El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-23
AN UNCERTAIN DEATH.
G.. G.. Ford, Southern Pacific Engin.
Ger, Dies This Morning.

Ger, Dies This Morning.
G. 6. Ford, a Southern Pacific rum
ner from the west end, died this morn
ing at the Texas house under such cir
cumstances as suggest death from an
overdose of morphine. Undertaken
Neeley is in charge of the remains
which will be held subject to orders
from the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemeu, as the deceased was q men,
Der of Somerset, KY, lodge No. 1857,
B. of L. F.
The facts in the caseas near as can. be
learned are as follows: Mr. Ford came
here recently from Tucson, as letters
on his person would indicate, in seach
of q different climate As he could not
live in.Arizoua The first that is known
OF the man here lis his appearance yes
terday a. the Texas house where he
took room. Mrs. McBurney, the
propritress, thought at the time he
had been drinking, and his actions
later seemed to confirm her suspicion.
But Ford said he was not under the
influence of liquor: he was badly in
Pacific wreck sustaining injuries to his
head in consequence that had been
source of affection to him ever since.
Ford was uneasy, and kept running up
and down stairs. He held a small bot
tie in his hand that looked like sui
phate of morphia. This Mrs. Medium
ey noticed, and also that after trips
down stairs he would later show up
with q white fringe around his lips.
Ford claimed that what he had in HE
hand was medicine which DR.. Turner
gave him. and that it made him sick.
DR.. Turner was called on by HERALD
reporter to whom he said that Ford
had called at his Office cary yesterday
morning. with a request for morphine
prescription, as the druggist
anv without a prescription. Ford said
he had been accustomed to use the
drug to obtain relief However. as
D.. Turner did not know Ford. he de-
clined to give the desired prescription,
and the pa lent went away. At Camp
BELLS drug store, tie clerk said 3 man
answering sFord's description had
called in the morning for morphine
powd ers, but was refused. as the clerk
| rs tn r sersed the man had no ousln ness
with the powerful drug. However. the
latter's subsequent appearance at the
Texas house with bottle of
| sswhite stuff and TIE white
| fringe on his lips later indicated he
must have got what he wanted else
here. Ford was further QUESTION: d
| by Mrs. McBurn.y who was refe red to
Mr.. Boyle of the ST. George hotel
|
to come, however, advising Mrs. Nc
Burpev not to mind Ford as he was
evidently on spree.
Mrs. McBurney says that Ford kept
up his running up and down stairs all
the afternoon and evening. and at
night was given foot bath at his re-
quest. At late hour the lsndlady
before retiring went to Ford s room
where che noticed he was sitting
dressed On the edge of the bed with
bis head bent down, and his feet in the
tub. At 10 a. M, Mrs. McBurney went
to Ford's room and found him in the
same position, with his face and hands
black, and be was frothipg at the nose.
The police were summoned and Ford
was fonnd in a dying condition DR..
Turner was sent for but was rot in, md
Dr.. Wedpfar'h wa summoned: but the
man died before anything could be
done for him. Negley was called in,
and "a stsked he holds the body subject
to order Fo-d's wife is at Somerset.
KY. At this time OF writing. very little
seems to be known of the deceased as
he was a STRANGER here He was evil
IDENTITY about 40 years old.
Ex-Epgiueer Housely of the s. P.
who is now running a barber shop uu-
der the Vendome, Gays Ford has been
in town since St Patrick's day, and
was as drunken q man as ever he saw
also, that be arrived here with $500
or S4OO in his possession. Other citizens
| tell the same thing about FOrd's con-
dition, so that 1t appears that the man
must have taken an overdose of NOR
Dhine while more or less under the in
duence of liquor, and therefore moi
knowing what he was doing.