Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-06
(,ORONER'S CASES.
inquiry Into q Sudden Death at
Andalusia.

Andalusia.
FRANK A. BEADLE0H THE SUBJECT.
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Frank A. Beadleson. formerly a
conductor and an engineer on the
the Burlington 4 Northern division
Of the e.. X. 4 z. railroad, was
stricken with an attack Of paralysis
ut his home at Andalusia on Satur-
day morning. and died within an
hour after the first attack. Mr.. Bea-
eson arose early. apparently well.
but soon was attacked with the fatal
malady. and never reyained con.
seriousness. Deputy Coroner Eek
hart was notified. and went down.
and held an inquest on the body Of
the deceased. srsmmoning a jury
composed Of, Warren l.. Eddy. fore
man; David Ditch. :. l.. Mosher.
William Daxon. }. &. Craut and Will
liam Mockel.
The iuQurst
Mrs. Sophia Ditch the mother of
the deceased was the first witness
called and testified As follows: ~ saw
him last alive about s o'clock Satur-
cay morning He got up. as well as he
has been for the past two or three
weeks. yesterday morning and help
| ed dress him. he came out into the
kitchen and sat in the rocking chair
until breakfast was ready. called
him. with the others. to breakfast.
lie turned toward the table.
but then said he did not care
for anything To eat. that his fee,
were cold and he wanted to warm
them. Soon after he got up and
walked toward the table. noticed
he was pale and l asked him il he
felt sick. and he made no answer. He
then took his cup and drank little
coffee. and laying his cup down h,
turned in his chair toward the stove
and seemed to have chill. He did
not regain consciousness after that
but kept shivering and shaking. He
rallied a little once and said ..Oh
Dear. these were his Jast words.
! got frightened then and ran 70,
help. when came back he was in bed
and diving. He was ~ years of age
and was first taken sick in March
with paralysis of the neck and thrt al
and tor the last two weeks had com.
planned of numbness of the body.
David Ditch. the >iepfather of the
deceased. was the next -witnes.
called. and his testimony was sorrob
orative of the above.
William MOckle was examined. and
his testimony corrcborated with the
above. and he further stated that ht
had started for = doctor. but wher
about to leave he was called back
and found the man dead.
DIR. Warner l.. Eddy stated tina,
upon examination he found no mark.
of violence or mal-treatment on the
body. and from the testimony Of the
witnesses. gave as his opinion that
death resulted from paralysis Of the
heart and respiratory organs.
The jury brought in verdict that
the deceased ..came to his death from
paralysis Of the heart and respira-
tory organs"
Mr.. BeadlesOn was quite well
known In this city, and was q mem.
Der of the A. o. q. ". and the Bur.
lingt0u Relief society. The inter
ment will be at Chippiannock to.
morrow morning.
fAe Csepsr Chnar-.'s Fate.
The inquest was held over the bod
les Of Nellie and Sadie Cooper. the
two unfortunate children burned ito
death early Saturday morning in Ru-
raj township, Saturday afternoon by
Deputy Coroner Eckhart. and jury
composed Of Jacob Adams, foreman,
r. H. Caldwell. G. w. Smith. E. Grit
fifth, william T. Boyne and jacob
Muhlmann, George Cooper was the
first witness called. and his testimo-
nv substantiates what was said in the
AKGUs Saturday evening. with the
exception Of going away with his
wife. He now says he took her out,
and then went back and attempted to
enter the burning house after the
children, one Of whom was sleeping
at the foot of the bed that he and his
wife occupied, and the other on the
floor near the bed. He then alarmed
neighbors. going first to William
Coyne's house and then to Mr.. Crit
ith's. He tried to get some boards
OF q window at the side Of the hous