The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-13

yrspfur aP CoRoxrE,s JURY IN
olsp ar SAN uG1 KxMnR0UoH.
ptoA grom Natural Causes unknown 70
Thom--Rcsuit of the fos.-"i"''"'A
animation shows No Violence

Aftor a most careful and painstaking
..,....,s,a ,,on OF the circumstances at
,~rd,ny the death Of Samuel klmbrough.
,,,hoe. hody. As published In The Times,
- found tn "A clump Of bricrs near tho
-, J,uoo-IIouse. tho Coroners jury
h,,,,vbt an a verdict that in their opin-
ion. death had resulted from natural
oauses unknown 10 the jury.
in accordance with the instructions Of
Cotnmonweal th's-Attornoy Sands Friday
afternoon. Or. w. V. Croxton, county
CAREFUL examination OF tho body OF KIM
broush. and caine 20 the positive conclu-
sion that death had not resulted from
violence OF any character
While his decision does away with the
murder theory. tho question OF how ne
actually came 20 his death IS as much
"A mystery as ever
THE POST-NORTEM
Magistrate Lewis opened court prompt
y at 3 O'Clock yesterday morning. ana Or
CrUxton az once took tho stand. lie tes-
titled that he mad just completed an eN-
animation Of KimbrOuch's BODY.
II opened the Uranium" he said ana
examined the brain under the seat OF
tho external wound. but iouuu no lta,-
ture OF tho external or HiteIHsl l 49,
OF the skull or any congestion or o,ner
evidence OF injury 20 the brain me
heart and lungs were found in normal
condition. Tho stomach was PEI leOuS
empty, as were also the bowers. 49,.
Ibid YOU find any evidence Of the re-
mains OF any whiskcyY' asked MN
Sands. So.
''Vas there anything TO indicate 10
you the cause OF his deathI ,.a
'HTbe impression conveyed 10 my mind
nv tho condition of his stomach was
that he had wandered around, ana oled
Of exhaustion. il is possible undt 'lclo
was temporary mental aDerIauoh ~
duced bv drink There was nothing VIVA
over except the empty stomach, 70 IN
dicafo the cause Of death. Inc hedIt
was nnod with unconeealed piooQ' nut'
take A. an together. l have hot seeh
any evidence 10 connect TINS man u'''h
with violence. -.
MAY HAVE BEEN STARVATION.
81, Is posslbie." continued Or. Croxton,
MAT he mans death may have been
caused by starvation but this, OF course
is only "a theory of mine.
The physician here exhibited TO the
1urv the stomach Of kimbrough' whlch
was IN a perfectly fat and empty con-
This concluded all the evidence in the
case. and 81 was given 10 the jury, VINO
retired, and brought in the following
I've the jury. find that Samuel Kim
CAUSES ''"'" a. A. DARDEN.
Foreman"
This. Of course. settled the matter and
tho bodv Of Kimbrough was turned over
60 Price. the cOlored undertaken LOT
burial .
will probably ever remain mystery.
There can be no doubt about the TACT
that ne could not have been dead more
than three or four DAYS at most When
his body was found. The theory mat ne
wandered around I'm an insane condition
IS disDrovcd by the neat and clean
condition Of his clothing and shoes. the
latter not having speck or DIRT upon
them.
haustion where his body was found IS
also dienrovcd hv the fact that his hat
was carefully folded up and laid under
his head. Tho position of the body
showed beyond doubt that IL had been
carefully laid where IL was found.
A PLAUSIBLE THEORY.
The most plausible theory Is that kim
broifrh won't TO the house OF some friend
on the night Of his disappearance, ana
-yos taken sick. and that his condition
erov, SO alarming that his friends, fear
ING they might be- suspected OF having
caused his death, thought 80 best 70
get rid Of him. The nearness or Inc
spot where his body was found 10 tho
waters edge lends color 10 the theory
that he was taken there IN a. boat. most
probably on the night preceding tho day
that his body was found.
N IS moro than likely that tho public
will have 20 ho satisfied with "a theory
ae To the cause Of his death for every
source OF evidence regarding 10 has been
exhausted. TO provide for future posi-
hiitios. however Commonwealth At
forncv Sands instructed Dr. CroNton to
preserve the mans stomach IN ALCOHOL