that occasion
fbsf bic thought Comedian had been
dFuzgeG. AdInistance Hss refused Con-
aeiIsn 70 witneksts house, because Il was
care Of him than anyone else, owing 20 siis
helpless condition
TEIIdse OF THE sKsEsT
Police Officer Joaes testified that he met
0facsr Phillipx and others Bringing man
down Main street 10 the Arlington Es 10
o'elosx on Wednesday evening Mr. Morse
refused 70 take conneIlsn into hss house
because he thought be was Intoxicated:
also because hr thought he had been
dragged. Then the witness sad Officer
Phillips and Eanksus TOOK Comedian 20
jail. where he died. Had almost TO carry
Comedian 10 jail aud TO hold bin up after
lie EG1 rEsfgE " lzIfe Us WAS se4kE1tIE Eff14
The sum OF 50 eanss was found on the
deceased, and as ais watch and chain were
gone Hopkins. who was with Comedian
on the street Ia tbs evening, was arrested
Witness thought that death was caused
from ID long whisky debaueh
rather than from, the effects OF drugs
Witness was eertain that Comedian wore q
watch.guafu GU "Wednesday. but this was
not on his person when be was searched
q the jail
OFFICER FsffiLirs' TESTIMONY.
Police Officer Phillips testified 10 the
taking 81 conaeIian 10 Jail After he was
placed In cell witness then wen, 20 POI
ice headquarters and informed Captain
willard thst man was In che city Iea who
had apparently bsssu poisoned Between
II and 4 o'clock willard AID witness went
% the jail. took deceased out of the eel,
and laid him down IN the corridor. Al
fhes time Gonueil4a uas unconscious
Net iar. whitford Is minuies after aud took
hisn - the iail. la his Interim Comedian
hRa died. When Comedian was taken
from he cell he wss breathing hard. Wit
nfSs thought that J1nneilau had been
dfagged t,eeaase he was so limp and acted
diffefently from AZ intoxicated Individual
The absence OF a wases aud chain which
deceased WIS ~ the habit ef wearing and
the tact that Hopkins was wfsh him nlso
I'D the officers IL sti<pees that there had
been ieui play. witness said the feputa-
ton Of the California House VAS bad.
tfrg KsEIdAs MEn.
Pssau Captain u. =. willard swore that
he fss saw Couneliaa in the city jail az Il
osslosk on Friday uigist. AZ chat hour OF.
ncef Phillips came To the Police station be-
fwssa ii aud Il oseipek On Thursday night
aHa toll him lie had arrested drunken
mas who 10 thsmght ha: been doted.
4tf.xf xfas.t
went 90 the jail With uiYleeg Phillips The
prtsaner ssss Ia = seli breathing heavily
and saering LOUDLY and nc was taken out
into the corridor witness became alarmed
end started out After uocter. and finally
found DF. {. G. Nh3ffard Witness went
back 10 the jail wsta Dr. whi.ford aud
fouad that Ctsnueilan was dead. Witness
was rot absent oTer 10 minutes What
made witness ga after Il paysic3sa was
Comedians short breathing and tisa fact
shai hls eyes were wide opea. although be
Was unconscious
AZ OLD ACQUAINTANCE
Mrs Hecarsy. psopFiesress Of the Cali.
!ornia saloon sul lodging house. testified
that she had kuown Canacl1sn for FIVE or
six months witness leaned Couneltau
small sums on swo or thges oceaSsons
shen he visited her place. These
ssinss were always rspald. Con
aelIan Came Ia several times to
witness place and had occasional
dFlHkx there. Witness aid not SEQ con.
aelloa since 0cisheg Aatll on Tuesday Las.
gu me evening OF thai day cannellan
saane into Tue california saloon aud treated !
Al haaas. He seemed 10 he ia funds. and (
shaNad watch. ami aid he hal hoaght il
ana thss hts nssne was engraved ON IL !
tonilelian shaved tAe wath 20 Con Snlii.
saii AID others IN the saloon. hu; witness
aia not look ~ Il. On Thursday Con
- ~ =.
sxsd "dfs- Aefsarss. will you make. me a !
lttse sous,s feel quite i'll witness said !
ton1s4ian went up stairs. laid down aud /
aad TIVE or three drinks OF beer taken IN I
g hlin. The soup WAS made aud given To I
onhnetisn st about y o'clock. AZ 4 IN the /
2'ssFnooa he eaute down aud said 10 wit /
ness; II left tiny watch aud money NJ the f;
Alhhgs0u hpase. AM will go over aud see i
sa9tt Is Nstacss said that once Con-
aeilaa left her rlsee az 4 o'clock aud did
aos return nntl ? Al another time she (
sssG that Connallau was absent for only an /,
bout On the time cha, Comedian was /
aossat she c0nsFadfated herself two or
safss times. When Comedian canae hack 4
ae infaraed Mrs. Mrca1ty that he had seft 4
as wascl and pt.=se in his ro0in. and that
=, .as l~0pie thew had fosnd thesa and put I
sathi IN the safe. 1hca he borrowed g. 4
huni Ms hostess aud began fs3agink whisky 4
aas1sai OF herr lie spent about sIEa IL 4
Va shSn observed thar The guest was nas E
etsi. aud WitDeSs askssf Thomas HOPKINS 4
Z. .ae ,a,si.makeE, - take him henae. wifaess j
,,asasM that coaneiian WAS NOT greatiy 4
ssnsisSteasssl ri TIE time he leff her house
saorAahs left - 10 p'etack and returned AZ I
=: shogtly AFTER siass he was arrested
u aasNef To a question hv furyman
ssisases replied tat eaaneslen eafaslalaea 4
eaa3 - eeleex that SOME asc had
ssessn ais watch aad money, and then
ssat 70 TIE Arlington after thea.
coSSs8.lNS's csssrASsoS.
Tomas Hopkins. the bc<laskes in the +
sAlhoFnsa House. has been = ssstdent az .
esas'ie bur twoos three weeks. lie followed 4
Nsalaoestsng fas living, ia the SapSesties I
y Nrss BOP sal GEEK hand Nituess Was
ssessslng ais bears and lodging for fhe
- or va issr7eFfainx in the t'aisforaiA
Soese> lie aus so0ktEg for work Nttgess
-, ret t1nutlaa on sunday OF Monday
$50, When DC cane ia late and invited
s sss se'sy n the house 81 ,lsiuk four or
- ss5aes 1aaaeslan came To tac house
ss~.n on Thursday 50 30 o'clock and went
- ssairs Mrs, MeCA-sy got Q soap hone
- -. iaS7r pssse ~ saap fer hlns. aud Wit
- ssffted I isp - Comedian. who treated
~ several Tunes Gonuelian gus an AZ )
s nsssesS ia sae afternoon and complained
s $3.50 Ae ass sery Stes- lie ssfd ~ astaSSs,
~ ~ all. All 50 Mr. MeSarty II she has gos
- sasra tssesa sed had parsaken OF
,,sessa drinks OF hos WHISKY during the
g. g. g ssS up ssairs- Al s o'clock he
49, - leg sae Arlington hotel In an boar
.alAs hAek snd sssg be ha9! found ais
800 AID pa kes- sssok When he gas hack
~ ssFs9Sea - from Mrs. Mcs' Ariv and bad 4
s.s 80 drinks AZ 10 o'clock Mrs. McCarfy
&C., hstSsSs q - down rs Tar as the
~ tit BE gut pas ths. standard Th~Aseg.
sAsse ais legs gave way Faess sA,a ,sszsss.rs