The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-30
coroner's Jury Returned Verdict that
Andrew J. Simpson Came to
His Death From Hemorr-
hagc of the Brain.
NO MARKS OF VIOLENCE
Or. kinnaman Testified That He Elk
amined Body Thoroughly and
Found no Marks-sheriff's
Testimony

The death of Andrew J. Simpson,
who died in the county Jail yesterday
morning while serving a thirty day
sentence, was caused by hemorrhage
OF the brain, was the verdict of Chas.
Wright, William Kilroy and Jerry
Reidy, members of the coroner's
jury who heard the evidence at the
inquest held this morning.
Expert testimony introduced show
ed that there were no marks of VOL
ence on the body of the dead man
and that the hemorrhage of the brain
which caused death was produced by
acute alcoholism. The testimony fol-
lows:
DIR. c. A. Dimond said: 4 was call
ed on Dec. 2S by Sheriff ]. ]. Grim
minis to call on Andy Simpson and
found him suffering from acute alco-
holism Of violent type. l prescribed
for him and on the morning of the
twenty-ninth I was asked by Fred
korschgen to make arrangements at
st. Joseph's hospital for his case. Mr..
Crimmins was to furnish guard
went to st. Joseph's hospital to make
arrangements and / was told he was
dead. Andy Simpson died from acute
alcoholism and hemorrhage of the
BRAIN
Sheriff John ]. Crimmins testified as
follows: "Cn the twenty-seventh A.
]. Simpson was brought to the jail on
mittimus from the superior court and
about twenty minutes to six the turn
key called me- I came to the Jail.
When | got in where Andy could see
me. he came to the door, wanting to
kill me. He had water turned on,
which was flooding the place. and had
to be removed from it. After he got
out into the corridor, we had quite a
time with him. Soon after he was put
back in there again. for we had no
other place to put him. He wanted to
kill himself and everyone else. The
| forenoon of the twenty-eighth met
Dr. Dimond and told him to come over
some time that day. When the doctor
came he was very violent again and
he remained SO until about
half an hour before he died.
1 Abaut an hour before he
died asked Coroner Korschgen
/ if he could have him removed to the
hospital and that | would furnish
guards to look after him. l told him
this was no place for him. l found
him a very sick man.
| DR.. H A. Kinnaman said: WAS
/ called by Mr.. Crimmins about $3.50 a.
M. Dec 90, to see Andrew Simpson,
who was detained at the county court
house found Mr.. Simpson dead
Examined him carefully and thorough
" after his clothing was removed and
found no marks of violence In my
| opinion he died from hemorrhage OF
the BRAIN
! Turnkey Crimmins said. Andrew
]. Simpson was admitted to the
county Jail on Dec. 81 on mittimus
from superior court. He looked wild
! when they brought him in, but
thought it was from a drunk. Some
time between and 3 o'clock he began
to boiler and became very violent
and fight all the others. | called the
sheriff to come over to the jail He
came about p m. and we had to put
straps on him to control him anG
handcuffed him to keep him from
taking the straps off; he ragged al
/ night and did not sleep any. In the
afternoon Charles Wright and 1 Wen
in and gave him some bromide ant
whiskey, and he ate some lunch ant
then he grew violent again. He die
not sleep any that night. The mex
morning he laid down and slept fol
an hour or SO, and then Charles
Wright, John Crimmins and mysel
came in and gave Andy some more
medicine, which the doctor had pre-
scribed about half past nine.''