Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-20
LOOKS RATHER SMALL.
The IBhuman Treatment Of Jesse
A. Miles.
Unconscious and Helpless He is Spnt
to Rock Island 10 Get Him Ont
Of Henry County -Dispo.
siti0n of the Remains,


and Monday night remains a mystery.
The coroner's inquest so far as it pro.
ceeded last night was unable to elicit anv
further facts as 10 What brought about
thst condition, but enough was brought
out TO warrant the suspicion that the I'M
fortunate man in his helpless and uncon-
scious condition was shipped TO Rock
Island TO get him out of Henry county
before he died, and therefore save that
county the expense of care and burial
From all that could be learned the man
was sent about from pillar to post until
be could be packed into a train for Rock
Island. 1t would not seem that he had
received any medical or other attention
until he reached Rock Island, and no mat
ter what the cause of his comatose state, he
was then beyond the reach of medical
aid.
Coroner Halves jury. composed of Il.
c. Wivill. foreman, James Blaisdell, l..
V. Eckhart, Robert Wall, Phil Miller and
George Long met at the police station
last evening and opened the inquest
DR.. G. L. Eystsr was the first witness
examined, and testified to visiting the
patient at the station Monday evening
and finding him in comstose condition,
suffering from shock with evident symp-
toms of conclusion OF the brain, but with
no external evidence Of injury. The doc
tor was of the opinion that the patients
| condition was resultant from injury to
the brain. The patient sank gradually
until his death. The doctor afterward
had examined the body for external ev-
idence of injury, but could find no
wounds.
Mrs. Mary L. Neuhaus, of Davenport,
testified to knowing Jesse 4. Miles, the
deceased, 10 years, and had last seen him
| alive two years ago in Davenport. Next
time she saw him was after his death
Tuesday night st the police station. Wit
ness knew him to be 8 respectable man o:
steady habits, and his occupation q tire>
man on steam shovel. His father and
mother reside at Rome, n. Y, and wit.
ness gave the names o. brothers and sis
tiers of the deceased in various parts of
the country. He was about II years of
age
Night Captain Long testified to con-
veYing the body from the Rock Island
depot to police headqu arters. and of the
mans gradual failing condition from the
time he first saw him.
Conductor J. n. Forney, of the Rock
Island road, testified to bringing the body
from Colons to Rock Island-the station
agent and other man put the unconscious
man on the train at Colona saving he
was brought there by c., B. & Q. train.
That was all Conductor Forney knew
about the case.
The coroner's jury had by this time ar
rived at the conclusion that the unfor>
tunate man, who was Known to be in
dying condition and without friends or
money, had been shipped into ROCK, Islar d
county by some one il Henry c5unty
contrary to statutes, and it was therefor
decided to adjourn the inquest until
o'clock this evening and in the meantime
TO send Constable Eckhart to Colona to
look into the case and see where the man
came from.
This morning, however, Undertaken
Boies, of Davenport, accompanied BY
relatives of the deceased, came over 10
Rock Island with note rom Mrs c. NJ.
Miles for the remains of the unfortunate
man. Coroner Halves after considering
the case and consulting County Judge
Adams gave his consent to the removal
of the body on condition that all ex
penses here be met Ills requirement
being complied with Undertaken Wheelan
turned the body over to Undertaken
Boies by whom it was con veyed to Daven-
port, where 1t is supposed the interment
will take place tomorrow.
This late development will stop ary
investigations as far as Rock Island
county is concerned and the corners jury
willimeet tonight and agree upon verdict
in accordance with such facts as have al
ready been presented in evidence.
COAL VALLEY