The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-15
TOOK BOTTLE
TO DRUG STORE.
Harry c. Davis Testified In tho
CoakIsy Inquest.
CALLED On Mr.. LYON, He SAYS.
According 10 His ehdsass, the Bslils asd
lis Contents Came From Tia. Store.
Other TssiImsay.
CALLED On Mr.. LYON, He SATS.

The feature OF the testimony in the
Soakiey inquest, which was resumed yes
1ercsy afternoon was the tracing OF the
bottle supposed to contain citrate OF mag
nssia from The time Nora coaAley drank
OF It's contents until the several snaly-
ses, were completed.
Three witnesses were summoned. VIII
liam a. CoaNley, brother OF the dead girl
LARRY DAVIS, "A friend of the family. who
Interviewed Mr.. yOn OF the liall A. Lyon
Co, ana Police Surgeon CLIFFORD "a. Grii-
lin.
Or Gnnin's testimony was very simple
lte said he did not see Nora Coakley dur
ing HE, but was present al the auiopsy
oi hei BODY. ACTING as clerk ot Che aAtop-
~ since he knew nothing of the altdir
at present under investigation his tcsti-
mony was postponed.
William a. CoaHley, brother OF the dead
siTl. Said lac was aNag when his sister
Drank the dose. lie iirsi learned OF her
navinS taken The liquid when ne returned
nome a week later. Al the time he went
dWay he knew the bottle and contents
we're in the house. having seen II Two or
.hree Iinerent times nthe e-box. and
ne Dad known OF It's presence there pos
SHY three or foIr weeks.
lie did not think the bottle had been
opened previous 10 his going away. but
could not say for certainty.
lie ala not know whether there was i'm
me house any potash or caustic soda kept
ior any purpose. but he never saw any.
CALLED on HALL n LYON.
az The coaklcy residence several times
since the dead girl took the dose. HE
called Oh DIR. - Leary and the bt tie with
lis remaining contonts were handed TO him
~ me doctor. Witness went directly To
the store OF Hall a. Lyon ON Westmin-
stsr street. The bottle mad been opened.
bin was closed when he got ~.
IL contained the remains OF this solu-
lion. perhaps three or four tablespoonfuls,
as near he could Judge IL appeared
milky white, with no sediment that he
could see. He took none OF IL out before
getting TO Hall a Lyons and did not
open the bottle.
when he got TO the store witness de-
clared. he first asked Of one OF the clerks
down stairs whom he should see about IL.
and was directed to Mr.. Lyon.
He saw Mr.. Lyon and asked him what
II was he was selling for citrate of mag
Mr.. Lyon asked why, ana Mr. Da-
Wis recounted the circumstances connect
ca with the case we'll as he knew.
Then Mr.. Lyon wanted TO know III Mr..
Davis had any OF the bottle. and Mr..
Davis said yes. and showed II TO him. Mr..
en nsss ,ook i sDss na s%esd b M and the ws
said II was not citrate OF magnesia.
He examined the bottle. and found his
Ipisa, private Number ON i IT, and teiephoned
when that number was put up. Mr.. Lyon
explained before he telephoned that these
DHtties are put up Dy lot number. ana ne
said he would find out when that lo1 wss
put up Having telephoned Mr.. Lynn
said IL was .put up on the 18th day OF
April, 1870, the witness thought.
Mr.. Lyon wanted a sample from the
bottle Mr.. Davis had. and said he would
send II TO n chemist whose name the wit
ness thought was Calder. there to be an
alyzed. Then Mr.. Lyon took part OF the
bottle. about tablespoonful. not quite
half the contents. and sent II away.
A FURTHER conversation.
Witness testified that later he met Mr..
Lyon at the office of Harold J. Gross.
by appointment. At that time witness
says he told MIR. Lyon that he was mere
IS acting i'm behalf OF the family while
William Coaklcy was on his vacation. And
ne said anN business further would have
10 he transacted with him Witness said
he was asked what he thought the fam
flv would settle for. but he would not
give them any price
The witness said there was nothing
said which could be tconstrued into an
admission that the Hall a. Lyon Co. was
~ fault beyond the asking Of the price
OF a settlement. He left after telling them
they would have to see Mr.. Cnakley lie
had no other interview with them about