Amador ledger., 1909-02-26

orange. lie noticed he spit ont the
first mouthfal. In few minutes
Lem1n heard peculiar cry coming
from the man and turning to see, the
man threw out his hands and fell
backwards. lie rushed up to him,
took him by the arm and told him to
get up. lie was as rigid as iron, and
frothing at the mouth. lie told him
to get up, and attempted to assist
him. The man said, "Too late. "
These we're the last and only words
he spoke after taking the poisoned
dose. In less than fifteen minutes
after taking his seat on the curbing.
he was dead.
The body was removed temporarily
into the corridor between the Jail and
hall of records. Deputy sheriff
Connors searched the mans pockets,
and found therein small bottle
labeled "Strychnine. 1t swas half
filed with the deadly drug. OF
course this was taken as the explaua-
tion of the tragic death. There was
also $3.50 found in his pockets, and
pocket knife.
Coroner Potter came over from Ply
mouth the following morning and
impaneIed jury to inquire into the
death of Choalich. The following
we're sworn as jurors g. GiovannonI,
s. Harris. A. Ginocchio, Amber Meek,
K. Webb, w. M. Penry, V. Talenti. j.
Piccardo, Henry We'll, j. d. Palmer
Martin Lubenko.
The coroner afterwards found upon
thorough examination of the body
the following additional articles: ::
Declaration of intention paper. dated
March 6, 1906; state poll tax for 1908,
three pocket handkerchiefs, silver
watch, and a couple of lead pencils.
At the inquest the witnesses ex-
amined we're U. s. Gregory, Thos.
Lemin, Dr. SpIague, W. Connors
and John Glavich. 1t was shown that
deceased about two o'clock appeared
at the LintiIlac ranch, while Mrs Lin
tillac was hanging out tsome clothes.
He went up to where she was stand
ing, with the gun in his hand. and
said he wanted S25. so. She replied
that they did not owe him that much;
that it had been raining the last
month, and that he owed 800 for
hoard, and 81 for gallon of brandy.
He told her that be would not pay
| for board. Thereupon Mrs Lintillao
referred him to her husband for a
settlement. He then raised his gun
and fired. She fell at once, and while
she lay on the ground he discharged
the second shot at his victim. French
Aleck, who was working about fifty
yards away, hearing the woman s
screams, ran to her assistance.
Choalich. after dong this hendish
deed, walked deliberately and leisure
ly away. lie had taken dinner that
day at Campanelli's place, and the
weapon is believed to have been OBJ
afterwards on the premises. Before
starting for Jackson, be returned to
Campanellj's. and said be hadn't
discharged the gun for four days,
although the weapon showed every
sign of having been recently dis
charged 1t seems that he changed
the blue jumper that lie wore for his
coat, and then set out for jackson,
reaching here shortly after five. At
first he went by the M. h. church,
and sat down. He threw away a
whIskey bottle. containing some fluid,
whether liquor or not is not known,
and then went to Schroeder's ST ore
and purchased the orange. In passing
up to the front of the court house,
he spoke to Lemin, saying, "Good
day." as pleasantly as possible.
After hearing the evidence, the jury
brought in the following verdict:
"That the deceased was named
Joseph Choalich, native OF
Austria, aged about AZ years, that be
came to his death in the city of Jack
son, on the 22d day of February,
1909, from the effects of a dose OF
strychniue poison, administered by
his own hand with suicidal intent. "
Deceased has been in this section for
the past six or seven years. He was
looked upon as not man capable
of such murderous attack, rather
weak IN mental capacity, but strictly
honest. He has no relatives in this
country so far as known.
Mrs Lirtillao's Condition.