The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-09-02
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Bert { linn Finished His Life by TAX
in Narbolic Acid as He Was APP
preaching Home.

arl- 3 carbolic acid. He died with
81 lods OF tne residence If John
sle. on the south side, INC where
his has been making her home
sans cir separation.
44 separation between Quinn ana
hla sa4 occurred last spring wnen he
car one one night and proceeded
- b4>-a up the furniture and dishes
Whel 4e found another man in the
houa9 N company with ais wife and
ano,aet lady friend. The case at
eG end he was permitted to leave the
IuoM4l .Ader the promise OF not re-
tuIAiAs.
IL tie past week he came back
from sioux City, where he was tend
ing bar in a saloon, and has called at
the -4eiers residence several times,
the sdpposition that he was trying
to encct a reconciliation with his wife.
Sunday night it is stated that he was
at the Meters home and then made
|tLre&ts to clean up the whole family.
MonGay Sheriff Plotner served the
papels on him of the notice of the
proceedings of divorce in behalf of
Mrs. Quinn. He again threatened to
clean up the family. Monday night
Quinn is presumed to have left the
city, sJating hat he was going back
to SurK. 1t is evident that he went
to Marion Junction and that he re-
turned to the city on the east pas
senger train Tuesday afternoon, and
started directly for the Meters home,
which is located a little west of the
|Sanborn street bridge v e Dry Run.
He passed Owen Sheehee the cross
ing tender, and the latter noticed
that he took a small bottle from his
pocket, poured something into a
glass and drank it. AS he approach
ed closer to the house Quinn was
met by one of his two children, whom
he stopped and kissed. He then took
|aaotlar drink from the same bottle,
and after walking a few steps fell to
the ground. Sheehee and a switchman
hurried to the assistance of the man
and Mrs. Quinn and several others
came from the house, after the child
had left his father and gone to the
house, evidently to tell them some
thing. DR.. King vas called from the
residence of j. P. McKillip, but when
he arrived there was no possible
chance for saving him.
he body was taken to the house
and shortly after removed to the
Broadbent undertaking parlors.
The deceased has lived in Mitchell
off and on for a number of years.
Some eight or ten years ago he was
the manager of the Peavy elevator
company, and was quite an enthus-
iastic baseball player, and in that
way became quite we'll known among
the sporting fraternity of the city.
Alter he gave up his elevator posi-
ton re began tending bar in one of
the saloons and has followed that
avoc. ton ever since.
A brother of the deceased is ex-
rect d to arrive in the city this af-
terncon after which arrangements
will he made for the funeral services.
The Coroner's Inquest.
Altar viewing the body as it lay in
BrosdDsnt's undertaking parlors the
coroner's jury, which consisted of w.
+. Ccuyes, Ambrose Curtis, and G. E.
Reeves, met in the sheriff's Office to
consider the evidence in the case
'The earring was held at II O'Clock
=. II. Wednesday and was in charge OF
Coroner DR.. C. A. Bower.
Oven Sheehee, the f1agman at the
~S%noorn street railroad crossing, was
thv first witness called and he testi-
fe substantially as follows: 81 saw
Quinn o Sanborn street and &C
through the gate; he turned to the
left and went a little ways into this
garden. He took a bottle out of his
pocket, poured something into a glass
and took a drink and then went dowr
the path through the garden ant
crossed the bridge. His Oldest DO,
met him there and he stopped dow1
and kissed him. He then went on {
little farther towards the house ant
fell over. 1 told Mr.. Stuckey that h
fell down over by the trees and point
ed him out and we went over to
gether. He was lying on the grount
gasping for breath; he didn't sa;
anything. l helped carry him into tn
house. He was alone"
The Milwaukee switchman, Harr,
Stuckey, who was working near tn
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