The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1906-04-04
TAKES CARBoLIC ACID
DIES HORRIBLE DEATH

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Grandine Taylor. voune man
Wei known in the city. died al ale
o clock yesterday afternoon as a re.
sun OF taking large quantity OF
MT; Iaylor has been in bad health
LOT the past two months sufferinp
from complication of troubles Dur-
ing the past four or five DAYS his
condition has been much worse than
usual He has not been confined to
MS room all the time, being able TO
come down into the city occasional
The young man resided on North
I seventh street. Saturday night he
was brought to the office of a physic-
ian and was given a prescription call
ing for somas and was Instructed IN
'ahe TINS medicine at regular periods.
I yesterday afternoon the voune
man was in his bedroom AT tbe hone
on North Seventh street. alone. Mrs.
Earnest Taylor. his sister-in-law. and
one OF two other persons We're in the
mouse shortly after three O'Clock
/ Mf. IaYlor came out of his room and
walked into the room in which Mrs
I IaNlor was employed with some
/ housework. Mrs. TAYLOR noticed
at once that the young man was SUI
iering intense pain and was very
pale. She asked him what was hurt-
ing him and he replied Il have taken
some carbolic acid" He then sank
INTO chair and Mrs TAYLOR at once
alarmed the other people in the house
and telephoned to DR.. H. s. Hender-
son, stating that the young man had
taken carbolic acid. The physician
instructed Mrs. Taylor what to do
until he could arrive and he started
at once for the Taylor home.
When Or. Henderson arrived he
found the unfortunate man uncon-
scious. He saw at once that a large
portion OF carbolic acid had been
taken and that death was only a mat
ter of a few minutes. Everything
that might possibly alleviate the suf-
ferings of the young man was done.
but about ass o'clock he passed
away.
1t was found upon examination
that vial of carbolic acid had been
setting on shelf in Mr.. Taylor's bed
room upon which a large number of
walls and medicine boxes were. The
somas, the medicine which had been
prescribed for the sick man, was on
this shelf and the members of the
family are of the opinion that MIR.
Taylor took up the vial of carbolic
acid thinking that it was the somas
and swallowed a quantity of the acid
before he realized that he had made
a mistake. II is said that the sick
mans mind had not been entirely
clear for several days and he might
not have known what he was doing
at the time he took the poison. Mrs.
ErmnGf TAYLOR thnt af Ia 10
first statement to the effect that he
had taken carbolic acid he said moth
ing else but became unconscious.
Owing to the fact that he has had
domestic troubles and that his health
has been anything but good some
are inclined to think that he took
the awful poison with suicidal intent.
in moment of dependency. 1t is
an extremely sad affair and the I'M
timely death, whether 1t was acct
dental or otherwise, came as a great
shock TO the relatives and friends of
the deceased.
Undertaken Bannister took charge
of the remains yesterday afternoon
about five O'Clock and the body was
removed TO the Bannister undertake
ing parlors. An examination showed
that the stomach was literally burned
up and the throat and mouth were
terribly burned.
Grandin Taylor was twenty-six
years of age. He has been a resident
of the city for several years. Last
summer he was united in marriage
to Miss Nina Clifford. His wife was
not with him until Just few minutes
before he died. The married life
has not been a very happy one
Ernest Tayler formerly manager of
the Elks club, is a brother of the de
ceased. He also has three sisters
and one brother residing in Kansas.
These were communicated with last
night
The funeral will probably take
place tomorrow afternoon. Inter
ment at Orchard Mesa cemetery.