The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-03

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| had many cases. but those he had he
| tried for all they were worth.
As scholar he took pride. He
studied hard. A year and a half ago
| Perkins organized an oil company and
advertised it literally. He sold much
| stock He never declared any divi-
| dends While he has always been be-
lieved to be wealthy, there was never
any property to show for it. Watkins
| always declared that all Perkins had
belonged to him and judgments were
held to enforce the collection if prop
| erty had ever been found.
Perkins lived in a small house in
the rear of large lot for many years.
Two years ago he announced that he
Kansas The house was a year in
building. Perkins quarreled with
every man on the job and they were
constantly quitting. He finally got it
under way when one night it was
found to be on fire. There was long
period of maneuvering over the pay
m snt of insurance, but it was finally
adjusted and the rebuilding of the
house began. No cause for the fire
was ever found.
Two weeks ago Perkins settled up
with all of his creditors so far as
known, saying he was going to Canada
for the summer and did not want any
thing bothering him. He was always
secretive and boasted that even his
wife did not know anything of his
affairs. She does not know how much
-panies. His brother. F. NJ. Perkins,
who was in business with him in
building association, also says he does
not known anything about his broth
er's affairs.
The Physicians Statement.
DR.. Charles ]. Simmons who was
called to attend Mr.. Perkins and who
reached the home only a few minutes
after Mr.. Perkins fell from the build
ing, said:
sons to believe. Mr.. Perkins died from
concussion of the brain. 1t was a pc
culiar case. E. NJ. Hubbell, who saw
him fall. told me that Mr.. Perkins
struck on one foot, seemed to bound
and then struck on his hip, topping
over imme ediately afterward- When l
reached the home Mr.. Perkins had
been carried into the hall. My first
examination caused me to conclude
that he had suffered a conclusion of
the brain from the jar at the base OF
the spine. The respiratory organs.
were directly affected by the jar. L
felt his head and could find no frac-
ture and there was no hemorrhage.
when 1 reached Mr.. Perkins he
was drawing about four or five
breaths rather loud, and then did not
appear to breathe for a space which
would cover about four or five ordin-
ary reSpirationS. This intermittent
breathing kept up until just a few
minutes before his death, when we
remarked a ChanSe III I0oplIdl1OnS.
There would be two or three respira-
:ions, rather loud, then about the
same number not quite so loud, and
the intervals were not so long. This
we thought was an improvement, put
it continued only for few minutes
"ShortIy after this change was
noticed / felt the mans pulse and ii
was entirely gone. i told the MEM
bers of the family that Mr.. Perkins
condition was much worse, and a few
aT-6 ha
all the time and never
rallied in the least. 1 had small hope
of saving his life from the very be-
but all of US tried. During
linn and while working with him we
could not notice any resistance by the
muscles Once or twice wriggling of
the toes was noticed and once he
seemed to hold his arm up for mo-
ment.
ssThere was no evidence of any
opiate or narcotic being used at any
time The use of a narcotic or opiate
would have tended to increase the
number OF respirations. Mr.. Perkins
pulse was about 1O4 most of the time.
Once it ran up to 115 but only for a |
few minutes this about o'clock, and
within n short time it had run down
to 1O4 again. During the evening his
skin became very dark, about the time |
stopped, showing that his !
heart was working but that the res
piratory organs were not, and that his
BODY often became filed with venous
blood
Mr. Perkins leaves widow and |
three sons, Rollin, Clement and |
Lucius. Jr, all living in Lawrence. |
arrangements will not be per- |
fected until a sister in California is |
heard from.
Lawrence People Indignant.
Lawrence people generally are very |
indignant at the story published this |
morning tending to prove that L. H. |
Perkins death was a suicide They |
say the evidence is distorted and |
much of it suppressed. 1t is pointed |
out that had suicide been intended |
Mr.. Perkins would have jumped so as
to strike some vital part of the body i
instead of striking on the feet, which
would likely cripple him life instead |
Of killing him. That he clutched at
the cornice passed in falling also in
dicates lack of intent.
William B. Dorward. a brickmaSon
who built the foundations and did
other brick work on the Perkins
house tells an important story Dor
ward had an appointment with Per-
xins out on the roof for a tour at
o'clock to fix places needing atten-
ton He found he could not go
and telephoned Perkins to
that effect. Perkins said: Il am in
4 hurry to go out of town and can't
W dit IOI SOu- w III So Coe OAA LIZ ACO--i
and mark with chalk places 1 want
liked" He hung up the receiver and
went at once as he said.
The accident occurred shortly after.
Dorward denies that Perkins
'quarreled continually with men as
stated in the papers, when the house
was being built. He was a particular
nan and often looked closely into
work but was not unreasonable, said
Oorward. Bruce Stewart, the cleo
rician who wired the house, says sub
;tantially the same thing about quar-
.eIing with the men. Perkins was
Known to be an erratic, eccentric,
peculiar man, particularly secretive
fnir hut flnOG !