Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-12-17
STRANGE WOMAN
DIES SUDDENLY
IN FRIENDS
HOUSE
VICTIM OF ACUTE ALCOHOLISM,
BUT AN INQUEST DEEMED
NECESSARY.

Mrs Earl Croney, wife Of Earl Gro
ney, described as a sergeant major IN
the ninetythird company United
states coast artillery stationed at
Fort stevens, Ore, died at midnight
after visiting Miss r. Morris at her
place on Corona avenue.
Acute alcoholism is given as the
cause Of death The deceased was
woman Of magnificent physique,
Weighing 200 pounds. and Of some
pretension to beauty She had fine
features and flashing black eyes, with
rather heavy nose
Both women came to Tonopah last
Monday and registered at the Mizpah
hotel as Miss \. Holt and Miss r.
Morris. Reno Neither OF them be.
longed 70 Reno. but they put down
the name OF the first place that came
TO their minds and were assigned to
room &C.
Il soon developed that Mrs. Croney,
Who registered as Holt, was addicted
10 the free use OF liquor. and her
friend explained that she had had
family trouble and had been drinking
to excess for month
The Morris woman rented cabin
on Corona avenue. Yesterday after
noon she was visited by the dead wo
man, who appeared in an advanced
stage OF intoxication, having come
from saloon in the neighborhood
and was induced to go TO bed. She
managed to secure a couple Of hours
Of sleep and. on awakening, said She
was going to the hotel Instead o
doing this she went 10 several saloons
in the vicinity, and eventually re
turned to her friends cabin. SO IA
gone that She had to be assisted Lat
in the evening Mrs. Croney begai
grcanng and she gasped as though ii
pain Then her face turned llvid AM
Dr Grigsby was summoned He CAV
an injection of salt water whieI
seemed to bring the patient TO he
senses but the relief was but ten
porary, for she fell back into a coma
tose condition and expired
Coroner Dunseath was notified an
Undertaken Cayanagh took charge Q
the remains. A telegram was sent I
her husband and an answer IS e
pected this evening.
Soon after arriving at the hotel la:
Monday both women hired an auto {
take in the town, and after the rid
both said they thought they were in
live place and would remain. Mr.
Croney applied to the real estate fir
Of s X. Moore & Co. for a sma
house and engaged a cottage. Whe
the receipt was made out in the nan
by which she registered, she r
marked; Nothing doin You mu
make that out in my right name
Then she told Arthur Keenan, tn
her name was Norah Kelly and tn
she wanted a quiet place to live un
she decided what to do
She showed receipt for a sa
deposit box in the Nevada First J
tional bank That she was load
with diamonds is admitted, and at {
time of her death she wore a pro
sion Of jewelry. These gems We
taken of after death and turned 0,
to the coroner.
Miss Holt was reticent about
dead woman. whom she said was
old chum Of hers, but she refrain
from saying where they met.
added that Norah was from e
family in Corvallis, Mont, and d
she had married top soldier" in
ninety-third artillery, now station
at Fort Stevens, From her desc
tion it is inferred that Croney i,
sergeant major.
The eoroner's jury after view
the remains and hearing the te
mony Of Miss Holt returned
diet that deceased came to her de
from excessive use Of liquor, with
suicidal intent. The Jurors W
Dave Jones, Pete Petroni, Bob
oert Paul Whaley Tom Dwyer
A J. Jingles.
wire from the husband at
wallis, Mont, instructed the un
aker to prepare the body for s