The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-04
A MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
DIR. PAUL C0ALsoN IS SAID TO HAVE
DIED FROM POISONING.
Left for Trip lnto the Country,
Dying ON the Way.

| On Tuesday morning, DR.. Paul Coalson,
well known citizen OF Houston for the
time he has resided here, about two and a
half years, left home saying that he was
going out into the country to see about n
COW that he had purchased.
On Wednesday his wife was notified that
her husband was critically i'll at Mr.. RAJ
minis country place near Brays bayou,
about four miles from the city, TO which
place his wife Immediately proceeded, ac-
companied by two physicians.
When they arrived they found DR., Coal
son in n comatose condition, from which
he never rallied, dying about oclock
Wednesday night. The physicians give 1t
as their opinion that death was caused from
morphine or opium poisoning
Dr. Coalson left In apparently good
health, He stopped at the home ol Mr.
Ramin, complained OF being sick and asked
to be permitted 10 come in and rest him-
self. This request being granted, DR.. Coal
son was shown 10 beu. he saying that
he desired to rest n little while, after
which he thought he would BE all right
and able TO resume his journey. He was
lett alone IN the room by the Ramin fam
lily until meal time when In attempting TO
arouse him they found him in stuper that
caused them some alarm While at the
house be took some capsules from 4 BOX
marked quinine S-gpair capsules.
1t was when the seriousness OF DR..
Coalson's condition was nscertained that
lis wife was notified with the result as
stated above.
When Dr. Christian. one OF the physi-
clans who Went out TO see Or. Goalson.
gave Ii as his opinion that death was
cfused from poisoning, an Investigation
Was Immediately commenced by Justice
Hill, the body in the meantime having
been brought to his home in this city.
Mrs. Coalson. widow OF the deceased.
testified that her husband was IS yoans of
age. They had been married sixteen years
and had five children living. They had
been living In Houston two and a half
years, formerly living IN Fort Bend coun-
". near Stafford. She said the deceased
had been suffering from n cough since h
had an attack OF Ia grippe last winter, He
started 10 go out to see Mr.. Adams about
q COW that he had purchased from him
He left home Tuesday morning. saying
that he WAS going first to buy some quinine
for his cough. She was notified next day
that her husband was ut Mr.. Ramin's
place, near Bray's bayou, critically Ill.
She summoned DR. Eekhardt and Or
Christian. aud they all went our. They
found DR. Coais0n In a deep sleep, from
which he could not be aroused, He re-
vived somewhat. but not enough 10 know
or TO speak, He died about D. |
u, Wednesday.
DIR. George W. Christian testified that
he was notified at II a. M "Wednesday by
Mrs coaisoil TO 20 out and see her hus-
band He got there about . D. m. and
found him 10 state OF coma from either
morptine or opium poison. He never re-
GAINED consciousness DR. Christian said 4
he had been DIR, coalson's family physi-
r'an and that he had not been IN the hab,t
Of using these drugs or any other oplates
Ine oox marked ouininc was forni 10
Bristol hotel building
reperter for The Post saw the druggist
sst night Win had sold these auipine can.
.ulss and asked him II there could hsye
'rrs any pistake. The only way. how
'ver thN he knew be had sold them wss
rom ~ handwriting m The IL, ~ fhs
' OK: "a ~ mot rrmember.' said ~ w !,
shine ~ capsules 4 ~. coelsssn 4