Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-20
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
A Coroner Who Deserves the Thanks of q
 Community.

Community.
 A VALUED OFFICIAL-ThGrcDort of tho committee appointed to look over the work of the coroner for tho last six months proves that official to be the right man in the right place. In Chicago the newspa- pcrs would come right out and can him q Jim dandy, and in St. Louis he would be referred to as q treasure on wheels. His books show that in the six months he has held II inqucsts, and in every single case he instructed the jury to bring in verdict of "hcart failure" We like that term. It not only has an aristocratic twang to it, but it covers everything liablc to happen to misguided humanity in a new country. In each and every one of the If cases q full personal description has been given, all personal property carefully laid aside for future reference, and tho exact spot where the victim was laid away to rest is marked in rcd ink uu the county map A fond father or an anxious mother in search of q wayward, wandering son can arrive here by stage at 10 o'clock a. m. and before II have all doubts set at rest as to whether the said w. ". E. Was taken oil by heart failure in this ncighburhood. By noon, if buried here, flowers can be placed on his grave and a grlVCStOnc and cpitaph ar ranged for, and when the stage leaves at 2 o'clock r. Ill. the parent can be ono of the passengers. Under other corOncrS it used to take from four days to week to hunt up he particulars concerning man left hanging to a limb by the cowboys and even then no ono was quite sure whether ho died of consumption or apo plrxy. We congratulate both the county and the coroner and trust that tho present year may bring booIn in inqucsts and give the official every chance to incrrase and OK tend his reputation.
 POoE SuoOrING.-TuCst.ay afternoon, just as wc had got seated at our desk to open the mail. n stranger wearing n coon skin cap opened the door of our Sanctum and uttered n war>vhoop and began shoot ing mt Us right and left handed. Half an hour previously WIG had turned over our guns to the office boy tO be cleaned and re- loaded, and were therefore dcfcnsClcsS. As we arc seldom shot at thus early in the week, WIG wrro considerably surprised, and before wc had moved from our chair tho | man had pulled trigger nine times. He waS trying to get in n tenth shot when our horse editor rushed in from his room and | hit him with baseball bat and diSarmcd him. Tho blow rendered tho man uncon- | sCiOus for two hours, and it was nearly noon next day before he was able to leave | town. He would give no particulars con ccrning himself and when asked why he attempted tu nur,l.r l!~ he briefly explained that hr just though: he'd kill an editor. l Tho dn,..orS thul. clt hi:n d little of in | his h,"!A and a dangerous man tn be at | lar,-r Ar: 1aii! N hn C:,l L tlO better shoot in:, than Ir d.d uU--!'t ."; la hr allowed tC wall. arnuud with a t.r:IVi" of guns strap | ped 10 lis waist. r!r di~:Anco from oul dr4l, tn the t!nrc k ,'lly Il feet, and vel not ullr of his n!nr bullets even chippct | our cl";hinS. ll;j l." rnrountrrrl Ills or l the ,ir,e': E,' Weak! pr'!H'ly have killed ol l wouuIl,el f.,i!c CT i've people whilr shouting
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