The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1911-03-10
A SAD DEATH
FROM POISON

AuuTe" Logan, dSeu 81 years, uLeu
at his home two and one-half miles
southwest of Claythorne at $3.50 Tues
day morning.
About IL o'clock at night the baby
woke the parents up, and Mr.. Logan
got up out of bed but almost immedi-
ately fell over into commissions, and
called to his wife for help. She arose
to go to his assistance and fell over
her husband, being also in a helpless
condition, being unable to render as
sistance or get back to bed. Mr.. Lo-
gan struggled until death relieved him
of his suffering. Both remained on
the floor until II :45 Tuesday morning,
when Edward Wilcox, a neighbor,
called at the home and discovered the
condition of affairs. Wilcox immedi-
ately helped the woman into bed
where the infant was also seriously
i'll as a result of having nursed from
its mother. He then went over to the
home of the Halter brothers, few
JOuS ava anu hOViuSu lLCiht "hN
then went after other assistance.
Louis Halter fastened to the Logan
home and sized up the situation. Hal
ter then built fire in his own home
and afterwards assisted by Adolph
Gilbert, carried Mrs. Logan TO his
home, and placed her on cot, after
which Gilbert brought the child which
was nearly dead from exposure and
poison. About 1890 a number of Mrs.
Logan's women friends who had been
summoned, arrived and did every
thing possible to make her comfort
able. Mr.. Wilcox then went to Vol
unteer and telephoned to Coroner
Brandt at Sturgis, of the occurrence.
The Coroner, accompanied by Deputy
Sheriff Skutt left here about O'Clock
in an automobile, driven by Earl Min
turn, and arrived at their destination
about 8 o'clock. After rendering
medical aid tn the woman and child
Coroner Brandt empannelled a coro-
ner's jury, consisting of James Hart,
Henry G. Stauble, and Roy N. Skutt,
which rendered the following verdict:
We the undersigned, hereby find that
the death of Andrew Logan was caus-
ed by accidental poisoning contained
in food presumably ptomaine poison,
about one o'clock in the morning of
February 2S.
1--WE recommend that the coroner
have a chemical analyses made of the
contents of the stomach"
After the verdict the remains were
brought to Sturgis Wednesday after
noon, accompanied by Louis Halter
and Ole Olson, and Ed Halter and G.
Ryan had come in ahead to make
arrangements to have the body taken
care OF.
Wednesday evening an autopsy
was held by Major Edger of Fort
Meade and DR.. Brandt. The findings
were: Acute inflammation of the
Kidneys" "acute hemmoragic gastri
tbs" and fatty degeneration of the
heart" The first two were caused by
the effects of the poison. The stom-
ach of the deceased together with the
contents and tomato food substance,
were sent to the state university at
Vermillion for chemical analysis.
The deceased has no known rela-
tives in the United States, but is sup
posed to have some in Ireland. Mrs.
Logan's parents who reside near Ka-
doka, S. D., were notified by wire,
and arrived here last night on the
Pierre train. 1t is thought that Mrs.
Logan and child will both recover.
The deceased has resided on his
ranch near Claythorne since May,
1911, and was well liked by all his
neighbors, who were shocked to hear
of his untimely end.
The funeral services will be held in
Sturgis this morning at the M. E.
church, at ten o'clock under the au-
spices of the Key City Lodge No. Sc.
A. o. U. W., of which order he was a
member in good standing at Fland-
reau, S. d. Interment will be made
in Bear Butte cemetery.-Deadwood
Daily Telegram, of Mar. 4.
Mrs. Logan is the daughter of S. P.
Hurley and wife, who hastened to her
bedside as soon as they were notified.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Logan are known
in this vicinity, having been united
in marriage by Rev. McNaboe at the
Catholic church in this city little
over year ago.