Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-13
MANNER or TAKING UNKNOWN.
Charles Wilson, Coates House Negro
Porter Pat Through Another
Severe Examlus,lou.
Ne TOLD A VERY STRAIGHT STORY
A Sslson Was Visited First and Then
A 0plum jolnt--chlaamas
Arrested

newton, Kas, May i3,--Tho coronor's
Jury In the case Of Herbert " Croker
brought In the following verdict at lOiSo
today
1--WE ind upon our onths that said
Herbert V, Croker came To his death
on May ~, 1905, on Santa ZEE train No,
ii; while between Kansas CITY, Mo-, and
Newton, kas from the effects Of mar.
cotlc poisoning taken into hls system Mt
Kansas city, Mo, before boarding said
train, by means and manner unknown
70 this jury"
CAUSE or DEATH,
Kansas city, Mo, May lS,.-Tho death
~ Herbert " Croker on train be.
tween kansas CITY and Newton, Kan,
yesterday was due TO over indulgence
in whisky and opium, according TO
chief Of Police Hayes OF this city, who
made this statement today after MAX.
ing A thorough investigation OF the
young New Yorkor's movements hero
on Thursday
Asa result, OF the work OF The dclec.
tycs hore since yesterday, Charles VII.
con the negro hotel porter who placed
croker ON the south bound Santa I'o
train on which he died. An Lee, a Chi
naman, who sold Croker opium NJ his
place In the north end, and An Chez,
chinese inmate Of Lees place, are
under arrest ......
The stories Of all three told to the po-
lice today were The same, 10 the effect
shat Croker had gone TO the china
mans place Of his own free VIII 10
smoke opium,
Leo told the police that he had given
Croker i've opium pills ana that the
latter had smoked three Of those Chee
tod tho same story. Wilson declared
mat hIs only connection with the case
was IN pldNng Croker AZ the Now
workers. request, 10 the opium den, 10
several saloons and TO tho railway sta.
ton chief Hayes mya he believes the
story told by Wilson TO be true ana that
hc IL confident that neither the negro
porter nor tho two Chinese are orlmi.
naally responsible for Crokcr's death,
INTEREST cENTERED IN WILSON,
Kansas City, May IS,.-Iocal interest
IN the mysterious death on n train be.
tween Kansas city and Newton, kas,
Of Herbert V. Croker son OF Richard
rroker Of New York city, centercd 10.
DAY around Charles Wilson, the Coates
house negro porter who placed the
young Now Yorker on the train for the
touth on Thursday night
Wilson, who Ia 40 years old, was mr..
rested after midnight and held pending
investigation,
Although Wilson was frank IN all his
admissions 20 tho police and told u
connected story that fitted IN closely
with all they had learned about tho
lase nom other sources, II was decided
10 pu, him through another severe cS.
animation today,
IN tho meantime dozen detectives
continued 20 work On the case IN an on.
deaNor 20 gain any evidence that would
throw further llght upon Cookers moves
menls while IN Kansas city,
When Wilson was examined by chief
" Police John Hayes today nothing new
WAS learned from him, but following tho
examination an ollcer was sent out to
BRING In All Lee tho Chinnman, whose
pace Wilson said he had visited with
,fokor ON Thursday night ana where
" was asserted, he had smoked opium,
HOW WILSON MET CROKER
WllSan told how he had met Croker
IN tho bar room NJ the Coates house
ono " the leading hostorcs IN tho
city, where the negro was employed
US VORTEX Croker, Wilson said, had
nhkod him NJ $3.50 Thurpdny evening
wher he could have a little FUN" WI.
tton had told him Of an opium den In
me north end ana offered 10 conduct
nun TO ne place inter 0 o'clock, when
no would be on duty ut the hotel
trOker had wuIicl until thn, limo ana