Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-31
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WUdl JduSeu L. A. LAID
HE DIED OF MORPHINE.

Interest In the death OF Mr. Edward
A. Caldwell has been greatly stirred
by the publication by the Gazette OF u
sketch Of HIS remarkable career. 1t
may safely be said that thousands OF
questions have been usked within three
days concerning the manner OF his
death, At the time OF that occurrence
there was whisper that something
mysterious surrounded his death as
well as his life, and the ready etate-
ment OF some OF the physicians In at
tendance that he died uf morphine puls-
oning caused people TO wonder why
the matter was not thorourhly invcsti-
gated. This question was yesterday
asked Of Assistant County Attorney
Davis.
"rhc matter was thoroughly looked
Into" said he, and was given up
You came to the conclusion, | sup
pose said the reporter chat there
was nothing In the charge that he
was poisonedH"
"on the contrary" instantly replied
Mr. DAVIS. "we were convinced that
he was poisoned There was no doubt
that he died OF an overdose OF NOR
phine Bui who gave Il 10 him was
quite another question. ! said we had
given II up, but that ~ too strong an
expression. We are waiting, Much is
sometimes gained by little iudcloua
delay. II may be that something Will
develop that win point to the person
who administered that poison"
"Do YOU have any suspicious as TO
the murderer"
81 feel oonndcnt that know who
did II. but have not yet the proof
on which to base a charge certain OF
sticking"
Chief Of Police Maddox made a slim
liar statement, and Il was easy to dis
cover that public opinion, 20 far az
that public had been put IN poaacsslun
OF circumstance Immediately SUR
rounding the mans death had come to
pretty much the same conclusion and
did not hesitate TO speak 1t out, The
work OF seeking out the thrcuda Of
evidence pointing to his murder was
assigned to reporter who gave II SER
ious attention And here Is what he
learned:
Drs. Pollock, Parker ana Durlngcr
were In attendance Two OF them I'M
hesltatingly pronounced that death
came to Mr.. Caldwell through the
medium OF morphine His breathing
before his death clearly indicated this
and the symptoms Of poison were
plainly visible after death.
Mrs. Allison. who up to that time,
II will be remembered. had passed
Us his sister. declared that he had taxi
en- morphine though she said she did
not see him take II.
But the question OF who gave IL TO
him was not so easy to answer, No
one saw morphine administered 10
him. He died without accusing any
one OF poisoning him, 20 far az has
been discovered. Besides. what mo-
tive could any one have for causing
hlR sudden death2 Who could have
hggn ftpftnt oil hU hla Hn.thH FEha ~
question IN not difficult
II appears that a VIII had been
made, That VIII had been written by
Mr. O. w. Alexander Mr.. Caldwolls
chief deputy In the ONCE OF city aH-
SCISSOR and collector. Mr. Alexander
remembers the provisions OF that viii
distinctly, II devised all his estate TO
his little daughter. May. This daught-
er, being minor. Mrs. Allison was
named aa eXecutriN without bond. In
the event OF Mays death before that
of Mrs. Allison. 20 the win provided,
the property goes 10 Mrs Allison.
This, Mr.. Alexander says, Is the sub
stance OF the VIII There was no
estate except n $4,000 policy in the Ma
tlonnl Reserve nagocintlon, as stated
In the article of Tuesday. That pol
ley was made payable TO my daught-
err, May Caldwell" SO II appears that
in the event OF Mr. caldwells death
$1,000 TO be paid the daughter by the
treasurer OF the National Reserve as
ISOLATION. besides the articles OF house,
hold goods that Mr.. Caldwell had gath
cred around him. But In case OF tho
death OF May Mrs. Allison would be
absolute owner OF that property. There
were those who have all along insisted
that in these facts way be found auf-
iicient motive for ME commission OF
the crime OF murder
Others, however. more philosophical
say that such Fordid motives could not
have influenced Mrs Allison. They
assert with great pOfitlYeneas that she
was passlonately fond Of this man. II
IL even said by people who lived IN
the neighborhood that she had always
displayed a fondness for him that
appeared most unusual for a sister;
and while II was never disputed that
she was his sister people shook their
heads and thought at IN a very strange
alsterly affection" These thoughts
hive been wordcd since tn. publication
OF the facts IN the very peculiar life
led by the man. Mr.. J. A. Sloan. who
claims long 10 have been an intimate
friend OF Mr. Caldwell. declares that
was mighty strange for sister to
have. But while | thought this In a
vague sort OF way. sim never doubt
ed that she was his sister"
Speaking further on this subject Mr.
Sloan said; 1.-THE very day before his
death when / was there Mrs. Allison
talked 10 me about him In way that
made me have very serious thoughts
that I should have never expressed "
! had not learned that she was not
his sister. She aiid 10 me. among
other things when We were talking OF
his marriage which was 10 he the next
day, Before any woman shall come
oil rnfl1I u
him. She said things like this more |
than once that afternoon
Mrs. Feeglcs. 10 whom Mr.. Caldwell |
WAS engaged 10 be married, said; II |
went down 70 his house the day before
he died. Brother Sloan went with me
and wes stayed some time. Mra. ALL
son, aa ] then thought. was Mr.. Cnid-
wells sister, treated me very cooIiy.
She barely spoke TO me. Il am aston.
shed now that she did not order me
1ut OF the housed she had but little
10 say, but was not surprised great
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