The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-15

An irauegt over the remains of !. G..
,r--sri was held before Justice Morris
l-rf5er yesterday afternoon. the jury
..-rruing q verdict of suicide. Incl
---taTv. the jurors ceusJred the health
-lTFnant. The evidence showing that
NM or less time was lest in securing
.H.7I aid after the dying man had
+[.r discovered. Vine her the heagth de-
,.,rrn-sHt was at fault or net. A fea-
90. Of the proceedings was the aD-
-,-1-sr.e of John q. F'OrrTester, How
lr.7.s br0ther-in-law, who came in from
Cotton Yesterday morning. He testified
ami ha knew of TO reason why How
and should have killed himself. He was
r-r1h.a t1 shed any light regardings the
mysterious Bill Donovan
The Jurors sworn were l. T. Harr.
sam Eanev and William La Vielie.
Tfsv viewed the remains and returned
en- S1mmer5 office, where the testimony
vas heard. Assistant County Attorney
Craer conducting the examination of
Witu65s
Story Of Policeman.
officer FitzmauIice wac the first call
al At %. m. Saturday he heard a
7-n-1r that a man was dying in the old
Sullivan House at 26S South Fifth West
s.r-at. He went Immediately TO the
scene but the man was dead. He had
Investigated a report that Howard had
bzs1 assaulted and robbed, but found
II untrue. He further had learned that
-ha dead man tried To purchase twenty
five eIdirs If m1-I nine at the West SIDE
drug store last Friday, but was unsuc-
C5-.tul-
Little Rosa TOm3l1ins said she saw
Howard En- f-Cnt % a gate near the
Sullivan House Friday evening, and
t1qt he appeared to be drunk.
Edward Harrison related how re mad
discovered Howard in the room Satur-
57v morning, and recognized him as
man VINO had been in the hotel office the
afternoon before. and purchased pa
Der. On finding Howard, Harrison said
he thought him drunk and the patrol
wagon was sent for The officer who
responded advised that the health Of
fcer be sent for, and it was accord
ingly done.
Martin WiIman's testimony was
about the same as HaTTisOn's The wit
n5ss had telephoned for medical assist
ance. and eventually got City Physician
King. lie said DIT. Mccoy was nearer
The place. however. and arrived first.
Whitman was questioned regarding the
papers found on the dead mans body,
which, after having been sealed by DR..
Mccoy ne had Openeu and examined.
The witness explained that when he
went 90 Towards house To notify the
family. he was under the impression
that the dead mans names was For
rester.
40 such lersOn could be found at the
addTFs5-667 North Second West-and
DE- then opened the sealed envelope, to
md that the name Was Howard. VIII
man testified that no money was found
Uu HoW8rd's person, and that two
I1urs at least. elapsed after the police
had been notified before a doctor came.
Frank McCauly. a teamster living at
ITO South Fourth West, helped to re-
v.ye Howard, and testified to hearing
him say that ne took morphine. that
DE wanted ChlOTOfOrm, and that he lived
az co.." being unable TO give the adj
dress i'm full. William Heath cOrr0b-
Grated McCauly.
Found Howard Dying.
DR.. William Mccoy then took the
stand. and said it was II o'clock when
he called. He found the man in dy-
ing condition, and sent a young man 10
NOTIFY the police. The latter sent word
back that they had nothing to do with
g. The doctor was positive the man
had taken opium. and later DIS. King
and Cr0Nall mad verified his diagnosis
The fact that he lived so long (abOut
twelve hours after taking the poison,
said DR. Mccoy made me suspect that
death was not due entirely 10 morphine
He might have been struck or he mi Eht
have fallen. there being a slight abrd-
sion Oh the forehead. it was plain that
DE was suffering from a shock, and if
had Jo sign a death certificate without
an autopsy, I would assign three causes
for death. First, 0pion poisoning: sec
Cud exposure to extreme cold. almost
ireezing; and third, injury TO the head,
possibly a slight cOncussiOn of the
BRAIN"
Dr. Mccoy said Towards life could
have been saved had he received atten-
zion five hours earlier, and concluded
DIS testimony by describing how this
could have been accomplished
john G.. Forester of Cotton, Utah,
H1Hards brOther-in-law, was put on
NE stand fO- the purpose of Identifying
ne dead man. which he did.
q ann satisfied he has killed him
sell said Forester. but I don't know
"lst reason he had. / haven't talked
10 MS wife. I do not know Bill Dono-
van Howard told me once that he
vas sore against one man in Cripple
.I-te Donovan is a salt Lake man. 80
tlr witness was asked several times if
A- l1 NOT know something connected
WIN Howard that would cause him to
la- suicide, and he replied that he
Verdict Of Jury.
The jury here retired. but was recall
t- 10 hear the testimony Of Officer John
L.o7r-s who lives next door TO How
-s residence. lie said that Mrs.
Ma-"arh. Mrs. Howelrs nurse. woke
,.-4 up last Friday afternoon and told
i-4 Howard had taken morphine, but
Aal Deem revived. after which he had
down town for some more. euI-
.---F being determined to kill him
-. The nurse requested Roberts 10
-- ''r. md unload a sun Howard
--- -n OBJ. house. Roberts did so.
--e verdict returned was ia the
-t- -.ra. reading; That said J. c..
-.Neia came 10 his death from taking
- l-.l- With suicidal intent
III rendering this said Foreman
E.e- eve think there has been
neglect on the part of the health
e' III the man had received
attention soon enough his life
nave been saved If ANYBODY
.. ensured, IL should be the health
we believe The police
~ -'.Hes early, but the doctors
- come for several hours. We have
t.. .' Criticise the department.
g-..s' bur We believe some neglect
'- ta.y Was shown"
.' ~ummer took occasion to
r..- .....rlL Officer FitZmaurice on his
r.- IN .a- affair. and said the court
5--- take judicial notice of what the
r-- --- stated through their fore
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