St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-21
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Il DRUNKEN DEBAUCA.
COrOner's Verdict on the Death
OF WhaIeo and RYAN.

COrOherS verdict on the Deaths
OF Whalen and Ryan.
After consulting with the county at
torney, Coroner Quinn decided yester-
day to hold all inquest on the bodies of
the two men, John Whalen and Ed
Ryan. who were found dead in their
beds i'll the Manitoba house on Thurs
day morning. deputy Coroner Darling
presided at the inquest and County At
t0rney O'BrIen conducted the eNanina-
ton OF the witnesses. The Jury con-
sisted OF Charles Christian, James King.
Lathrop Mussetter. J. II. Burns, George
Roedler and Charles Sawyer. After
viewing the remains at the mofgue
the inquiry was conducted in
the municipal court room. All fhe
men who slept In the room ut the Mani
toba house, together with the two men
who took part III the fight at the Mime
sofa house, and who were arrested by
order of Chief Clark, were present.
The testimony of these men, together
with the proprietorS and bartenderS of
the saloons mentioned, went to show
that the men who died had been on a
prolonged drunken debauch, and on
wednesday evening all parties were
very drunk. The story told by the men
as 10 the heavy drinking and the fight
Wednesday evening was the same as
published in the GLOBE yesterday.
Chief Clark and Capt. Cook gave evil
dence as to the filthy and Sitting condi-
ton OF the room where the men died.
The most important testimony was that
OF the doctors VINO performed the au-
tOpSy OH the bodies Thursday evening.
DIR. Robert Wheaton testified to per-
forming the autopsy, together with DR..
Quinn, i'll the presence of Drs. Rogers,
Darling and Xanten. The examination
was most minute and careful. After
hearing the history of the men for a
time previous to their deaths, he had no
doubt but that the men died from mar
cGtic poisoning, that IS, by poison
producing Stupor; in other words, the
extensive use of alcohol in any form
had caused death. The bruises and
wounds Oh Whaen, inflicted in the
fight. were not sufficient to cause death.
lie found no evidence OF death from
violent cause, or by poison other than
alcoholic poisoning. All the doctors
present had agreed upon the same
point.
DR.. f. A Xanten corroborated the
evidence of DIR. Wheaton, and had no
doubt in his mind but that death in
D0bh cases was due to acute alcoholism.
The jury retired. and, after an alb
sence Of five minutes. returned into
court and handed in their verdict to the
effect that John Whalen and Ed RYAN
died from the effects of acute alcohol
ism.
Tue six men arrested In connection
with the affair. James Whalen, Patrick
Whalen, Ed Gleason, Dan Tierney,
Frank Clarity and James Mulyck, were
set at liberty by Chief Clark, the county
attorney being satisfied that there was
no necessity to hold them. They we're
warned by the chief of police that if
they remained i'll the city they must be-
have themselves, and not indulge in any
drunken sprees or they woull be ar
rested. The men, who are Woodworking
fellows, whose CHIEF fault IS the extreme
use of liquor, promised to do as re-
quested, and left the court at receiving
! 81 each as witness fees.
The remains of Whalen and Ryan
will be buried today at the expense of
the county, though Whalen's brothers
said they would try and raise money for
his funeral.