The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-04
BEFORE THE CORONER
BRICE VI. CARRIERS WIFE AND
DAUGHTER TO TESTIFY.
DIR. w. ID. Fletcher Confident that
Poison Was administered and
Thinks Ii Was Arsenic.

Yesterday DR.. W. 3. Fletcher sent to Cor
oner Castor an opinion regarding the death
Of Brice Nj. Carter, who died suddenly last
Saturday night, and concerning whose death
there are SO many rumors and theories.
DIR. Fletcher examined the brain of Mr..
Carter. which is found to be in healthy con-
dition. and in his report upon the examina-
ton he says: MY opinion is that you will
find arsenic.
This statement is made upon the condition
in which the brain was found. DIR. Fletcher
says. IL would be altogether possible that
Mr.. Carter died as he did from arsenical
poisoning. The indications were such as
are frequently found in cases of arsenical
poisoning. The brain shows that whatever
substance was the cause Of death it was
absorbed quickly, which indicates that from
his Investigations the Doctor is of the opin-
ion that death was due to no natural cause.
From the symptoms Of the case Coroner
Castor and DIR. Crosse are not sure what is
indicated. The death did not seem to be
natural, but the indications do not point
clearly TO any particular poison. Cases are
frequent, however, where the symptoms in
poison cases are exceptional. Drs. Castor
and Crosse are proceeding with the investi-
cations cautiously, and they refuse to ex-
press any opinions until their Investigations
are completed. All they say is that the death
was unusual and that it is shrouded in
more or less mystery, probably partly due
to the allegations of Mrs. Carter to the
effect that her husband was poisoned.
Yesterday Mrs. Carter and her daughter
June were by the coroner. Mrs.
Carter repeated many Of the statements and
allegations heretofore published. Regarding
the circumstances of her husbands death,
"On Saturday night. June 70, my daughter
N II q Gov %hn onooarry IVA -an% 4nk
and stayed until about twenty minutes Till
10. when we got home. We found Mr.. Carter
there and he seemed to be perfectly well.
My. daughter and / took a bath, then went
to bed Mr. Carter had gone to bed. In a
little while / heard Mr.. Carter coughing,
and he commenced splitting. He said there
me to get up and fix him some salt and wa
ter. and L told him that soda water would be
gave it. to him. Then he asked me to fix
some water to put his feet in. Mr.. Carter
said that he needed help. About 1870
heard a noise, but did not pay any atten-
ton TO ii, thinking ii was my son. About
a quarter 70 IL We sent for the doctor, and
June started down and found the front door
open; then she hallooed for me. and said
she thought a man was in the house. But
finally she went for the doctor, and he ar
rived in a few minutes. The doctor asked
June to go TO the drug store to get some
ammonia for. him. but she did not like to
leave her father, so / went. and pretty soon
June came running to me and said that Mr..
Carter was dead"
Miss Carter said she had been subject to
attacks OF sickness for the last two years
Immediately after eating. She thought the
attacks were probably due to poison, but
she did not know by whom administered
Miss Carter said, regarding her fathers
death:
II live at 4s4 Central avenue. My mother
and 1 went out about s o'clock. Saturday
night, June 70, 1895. l guess we were gone
until about half-past 9; then we came home.
When we got home my father was sitting
on the porch, and ne seemed TO be perfectly
we'll, and he was happy, jolly and full OF
fun. Then my father and i went into the
dining room and sat down a while and
talked. My father went upstairs. and then
mamma and / went upstairs. / took a bath
half-past IL something awakened me, and
mamma said, 1t is brother coming / lis
tened, but i did not hear anybody walking.
I then went TO sleep again, and in about
a half hour i heard my father coughing, as
If he were splitting up something. / got UP
and went in. and my father said he needed
help. He sent my mother down stairs for
something TO settle his stomach. He had
had spells like this before. He asked for
some tea and mamma got ii, but he could
not drink 1t. l then said. Papa, please
drink 1t, for my sake and he said, No, l
cannot; run for the Doctor So / started
for the doctor. / got DR.. Galloway. and i'm
about five minutes the doctor arrived, and
he injected something in his arm. My father
was gasping for breath, and said he could
not live much longer. He fell over on the
bed, exhausted. and i ran for mamma, and
by the time l got back my father was
dead"