Tanana leader., 1910-04-07

Dated this 7sh day of April, 1910 =;
verdict shortly o'clock this
noo result inquiry could
after the death of Charles Boyd became known last
Tuesday at about the same hour.
The proven very peculiar one great many
will the verdict by all evidence brought
to light
Justice Gaaher will review all the evidence which was taken
shorthand and will then determine whether not he will let
Gcse only Boyd the time Of DEATH free with
further This will probably take day
No have yet been made for Boyd funeral
will probably be held tomorrow
death cabin situated back short distance
from the road there other house than
hundred feet
Upon the report matter authorities
summoned coroners jury which to the cabin and
viewed the remains accompanied by Post Surgeon who
wound and explained that death under the ccum
stances would scarcely be instantaneous life might continue 20
30 minutes He later made examination The bull
entered the portion of the right breast passed through
the lobe of the right lung against the skin
the right of the of the back had gazed the spinal
column had shattered the verteba The wound had bd
than enough leave slight stain the undert
which Dr. Gssnger said indicated that there had been
gle the shot fired Internal hemorrhage caused death
The inquest adjourned till yesterday the
day examining witnesses The consisted of c.
Dehn William Corning, A. B. Cup, Theodore Dietercz. A. W.
Williams and James p Mulligan. .~:
The story developed about as follows:
o'clock day of the tragedy Lind and Foysko
soldiers cabin where the deceased William Geise
civilian and Leroy Davis soldier lived in Geise
in the act of entering with an armfu of wood told Lind
the door and Boyd lying the bed According to their story
they asked what the with Boyd and Geise answered.
90 he's sc Lind said He looks like he dead and went
felt his pulse Then he continued HELL this mans
dead Then his foot touched pistol under the edge the bunk
He picked and in the act of passing it Foysko
when Gese took the pistol and Lind and Foryko hurried
and told Jail Guard Van Horne there dead the
cabin Guards Van Horne and Howell their the cabin
met and arrested Gese
story differed materially from that of Lind and For
ysko the truth of the hard task for
the jury.
Annie Lyons native commonly called "Short and
Dirty" who doing washing Pete Caveaus cabin 200
from where the tragedy occurred testified that Gese
had into that place to borrow She said he returned
the in few having kept long enough to
but a few sticks of wood.
he said he borrowed the and sawed
with about hour had left deceased bed when
after the had not been the cabin
the arrival Lind and Feysko time amounting to about hour
and half Geise said Boyd dopey state from long
nued hard drinking He had the darkened Boyd could
better and entering from the light objects the
ndsnct He told Lind and Foysko because
Boyd disturbed He vehementy denied that Lind
Foyo had said anything about Boyd being dead while they
the cabin When they picked the pistol Gese aid he
and said I take Boyd has threatened to
blow his brains OUT Lind and Forysko let him have the pistol
without protest and walked the door without word Gese
busted himself in frying fof dinner and when they
noticed staring in his
paor his face then he first became
dead He the bullet hole in the and knew
himself Then he hurried for assistance and
met and arrested by the guards
The morning required to Gese he sd that he
coming Caveau cabin with the he had
dogeds stopped the cabin occupied by
himself talking and looking toward the
cabin something there had attracted their attention This