Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-01-29
COR0NER'S VERDICT
IN CASE OF WRIGHT
Evidence Is That Promoter
TOOK His Ow4 LIE.
CYANIDE OF PoTAsai.A USED

CYANIDE OF POTASSIUM USED
This Is Alleged To Be Deadly Dose
Taken by Wright Prior TO his Sen
tence-Ev,dence at the inquest Sub
stantiates This Fact.
London, jan Is: Suicide was the
verdict passed by the coroners jury
touay in the closing chapter of the
tragedy OF Whitaker Wright. His
death was caused by suffocation in
consequence of poisoning by cyanide
OF potassium
Ine jury found that Wright was
perfectly sane, and that there was no.
the slightest doubt that his death was
due to most deliberate suicide.
In the evidence at The inquest ii
was shown that Wright had determin-
ed to take his own life in the event
OF an adverse verdict, and that he
went to court with cyanide tabloid
in his possession while in his hip
pocket was new revolver fully load
ed, even cooked.
After sentence Wright went into
the layatory and swallowed the tab,
loid, returned to the consulting room
washed down the poison with whisky
and water and died
me of the last things Wright said
was:
'"This is British justice"
The small coroner's inquest room at
Windsor was so crowded that Whitak-
er Wright, Jr., son OF the dead man,
had to stand up throughout the pro-
ceedings He and other witnesses in
the main bore out the facts already
cabled. Neither the son nor the de-
eeaseds closest friends, so they testi
fled today, ever heard Wright even
intimate he contemplated suicide.
His solicitor, George Lewis, Jr., said
the deceased all along believed that
he would be acquitted, or that at the
worst, he only contemplated a dtsa-
greement of the jury. Even after his
sentence Wright showed only indig
nation. In talking with Mr.. Lewis,
Mr.. Eyre, one of his sureties, and Mr.
Waters, the accountant OF the Lon
don and Globe corporation, Wright
said:
Il really think l am the most com
posed of you all. AS regards an ap.
peal, Wright said he would do exact
ly as he was advised Asked If some
one had not better telephone the YER
dict to Mrs. Wright, Wright said:
No; there is plenty of time for
that"
Taking out his watch and chain
Wright handed them to Mr.. Eyre, say.
ng.
7 shall not have any use for this
IN that place." meaning the prison. II
give it to you, Eyre; keep it for me-"
That was all that occurred. After
Wright had taken the poison, holding
a glass in hand and still slipping its
contents, he said:
Waters, give me another cigar"
Mr.. Waters took up Wright's cigar
ease, which was lying on a table and
Wright deliberately cut the end of
cigar and struck a match. Just as he
was going to light the cigar Wright
flung the match from him, sank back
unconscious and died without utter.
ing another word .
The doctor who was called in to
attend Wright said he had not detect.
ed any smell or sign indicating pois.
on, but the official analysist, Mr.. Fry.
berger, who conducted the post NOR.
tenn examination, testified that from
every organ of the body exuded the
peculiarly penetrating smell of prus.
sic acid, and there was not the slight.
est doubt that Wrights death was due.
to that poison in its syanide of potas.
sium form
Inc deceased had not suffered from
any other disease, there were n ten.
sions of the brain, and the heart wal
healthy, though twice the normal size.
1t transpired at the inquest that Mr..
Wright was only searched after his
death. A tabloid found in his pock.
ct did not appear to be poisonous. The
revolver was discovered by the police
after the lawcourt officials had pre-.
viously searched Wright.
The coroner commented on this
and indicated that action would prob.
ably be taken by higher authorities.