Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-21
BERT HOES, AGED 10, DIES SUD.
DENLY At FATHERS
HOME HERE.
WITHOUT DRUG FOR TWO
MONTHS At KNOXVILLE
Returns Few Days Ago, Gets Preserip.
ton From Physician, II Is Claimed,
and Dies After Lying in comatose
Condition Since Wednesday-Pros-
tration Given az Cause Of Death.

Bert Hoes aged 10, of Minneapolis,
son of Dell Hoes, South Fourth
street, died Of his fathers home at 1920
Thursday afternoon, under circum-
stances that are decidedly unusual
Extreme nervous prostration from the
use Of opiates will be signed to the
certificate as to the cause of death.
according to DR.. A. B. Conway, the
| last physician called in the case.
Young Hoes is suspected by DR. Con-
away of having taken some substitute
for heroin. to the use of which he be-
came addicted three years ago. What
he may have taken DR.. Conway does
not profess to know. Neither does the
young mans father. A powder was
found in the boys pocket which Hoes
told his father he secured from a ply
sician.
Just Home From Knoxville.
Young Hoes returned only a few
days ago from the state inebriate asy-
lum at Knoxville. where he went vol
unfairly two months ago next Sunday.
in the hope that he could be cured of
the drug habit He became addicted
to the use Of heroin three years ago in
Minneapolis, according to Dell Hoes.
A young friend, who was taking heroin,
induced Hoes to try it. and he quickly
acquired the habit, according to the
father.
Needs Stimulant; Sees Physician.
After being without the drug for two
months Hoes felt the need of a slim
ulant, altho he had promised his father
to abstain from the drug if his father
would secure a parole.
According to Dell Hoes his son Wis
tied physician last Monday He was
up and around the house Monday, but
Monday night became i'll. Tuesday he
was only partially rational. and Mr.
Hoes called Dr. r. c. Molison. DR.. Mol
ison gave it as his opinion that the
young man could not live. and Thurs
day morning Drs. n. Merrill, and A. B.
Conway were called. The latter took
charge Of the case, but the patient was
in a comatose condition when he and
DR.. Merrill were called.
Find Powder in Clothes.
Before he became unconscious the
young man told his father of his visit
to another physician, and that he had
prescribed for him. This physician
was telephoned for more of the same
drug that he had given the patient but
Dell Hoes said the physician informed
him that the patient would have to
come to the office. The boys clothes
were searched and the drug found 1t
had something of the appearance OF
morphine, according to DR.. Conway
but was darker in color. The powder
is still in possession Of Dell Hoes
There is nothing to disprove, however.
that the young man took something
else besides the prescription he
claimed the physician gave him.
Married and Had Child
Bert Hoes was a native Of Fergu-
son, where he was born June 10, 1885,
He had been living in Minneapolis for
several years, and conducted a barber
shop there He was married, and has
son months old. His mother, Mrs.
Edward Merritt, lives in Minneapolis.
but came here last Saturday owing to
the serious illness of her sister, Mrs.
George Parrett
Funeral at Ferguson.
The funeral will be held from the
Christian church at Ferguson Sunday
afternoon at 2:30. Burial will be in
the family lot in the Timber Creek
cemetery.