The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-28
FOUND DEAD IN HIS ROOM.
H. PAUL eEoRGl, A PROMINENT clTl-
ZEN. DIES AT HOTEL DENVER.
Full Text OF Testimony Given at Inquest
Verdict Shows Heart Disease the
Cause Of His Death

The dead body Of Mr.. H. Paul Georgl OF
Hockey was found in his room NJ the
Hotel Denver in this city about 7:aO
o'clock yesterday morning. Mr. Georgi. who
Is well known In Houston. has for some
years been making his home while In
this city at tho Hotel Denver He came
here about two weeks ago and has beeu
rooming at this hostelry continuously ever
since. lie has been seemingly In his usual
good health. lie retired to his room very
early Saturday evening and about twelve
hours before his body was discovered cold
in death, the night clerk. looking into Mr.
Georgis room as he was making his
rounds, saw Mr.. GeorH lying on his bed
aud resting easily. That he was not dead
then is evidenced by the fact that when
the clerk saw him. he was lying on his
side, and when he was found to be dead
he was lying on his back. The clrcum-
stances, the evidence adduced at the in-
quest and all things else point to his death
as having been caused 10y heart failure,
which is the cause attributed by the cor
oners verdict
Justice J. e. Matthews OF Precinct No 1
WAs notified soon after the finding of The
dead body. and az once proceeded 20 the
DEATH chamber. where ne viewed the re-
mains and held the Inquest. The following
( Us the Testimony brought cut at this iu-
quest; The witnesses were duly sworn
thewS, before resfifyiuc.
DR.. J J. Burton. 81 have examined the
dead lply ~ =. fanl 'gcorsi and IL Is
mF opinion BAT bis death was caused by
hesr disease
John Ecgss5c-. j am the proprietor OF
I the Denver hotel and knew the deceased.
Z lie came 30 MY house about two weeks
aco ard has been here ever since. have
been away from the city, on my farm,
{ and have moi seen him for week, bat
frera what nr wife tells me Mr.. Georgl
has been lB bis usual health during MS
s,Br here
! Julius weigmann. 81 am night clerk Mt
] she Hotel Denver. Last night between the
( hours % seven and eight O'Clock ! looked
/ INFO Mr.. GtUr-i'S room and saw hlm lying
7 on his side This morning between I and
4 o'clock ! again cooked IN his room
through the window. and saw him He
I WAS then lying on his back and ] thought
( ho was dead. at once Informed Mrs.
Z RoeSsler. the proprietrcSs OF the hotel.
. She came With me to the room and we
looked in at hm. She was Of the same
/ opinion as mlself-tAat Mr.. GeOrg was
dead and such has turned out to be 4
Mrs c. A. Roessler: ~ know the de
I ceased. His maine is Fl. Paul Georgi He
came to our house about two weeks age
and has been here ever since. lie has seem
ingiy been In his usual good health Whel
say usual good health. mean that
1t has been his custom for a long while
city. aud his health seemed good a.
81 usually is. / spoke with him yesterday
evening between 3 and 4 o'clock. aud Ii,
was ia testing mood and seemed al
This was all the testimony taken ant
in accordance with 1t Justice Matthews
rendered Tie following verdict: Atte
, viewing the body and taking the evidence
1t is my judgment that H. Paul Georgi
deceased, came TO his death In the Den
yer hotel, In the city Of Houston, HGriI
, county, Texas on the night Of Octobe
, %. 1901 at some hour after the hour 0
r p m, October 26, 1901 Cause Of dealt
; J. c. Matthew'S.
Justice of the Peace and Ex-Oricio Cor
h oner Harris County, Texas.
A The remains were taken In charge b.
. the Sons Of Hermann Of this city, IA
n ! having been n member In good staudn
q OF the lodge, at Hockey, Texas. at tn
$ time of his death The remains were take
+ to the undertaking establishment Of 81
Westheimer, where they were prepared n
i burial, and under an escort from the son
I Of Hermann OF this city shipped to FIocl
: ley, the home of the licensed, for inter
mcnt
= Mr. H. Paul Gcorc was well known I
8 / Houston lie was about % wears OF age
4 and a practicing attorney Mt the bar /
5 | this city. Several years ago he was jus
9 tiCc Of the peace at Hockey, and aftC
y retiring from office there obtained p
!. ! ccnse to practice law. While coutlnuln
to reside and make his home on his farl
, at Hockey he has practiccd his professio
here n good portion Of the time. He wa
Il n wldower his wife having preceded hh
q to the Great Beyond lie leaves four chi
= drcn. three boys and one girl, and hos
? Of friends and acqualntanccs to mour
> his sudden and unexpected death,