The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-13
DRUGS STOPPED
ACTION OF HEART
Ed Favorite Found Dead in
Bed at Noon Yesterday.
BEEN DEAD SEVERAL HOURS
Death Caused by Effect of
Drugs and Alcohol.
BEEN DEAD SEVERAL HOURS

Ed tavorite, tramp sign painter, was
found dead in a room over go East Doug
las avenue yesterday about p o'clock.
He had evidently been dead several hours
possibly he died after O'Clock, but prob
ably he died earlier in the morning.
\ man named O'Brien slept with him
the night before and got Up about 6
O'Clock. He could not be found by the
police or coroner yesterday afternoon
and did not come back to the house TO
sleep last night.
When found the man was lying partly
on his side with his arms crossed. There
vas little spiotch OF blood along the
cheek from his nose showing that he
| had oied from overstimulation Of the
heart His body was marked I'm a num-
Der of places with blood cIots under the
skin which showed that the man was
addicted 10 the use of morahipe or CO.
came lie had been drinking some the
night before and il is supposed that his
death was caused by the effect Of the
drug and the stimulant
There was not a letter or card of anv
kind 10 show who he was or where he
came from He had given the name of
tavorite the night before 10 Geo. Pearce
who runs the house and that is almost
all that is known of him. He has been
around town about six weeks He was
a sign painter and had worked around
the saloons on East Douglas avenue
since coming here. He had his outfit in
his overcoat pocket and there were I'VE
nlckels in his trousers pocket. lie was
very thinly clad and only had an old
oVercoat besides very thing summer
coat and vest
He had several different names while
IN the city. Every place he had worked
he gave a different name. some places
he said his name was Moore, at others
Henderson or Cochran.
No one has as yet been found who
could tell where he stayed while in the
city as this was his first night at this
place. He came in early in the evening
and paid for the room and went up stairs
TO bed. He told the proprietor his name
and that was the last word he has spolz-
en- that anyone knows of.
Mrs. Pearce said yesterday TO a re-
porter: 4 went UP stairs about II 30 and
was going to make the beds. I happen
ed TO look into the room and saw the
mans shoes under the bed. so I went
down stairs and told my husband that
he better so up stairs and wake up the
man. He went up stairs and 7 followed
him. He went into the room and came
out and told me the man was dead. Then
We went downstairs and told a police
man.
The coroner was notified and was soon
on the scene. He decided not to hold an
inquest rs the cause Of the mans death
was plainly heart failure caused 10y the
action of some drug like cocaine or NOR
phine and whisky.
Yesterday afternoon some of the men
about the railroad yards who had talk
ed to the man said that he had told
them he had a father arid mother in
Peoria, H.. and that they were quite
wealthy; that he was the black sheep of
the family and would not stay at home
and he now had to work around at any
thing he could find 20 do. The men said
he was an expert workman and knew
his business well. but that as soon as he
would get a little money he would get
drunk. They said that he ate morphine
three or four times 2 day.
Indigestion is the direct cause Of disease
that kills thousands of persons annually.
Stop the trouble at the start with little
Prickly Ash Bitters; it strengthens the
stomach and aids digestion.