Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-02-24

deceased.
w. NJ. McIntire. keeper Of the
Bon Ton restaurant, testified: The
deceased came TO my restaurant
Saturday morning and ate break
fast all right; at supper time he came
IN and ordered supper; when !
fetched his supper ont to him he
was sitting at the table asleep; 1
woke him up and said to him:
"You're pretty drunk, ain't your"
He said: ayes, I'm pretty drunk
and sick, too" He started to eat
his supper, but he couldn't, and in
little while / took him and helped
him out Of his chair and led him to
the door; when l let loose Of
him at the door / asked him If
he could walk and he said yes;
I shut the door and had scarcely
turned round when / heard him
fall back against the door; went
out and found him lying there; his
money was scattered around and ]
stood and watched him until Po-
liceman Mimic, who was coming
along arrived and took charge of
him; he didn't say what the matter
was with him when he said he was
sick; the symptoms were those of
drunk; / don't think he ate any
supper at all; that was the last I
saw of him alive.
CHI. Monroe, Of Chemekete hotel,
testified: The deceased came to the
hotel Thursday forenoon last and
wanted board; paid for n weeks
day board In advance; he came back
In the afternoon and deposited $40
with the clerk for safe keeping and
on Friday afternoon he drew out $40
and left the other dollar for two lodg-
ings; he sat around the hotel most of
the time and slept in chair about
half the time; he was very quiet and
did not seem to pay any attention
TO any one; he would go out occa-
sionally, be gone little while, come
back, go to sleep again; he did not
complain of being sick at any time;
did not zee him since yesterday
forenoon until / saw the body ju st
now; he had tool chest there at
the house, and 1t IS still there; he is
entitled TO some rebate on his board,
as he did not board his week out; he
is registered at the hotel as Peat
Smith.
DIR. j. N. Smith, after an examin-
alton of the body, testified that he
found no marks Of violence or any
thing to indicate that his death was
caused by violence of any kind;
from the fact that the tongue of the
deceased protruded from the mouth
and was fastened between the teeth
DIR. Smith gave II as his opinion that
death resulted from some sort of fit or
convulsions, which might have been
the result of drink.
The jury returned the following
verdict: I'VE, the jury, do find
that the deceased was named Peter
Smith, was native of Sweden, was
about 83 years old; that he came to
his death on the Esd day of February,
1890, and we further find that death
was occasiened by convulsions re-
sulting from strong drink"
The deceased gave scraps of his
history to Mr.. Henline and Others
during his residence at Mill City.
He said he was an old California
miner, and was one of three who
survived from party Of fifteen who
were once attacked by Indians. He
saved himself by crawling under
sage brush and lying as If dead, the
savages thinking him so and not
molesting him further. His hands
were all shot up, which he exhibited
as proof OF his experience. He also
claimed to be Freemason, but of
this the reporters informant could |
not say. He was an excellent car
penter and was well liked by those
who associated with him while In |
those parts.
His terrible fate, dying In cold !
and lonely cell, with no one near to
soothe him or sympathiZe with him,
bears sad but little needed lesson,
and should weigh with forceful
sense OF responsibility upon the
minds of those who are handling
the death dealing liquid for the
money there is In 1t.
The body was decently cared for
and was inferred this afternoon III
the 1. o. o. +. cemetery. His
and tools are In charge Of
The proper authorities and In the alb
sence of relatives, the tools will
probably be sold and the proceeds,
with the other money, be used TO de-
ray expenses attached TO his death.
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III. Z. Hatch started this after
loon for visit with his sous at
Portland, Forest Grove and Mccoy.
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