The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-05
Edward Chevalier, a Barber,
Died From Drinking 1t
HIS PHYSICIAN THINKS
Autopsy Called For to Determine Cause
Accurately-Dr B. H. Stone Of Bur-
ington Responded This Afternoon
,--chevalier New Arrival in Barre.

Edward Cheyalier, barber employed
in +, Nodica's shop on North Main
street, died at his boarding place at the
home OF Fred Bresaw, s Summer street
this morning at 2;l5 o'clock. Death,
it is said, occurred under rather unusual
circumstances. At the request of States
Atty. }. Ward Carver, Dr. D. II. Stone
Of the state laboratory at Burlington
i conducting a postmortem examination
Of the remains at Badgers undertaking
rooms this afternoon. He is assisted
by DR.. c. +. Dalton, also OF the state
laboratory.
Last evening about 10 o'clock, DR.
r. 5. Duffy was summoned TO the Bresaw
home to attend the sick man. Here he
found Cheyalier in a state of partial
collapse. DIR. Duffy was told that the
man had complained of headache and
severe cold for few days past. II
was admitted that he has been drinking
too freely, and on the sick mans own
statement, the physician learned that be
had taken a quantity Of bay rum pro.
cured at the barber shop where be was
employed, DR. Duffy administered heart
stimuant and took other precautions for
Chevalier's recovery.
At 2:30 o'clock this morning he re-
ceiyed telephone message saving that
the man had passed away. The body
was taken to Badgers undertaking
rooms shortly after death. Soon after
wards, Dr. Duffy notified the states
attorney Of the death and described the
circumstances surrounding his taking
away. The nature of the death seemed
20 warrant further investigation and
Ia this end DR.. Stone was called upon
for an autopsy 1t is understood that
those connected with the case believe
that death ensued from an overdose Of
the bay rum.
At the Bresaw home this morning il
was stated that Cheyalier had been in
Barre only since last Friday. when he
began work at the Modica barber shop,
SUNDAY, II is said. he complained Of the
cold and took whiskey to alleviate his
suffering. He continued TO work al the
shop, however. although in the opinion Of
Mrs. Bresaw, his condition failed to i'm.
prove. According to her statement, he
partook Of bay rum on Tuesday night.
Yesterday afternoon az o'clock he
returned 10 the house, saying that he
would be unable to work during the
afternoon. Later he left the house os-
tensibly for a drug store TO obtain medi-
cine for his cold He returned before
.,s,l4 .0l .va,,f Jsraoff,~ 40 ftoI A (
osclock. Mrs Bresaw states that he
seemed TO be in intense pain. The fam
ily stayed up with him during the night
and followed the directions given by the
attending physicians. Toward o'clock,
il is said that he sank into partial
coma, which was followed by death
Chevalier had been employed for some
time in Worcester, Mass. prior to his
arrival in Barre He leaves a wife and
two children in Winooski He original
liz came from Rouses Point, n ", and
there reside his mother and three sis
ters A surviving brother lives in Que
bee. Mrs Bresaw, at whose house he
resided during his stay in Barre, is dis
tantly related to the man, He was 40
years old
II is said that he was employed in
Barre for several months until year
ago, when he went to Worcester Per-
sons who were intimate with the dead
man say that he was not an inveterate
drinker. but that he was addicted to
"sprees" which were sometimes as long
as year apart At these times, how
ever, it is stated, he would remain un-
der the influence of liquor for several
DAYS at time. Following the autopsy,
which will be completed this afternoon,
it is expected that the body will be
to Rouses Point for burial.