The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-02-21
Dropped Dead
Al His Shop Door
Lloyd Moore, Dyer, Found Dead
Saturday Evening-Was Vic
tim Of Heart Disease.

Lloyd Moore, of Wallace. who had
Cbeen engaged in the dyeing business
here abouta year, was found lying on
his face dead just outside of the rear
dnor Of bis shop on South Third street
at 6:l5 o'clock last Saturday evening.
" Upon Squire Gordon's return from
supper tohis office. he looked out OF
the back window, while arranging the
achairs in the Office, and saw Moore.
He wentto him, raised his head up
and discovered him dead. BE imme-
dfately gave the alarm. DR.. Nelson
Peck was summoned and Coroner w.
p Camp notified. DIR. Peck examined
him and pronounced him dead. The
coroner then ordered the body re-
moved tothe Stealey and Osborn I'M
dertaking establishment and relatives
at Sardis Of the dead man were noti-
h iied by telephone.
A coroner's jury was summoned ana
sbeean an investigation at o O'CLOCK
that night
Squire samuel Gordon told Of seeing
Moore inhls shirt sleeves standing on
.bc front steps, as he went to supper,
about 4:s5 o'clock. He appeared In
1ood health. Then he told about
finding the body. /,
lexander Lynn, brick layer, SAID
he and Moore roomed together at the
al hotel three weeks some time
They were the best OF friends
sIsClltday afternoon he met waiter
Bartlett, d nephew of the dead man,
4 sdn. the street. Walter told him ms
uncle had a bad smothering spell Fri
Nv night. Walter asked him to stay
turday night with Moore, as he had
10 to the country. Lynn consented
ana went to see Moore about 400
O'clock. He asked him to so to the
I,amh hotel and stay with him. lie
agreed togo. While Lynn was IN
SIoore,s shop, Moore said he would
I nave To shave and dress up, If he Went
,irnn thp street. He also said he
would have 10 take some medicine
ysbut Lynn did not see him take u.
Vivian Then went 10 Glen Elk TO look
( after some tools and upon his return
Ne met Joe Latstetter, who told him
Moore was dead.
sDr. j. b. Smith testified that Moore
I came to his office Friday night to get q
nrescription for medicine. he ex-
amined him and found he had heart
trouble and his stomach was out OF
order. represented elixir OF callsaya'
which he said was tonic. Inc DOC
tor said IL Moore had swallowed
the entire contents of the bnttle, 1t
would not have hurt him, and the
Doctor evidently spoke the truth as u
Is said tobe a mere baby's tonic, ana
not a medicine for heart trouble for IT
did not cure him as his death proves.
DR.. Smith said Moore told him on a
former OCCASION he had heart trouble
/ fonr years ago and Thought he would
die at the time. DR.. Smith said Moore
had been drinking, as he smelt in
toxicants on his breath.
Druggist George Logan said Moore
got the elixir of calisaya at his drug
store and that it was good for cold
He said the entire bottle, about two
ounces, would not have killed the fell
low.
Another witness or so testified as to
seeing Moore in his shirt sleeves sat
urday afternoon, apparently in good
health.
DR.. Peck testified that it was his
belief that Moore died from organic
4 heart trouble. He said the medicine
4 was harmless.
The jury's verdict was that his
death was caused from organic heart
trouble.
The deceased was brother Of Peter
N IRE, Of Wallace, and a brother-in,
II Jesse Hagerty, of Sardis. Mr.
Haserty came here Sunday and took
the remains Monday morning to Wal.
2 lace for burial.
Moore was Al years of age and single
Ev' Nltly he fell from the door a
he at$ mpted to go out and died IN,
Instantly. He was cleaned-shaved ano
had his Oyetcoat on.
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