Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-12-27
IRWIN ]. SIMS DEAD.
Found Dying From the Effects Of ali
Overdose Of Morphine Suffered
From sleeplessness.

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Thompson at $50 O'Clock Thursday |
morning, Dec. 20. Mr.. Sims was in
bedroom which he had occupied alone |
during the night and was found by |
his wife, who had gone up stairs to
awaken him for breakfast. Mrs. Sims
found her husband unconscious and
breathing heavily. Help was sum-
moned and messenger dispatched for
DIR. Downing, of Thompson. Mr.. Sims
passed away about the time Doctor
Downing arrived. The physician said
that death was due to an overdose of
morphine.
Mr.. Sims was in Mexico on Wednes-
day afternoon and was accompanied by
his brother, B. o. Sims, who lives near
him. He came in to pay his taxes.
While in this city Mr.. Sims, the one
who is now dead, bought dram of
morphine at Llewellyn's pharmacy,
saying when he bought it that friend
had recommended it as an excellent
thing to apply to a sore on a horse and
that he wished it for that purpose.
Mr.. Sims seemed to be in excellent
spirits when he bought the morphine
and nothing was thought Of the mat
ter.
HE HAD BEEN sLEEPLEss.
To-day relative of the dead man, in
a conversation with a LEDGER reporter
stated that Mr.. Sims had been in poor
health for about six weeks, in fact,
that he had not secured good nights
sleep forseyeral weeks, that on account
OF his nervousness and wakefulness he
slept alone in a upper room OF the
house. The relative stated that some
time ago B. o. Sims, brother Of the
dead man, had tried to get him to go
to Texas with him, saying that the
trip would do him good. l. ]. Sims
answered, so it is said, that he was
afraid to make the trip; that he
'would jump from the train and kill
himself"
The most logical conclusion, prob
ably, to be drawn from the unfortu-
nate tragedy is that Mr.. Sims, after
suffering the miseries of sleeplessness
forso long, concluded to take enough
morphine to produce sleep and that
through mistake, probably an ignor-
ance Of the effects Of the drug in
large quantities, took too much. He
was 81 years of age.
There was no indication from the
state Of the room in which Mr.. Sims
died that he had contemplated max
ing away with himself and positively
no reason why he should do so, other
than his illness, which wasnot thought
to be permanent.
Irwin j. Sims was born In Audrain
county, it is thought, on the farm
Upon which he breethed his lest. HIS
has been life of vigorous and steady
application to business and he leaves
comfortable fortune for his family.
Deceased was shrewd in his business
methods and was thoroughly honest
and upright, his shrewdness never
leading him to commit wrong to his
fellow man. He was progressive In
all of his ideas of both business and
public affairs and was always found
) actively fighting for that which he
considered right. Mr.. Sims was 9
: Democrat, but at times In his life he
I vigorously opposed certain principles
which, in his mind, were not for the
good of the people.
In social life Mr.. Sims was unlver
: sally liked and respected; he was com
panionable and his was a hospitabl'
home, where all who were entertained
: enjoyed the hospitality Of a trut
Missourian.
Deceased leaves a wife, who was
Walden, and three children, Mrs
e Mollie Consadine, Carl Sims and Mrs
: Matte Brown, all of Audrain county
e His brothers and sisters are: Mrs
9 J. M. Beagles, of Mexico; Miss Salli
y Sims, of Mexico; John Sims, Of Hazen
| Ark; William r. (Donny) Sims, o
: Texas; B. o. Sims, Of Audrain, AM
n VIM. G. Sims, formerly Of Rush Hill
t now Of Texas.
II Coroner Bridgford held an inques
n at Thompson Thursday.
e VERDICT OF THE CoRoNER's JURY
= The coroner's jury returned the TO
3 lowing verdict:
ID We, the jury, summoned and swor
to diligently inquire and true PR
sentiment make as to how and in wha
= manner l. J. Sims, now lying dead
= = came to his death, do find that h
death was caused by an overdose
:. y morphine and that the same was az
~ ministered by his own hand.
= EDD RoDHoUsE,
- Foreman.
y w. J. CREAsEY.
:. WIN. R. DUDLEY.
" ]. H. MCGEE.
E. T. GREGORY.
GEO. NJ. MEYER.
y, The funeral over the remains OF l.
m Sims was held at the family residen'
Of near Thompson last Saturday at q
g. O'Clock, Rev. Jas. Bradley conductii
the services. The interment was MAJ
in the Mexico Cemetery.
nd Paid Dear for His Leg.
B. d. Blanton, Of ThackerVil
Tex, in two years paid over $500
doctors to cure a running sore on I
NJ leg. Then they wanted to cut 1t Q
eu but he cured it with one box of BuC
IN lens Arnica Salve. Guaranteed Gu
ol for piles. % cents box. Sold by
81 F. Llewellyn, druggist.
Mr.. Bryan's Paper in Demand.
LINCOLN, NEB., Dec. l9.-Subscr
a tions to William J. Bryan's paper, I