Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-07-22
A SUDDEN DEATH.
Mrs. v. E. Sleeper Stricken Dead With
Heart Disease.

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Sleeper Of Valley township. fell dead
last Thursday evening At 8 O'Clock.
Rupture Of blood vessels at the heart
caused her death. Nobody EXCEPT her
two small children we're with her At
the time. Her husband had gone over
to Nashville only few minutes before.
She was found on the east side Of the
house by one OF Mr.. OrmistOn's boys
who was working for MIR. Sleeper, when
he came in from the field in the evening.
She was lying with her face on the
ground and her arms and hands under
her body. There was no struggle after
she fell and the only bruise sustained
were slight abrasions Of the skin on
the forehead and nose caused by the
forward fall when life ended.
Mrs. Sleeper had never before been
troubled with sickness. She was q
healthy young woman and the an
nou1cement OF her death came az a
great shock to her husband, relatives
and friends.
A neighboring lady had visited her
that afternoon aud found her in usual
health, only complaining Of being tired
as result of having done large wash.
ing.
On account of the suddenness of
death and the tendency Of individuals
to start false reports Of the cause Of
death. the family thought it best to
| hold ar nr Monoo
was sent for as soon as possible after
the death, but the inquest did not take
place until Friday morning when DR..
Kociell assisted in the examination. A
coroDer's jury was impaneled consist.
ing of 0. 0. Ormiston, Geo. Austin. M
COughenour, j. S. Bruner, John Ne.
Clelland and James A. Louthan, and
after the evidence OF physicians and
neighbors was submitted they returned
q verdict that ''the deceased came tc
her death from valvular heart disease. >
From the circumstances surrounding
the case Drs. Moore and Kociell con
cluded that Mrs. Sleeper, after com
pleting her work, was preparing for q
bath and that the rupture of the blood
vessel was caused by STOPPING quickly
This had the effect of taking away
her breath and she rushed out In th(
open air to regain 1t. The physicians
say that she ran until she strangleC
and then fell lifeless. To corroborat,
this theory Mrs. Urmiston remembered
seeing her run around the house bu
thought nothing of it. Mrs. Ormistol
Is her closest neiRhbor. Another cir
cumstance tending to prove that tn,
physicians were correct, was that be
body from the breast up turned blacl
soon after her death, showing de
rangement of blood circulation.
The funeral was held on Friday after
noon and was conducted by Rev. j. L
Patterson of this city. The body wa
inferred at Mumford.
Mrs. Sleeper is survived by HUSBAND
and two small children two and thre,
years old. She was the oldest daugh
ter OF H. l. TIlden. She was an excel
lent lady loved and esteemed by all he
neighbors and acquaintances.
The husbands grief Is very intense
more So than IL there had been prolong
cd sickness. The sympathy of every
body Is with him in his great loss an
dire distress. Only those who hav
: lost their companion in life cen full
realize the gravity of his sorrow. FL
had nice comfortable home. q goo
!, farm we'll stocked and was enjoying iif
with his family. The misfortune Is
: very sad one.