The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-16
Had Been Missing Since Yester-
day Morning at 10 O'clock.
No Indications of Suicide-Jury De-
cides Hc Died From Natural
Causes.
HE WAS A POPULAR MAN


232 North Ninth street. q well known
and popular broker, was found thil
morning about Z o'clock by his brother
Mr. Alfred Levy, in the second story
OF l12 North Second street. in which
building Mr.. Levy had >his Office on
the lower floor, the remainder being
used by Michael Brothers as a store
room for buggies. The corpse was in
buggy in sitting posture, the hesd
resting on the back of the cushioned
seat. the left hand grasping one side
Of the top support. A handkerchief
was neatly stuffed between collar and
throat evidently to prevent the collar
from hurting the neck Mr.. Levy
apparently died without struggle
and appeared to be only asleep.
DR.. Reddick was Immediately
called, and found that death ensued
several hours before, the body being
cold and stiff. There were no marks to
indicate violent death.
The news of the sad and unexpected
death spread rapidly, and the body
was removed to Etfinger's about a.
m. The coroner was afterwards mott
fed. and called an inquest for O'Clock
this afternoon.
The deceased had not peen in the
best Of health lately. He had suffered
mild attacks of appendicitis, according
to some of his friends, and yesterday
morning complained Of neuralgia. So
far as known he was last seen alive
yesterday morning about 10 O'Clock
Later in the day, when he. did not
return home, inquiries were made for
him and when he still did not appear
last night, search was instituted for
him but he could not be found. Every
place it was thought he could be, was
visited and finally this morning his
brother went into the second story
over the office of the deceased, and
there found him dead.
The inquest was held at Effinger's
this afternoon at / 80 O'Clock by
Coroner Peal. 1t had been persisently
reported that Mr.. Levy committed
suicide, but there was nothing devel-
oped at the inquest to sustain such a
theory.
Only three witnesses were heard,
DIR. ]. T. Reddiok. Mr.. Alfred Levy,
brother of the deceased, and Mr..
Abe Livingston, who was called by
Mr.. Levy Immediately following the
discovery Of the body. Mr.. Levy
detailed the facts relative to the find
ing of the body. A colored boy was
with him ana went up stairs first.
There was nothing found anywhere to
indicate self destruction, Mr.. Levy
said. He found no bottle or anything
else that might have contained poison
and there was no mark on the body.
DR.. Reddick stated that he made
an examination and found no indica-
tions of poison. There was no dis
celebration. and none of the effects of
various kinds of poison were visible.
DR.. Reddiok explained the effects of
various poisons visible when they
produce death, and said that there
were 70 evidences of any form of
poisoning. 1t looked to him, he said.
as if Mr.. Levy had simply gone into
the second story. sat in the buggy and
gone to sleep, and while thore suddenly
died from heart disease or apoplexy
He gave ii as his opinion that death
was due to natural causes. Mr..
Livingson simply testified to the posi-
tion of the body, etc., when he was
called.
The verdict of the jury was as fol-
lows:
I'VE, the jury, impaneled by the
coroner of McCraclsen county at the
undertaking rooms Of Mattil, Effinger
& Co., having viewed the body and
found it to be William l. Levy, after
hearing. the evidence report that he
came 10 his death from unlxnoun nat.