Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-08

he was shot in such a manner that
death would ensue? ] knew from the
view l had of him he would not live.
His tonge was quite swollen, too.
You say Charlie Dixon saw him be-
fore you did? Yes sir.
Where was Mrs. Morey? She was
in the other part of the house writing
kilograms for Charley. 1 saw him.
AT first she was not there but after
ward she was there.
You were there half an hour? Yes.
From until quarter after seven, and
1 was back there at the hotel by eight
o'clock.
She was there when he died, of
course, in the room? Not in the
room. was alone with him when he
died.
Did she go into the room when he
was dying? No, she did not when he
was dying, for didn't tell her when
he was going to die.
Did she come into the room at all?
She came into the room after l had
been there a few minutes and asked
me what had happened.
She was apparently beside herself
after it happened? Yes sir.
Charles DiXOh'S Testimony.
Charles Dixon was then called and
testified as follows:
When got in there he was-Seemed
to be unconscious and gurgling, blood
oozing from his mouth, and l felt of
his pulse and it seemed strong, but
only stayed a few minutes and then
went back to the house. Shortly after
that DR.. Waters told me he was dead.
What attracted your attention to the
suicide! Why did you go over there?
Why, Mr.. Tuttle came to me first and
says there is something wrong over to
the other house. So l just dropped
everything and went over there.
got inside and my father was running
around there with globe to an cleo
trio light. He said the room was dark
l took the globe and went by the bed,
the further end of the room, and found
the light, the socket and screwed the
globe iii and turned on the light.
When turned around and I saw the
blood oozing from the mouth 1 thought
it was all off with him then. I went
up to him and felt of his pulse. It
was still strong. Shortly after that
DR.. Waters came in. The doctor said
there was no hope and left.
Did you discover the revolver? Yes,
1 saw the revolver under his hand on
the right side. paid no attention to
it. I thought it was 80 when 1 first
looked at it.
It appears that there was moth d t
they weren't using a globe in Their :?
They were scarce of globes, guess.
There was no globe in the room at
the time? There was no globe in the
room, no.
Was the revolver lying in plain
sight? No, could just see the black
handle.
Under the bed clothes? No, it was
the clothes were thrown back as far as
his hands, lying over here (indicating)
and the revolver under his right hand.
I could just see little bit of it.
Did yon know he had shot himself
until you saw the revolver? AS soon
as 1 entered the house could smell
powder. I concluded from that shot
had been fired.
Did you move the bed clothes? No,
sir, did not touch them. 1 never
touched the clothes at all. felt of
his pulse, but didn't move his hand
1t was lying there limp.
Were the bed clothes right up to his
throat? 1 could not say how far the
clothes were up, but they were not
around his neck.
On which side did the revolver lay?
On his right.
He laid on the right side of the bed?
Yes.
Just in the same position we viewed
him at? Facing towards the wall.
Any one else there between the time
you were there and the doctor? No
one else excepting his wife.
You talked with his wife when you
went in the house? No, there was
nothing said then.
Didn't see her at all? Saw her but
didn't speak to her.
What was she doing? She was
standing there taking on as any
woman would under the circumstances.
Did she seem to be very much agi-
tated and grieved? Deeply grieved,
but she was very cool about it. When
came out of the room she wanted to
know what had happened. She didn't
seem to realize what had happened.
The taking of testimony was then
closed.
The following gentlemen were
empanelled as jurymen: Geo. B.
McMillen. Frank Haskins, Frank
Dudley. E. G. Rossier, r. L. Boyce and
George n. Wood. who after listening
to the testimony rendered the follow
ing verdict:
Coroner's Verdict.
An inquisition taken at the city of
Grand Rapids, county of Wood, on the
End day CT January, 1908, before
Burton L. Brown, one of the justices
of the peace of said county, upon the
view of the body of FEE. Morey there
dead by the jurors whose names are
hereunto subscribed, they being duly
sworn to inquire on behalf of the
state when, in what manner and by
what means the said F. E. Morey came
to his death; upon their oath do say,
F. E. Morey came to his death from a
wound inflicted by revolver used by
his own hand on January End, 1908, at
ZOO O'Clock a. m, in the city of Grand
Rapids, Wisconsin,, on Cranberry
street, at No. 3O5.
In testimony whereof the said JUS
tice of the peace and the jurors of this
inquest have l1ereunto set their hands |
the day and the year aforesaid.
FRANK DUDLEN, |
FRANK HASKINS, |
w. L. BOYCE,
E. T.. ROSSIER,
GEO. N. WOOD,
GEORGE MCMILLAN |