The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-28
FOUND DEAD.

dead in his bed in a room over 2224 North
Main street. The coroner was Immediately
notified and promptly appeared on the
scene. From all appearances it was
clear case of self murder. The rooms
where he had lived were kept by I. A.
Robertson and wife with whom he also
took his meals. On II stand In his room
were fount, sever;4l notes written on scraps
of paper and an ounce bottle tabled
''bromidia' and containing about tea
spoonful Of the liquid, but how much of
it he had taken was not known. On
paper upon which he had written note
were also the words 'chlorai hydrate
poison" written on it. The writing on the
notes he left indicated nervousness, and
were As follows:
"ToM-Send what pictures and stuff Is
left 10 Scott JACK:
Return ring. mother and sisters let
ters.'
TON. want little Bert, sisters boy to
have this pin. DR. Bennett can have my
body. JOHN Il. BUM"
''Mr. We'll will you please take care of
Bert:'
Charles Weil--A HI Of pity. but
Jack has simply run his race.
piece of an envelope and had been torn in
two and crushed. Bert, whom he referred
to is his sisters boy Of whom be seemed
to be very fond
Immediately upon his arrival the coro-
ner impaneled a jury consisting OF Cyrus
Sullivan, w A Stoddard, George Dennis,
Ii, f. Sturgeon, j. B. Williams and +. j.
Arnold, who viewed the body and then
adjourned till 2:3O o'clock to hear the evi
deuce i'll the case.
The Jury met at The hour named and,
after hearing the evidence, returned the
following verdict;
" sedswick county. S.
An inuuisition holden at the office of the
county coroner in the court house IN
Wichita, Sedgwick county. Kansas on the
9th day of April, 1898, before me NJ VI.
McCollister. coroner OF Sedgwlck county,
on the dead body of j. Il. Bum, there
lying dead, by the jurors whose names
are hereuuto subscribed. The said jurors,
upon their oaths, do say that from the tes-
timony given, the deceased came 10 his
death from an over dose Of hydrate choral,
administered by his own hand with sui
cidal intent and that the drug was not
prescribed by physician.
Jury-F. J, Arnold. Cyrus Sullivan, W.
A. Stoddard, George Dennis, III. f.. Stur
geon and j. B. Williams.
In testimony whereof. the said jurors
have hereuuto set their hands the day and
year above written.
Attest: NJ. NJ. MCCoLLIsTER. Coroner,
The deceased came to this city about
four months ago, and was employed by
Charles We'll s. Co, as uit-packer Ia
their storage house. He was good worker
and well liked by his employers. He was
a D eriodical drinker, and has bad several
sprees during his stay here. He would
commence drinking on Saturday and
would not get sober until Monday or Tues
day He started on one of his sprees Sat
urday night and had been drunk ever
ince On Wednesday evening his room
mate demonstrated with HIM about drink
Ing, and told him he should 'brace up,
and when he had finished his supper he
said, referring to himself:
"All right, Scotty; when Jack comes
home to dinner, tomorrow, you will find
him sober
When his roommate came home to dln-
ner Yesterday, and asked Mrs. Robertson
where Jack was, she told him she did not
know: and be went to the room and found
the door locked. He returned to the din
ing room and Mrs. Robertson told her
husband to go and see if he could get into
the room. He complied with her wishes
and finding the door locked he raised the
window and found the body on the bed
and gave the alarm. Mr.. Bunn's panta-
looms and shoes were on the floor beside
the bed, and his coat and vest were on a
chair He had evidently addressed him :
self and retired as usual. There were sew
eral days growth of beard on his face, his
clothing was neat and clean and his face
showed but few marks of dissipation. His
position in the bed showed that he had
died without struggle and be had been
dead some hours when found He had
pawned his ring and watch and chain.
His valse was said to be i'll the room OF a
woman in the Gandolfo block but when
deputy sheriff went after it she said it was
not there.
Mr.. Bum has sister living in Kansas
CITY. who was notified By telegraph and
asked what disposition she wished made
of the body He also has mother and
another sister residing in California.