The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-28
/. SUNSTROKE CAUSED
DEATH OF C. WADE
So Decided CoronerS Jury at
inquest Held Yesterday
WAS A MISSOURI MAN
Who Has Been Working About
Wichita for Over a Year.

Charles II. Wade was the name Of the
man found at the home of Pax Powers
four miles south of town, Wednesday
and died at the St Francis hospital at
o'clock that evening. coroners jury
Yesterday decided that he came to his
death from the effects of a sunstroke.
II was known Yesterday morning that
this man had close to $50 when he was in
Wichita Monday evening, and only 81
were found on his person when he died.
There was some suspicion that Wade had
been drugged and robbed of his money,
and while the officers failed to ind any
direct evidence of this. they have not
been able to find what became of the
money. A post norton examination was
made Yesterday morning by DR.. Clark.
county physician. and he failed to find
any trace of poison, but the condition of
the brain was such that the doctor be-
leved Wade died from a sunstroke.
\ coroner's jury was called yesterday
afternoon and consisted of John H.
Shields, NJ B. Widdoes, w. P. Parr, P
C Jackson. J. F. Littell and Charles f.
Guyer After viewing the body they
went to the court house, where the wit
nesses in the case were examined.
Coroner McCollfster went to the place
where the man was found yesterday
morning and made thorough investiga-
ton The name of the man was not
learned until the coroner returned. Ed
IIorner was the first witness called. He
knew Charles Wade as straightforward,
hard-working man, with no bad habits.
He first saw him about year and
half ago.
T. Wilson saw Wade Tuesday morning.
Wade told him that his head felt big
and that he was not feeling well.
Walter Horner stated that Wade had
worked for him a considerable time, and
had quit last Friday. Wade was sober
. and industrious young fellow. and Mr.
Horner stated that he paid this employee
nearly sixty dollars Friday in this city.
Charles Seton stated that Wade came
70 their home for dinner Tuesday, and
then went on to Walter Horrors home
10 get his clothes. That evening they
FOUND him lying in the road about sun
down. and took him to their home, and
from there he walked TO Pax Powers
home.
That evening Mr. Seton went to visit
a neighbor, and on the way back stopped
90 see Wade and Powers He found
Wade lying along the side of the house,
with his valise for pillow. Wade went
into the house and laid down on the bed.
He was very sick. and tried to vomit
several times, but seemed unable to
do so.
Steve Balch stated that Wade had
worked for him several times last fall
and during the winter. and was an in
dustrious fellow. Monday evening he saw
Wade on East Douglas avenue, and asked
him if he wanted to ride out that night.
Wade invited Balch to get a glass of
beer with him, and while they were in the
saloon Wade displayed a roll of bills of
considerable size.
Pax Powers was called and told how he
found Wade on the bed when he went
home Tuesday evening, as told in the
Eagle yesterday
DIR. Clark was then called and he ex-
planned to the jury the result of d post
norton. and while no chemical analysis
had been made of the contents of the
stomach. there was no appearance of
poison. and his opinion was that Wade
died Of sunstroke.
The jury was out but a few minutes
when they returned a verdict that the
young man died Of sunstroke.
Charles II. Wade WAS about 50 years of
age, and came here from Missouri He
was a member of Council No 10 L
OF this city, and a member of Rich Hill
lodge No. 40. of the Royal Tribe of Jo-
seph. He has been around Wichita for