The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-01-09


was found unconscious in the room.
ing house at IS East Second South
street at 1905 o'clock this morning
and who was taken to the emergency
hospital for treatment for opium poi
soning, and who died in his room at
$3.50 o'clock this morning?
Who is George Parke, who said he
was the friend of the sick man,
whom he accompanied 30 the emer-
gency hospital and latter took to q
room in the rooming house after he
had apparently been brought complete
ly out of the influence of the drug.
Was Martin or Carter murdered, OF
did he commit suicide? And in either
event what was the motive?
These are questions which the pol
ice department would like to have
answered to its satisfaction. There
are circumstances in connection with
the death of the stranger that have
excited the interest and the curio ,ity
of the police, and it is possible that
searching investigation may be made
to determine all the facts in relation
to the case.
The police department was notified
at midnight last night that a man
was unconscious in a room of the
rooming house at GS East Second
south street The motor patrol was
sent to the address and the man was
taken to the emergency hospital and
DR.. X. w. Ashley attended. He found
the stranger, who was about % years
old, suffering OF an overdose of pow.
erful narcotic, presumably opium.
Parke His Companion.
When Carter on Martin was taken
to the emergency hospital, he was
accompanied by "a man who gave the
police the name of George Parke, 5O4
West Fifth South street Parke said
he was u friend of Carter,
Carter was unconscious and the
spark of life flickered feebly when
he was taken to the hospital. The
work of restoration was begun in the
being brought into use at once DR.,
Ashley worked over the man heroical'
ly for more than three hours, and be-
lieved that he had. pulled him out of
danger. Carter was then taken back
TO his room by Parke.
The next advises had by the police
department were that Carter was dead
The body, under police department in
structions, was taken 10 the under
taking establishment of O'Donnen 4
Co.. and acting coroner Harry $. Har-
per was notified.
Mysterious Stranger Runs.
Suspicion was first directed that
something was wrong a short time al
ter Carter went to his room in the
rooming house man who accom-
panied him, whose identity is not
known to the management Of the room
ing house nor To the police depart
ment, left the room hurridly and ran
down the stairway. He did not re.
turn.
This was a short time before Car.
ter's condition was discovered. Heavy
breathing in Carter's room attracted
attention at midnight, and upon in
vestigation he was found unconscious
The police were then notified.
When Carter was believed TO be out
of danger he was taken back to his
room by the man who had given his
name as Parke. Parke was not in the
room when II was discovered that
Carter was dead, according 10 the
police department
Parke has not been seen and there
is no building at the address given
by him as his home, 500 West Fifth
South street
No one in that neighborhood knows
anyone by the name of George Parke
or James Carter or Lawrence Mar
tin.
After the sick man had been re.
stored to consciousness, he said that
his true name was Lawrence Martin
and that he had been employed as
machinist in the oregon Short Line
shops prior to the strike, and that
since that time he had been out of
employment.
Names Not Known There.
Investigation at the Oregon Short
Line shops shows that no man giving
either the name of James Carter oil
Lawrence Martin has been employed
In the shnnr nfficiala In thn ahnne