, 1925-06-11
KING NOT HELD
@ DEATH OF
WIFE MAY 31ST

Mrs. j. B.. King, deceased, died from
causes unknown to the jury. The
report from the state chemist, to
which the stomach of the deceased
had been sent for analysis, was re-
ceived in this city OF Sunday eve
ming and it was read at the inquest
on Monday. 1t stated that no trace
of poison could be found that would
have caused her death.
AT the ~coroner's inquest DR.. A. O.
Sander of Parco was asked to give
a history of the case as he knew it.
DR.. Sander stated hat on Sunday,
May S1st, a man came into his Of
flee and said, We'll. | guess I'm in
for it now" or words to that effect.
and said that his wife was il a ter
rible shape outside in a wagon. DR..
Sanden went out to the wagon and
found Mrs. King ON a bed which had
been la for her crosswise in the
rear end of the wagon. From the
first glance at Mrs. King, DR.. sander
knew that she would live for only
a very short time for her eyes had
already set and she showed other
signs of living only a few minutes.
DR.. Sander then got two other men
and they carried the oma into his
office. She died about ten minutes
after she was taken into the office.
A report of the autopsy made by
DR.. Sander and DR.. c. w. jeffrey
vas also read at the inquest. Both
doctors had seen Mrs. King previous
ly and they reported that when they
knew her several months ago she
weighed about 40 pounds but at the
time of her death she weighed about
80 pounds. Her hair was scarce in
spots but it looked as though it had
been pulled out at ONE earlier date.
Her ears were caulifiowered n
there were cuts and abraisions on
her face, shoulders, trunk and legs.
The lungs and other organs showed
no signs of hemorrhages and there
was no conclusion of the brain or
bone fractures. The large intestines
were constipated but there was 10
obstruction and she vas not preg-
mani.
Her condition was weakened and
run down and it is believed that she
has been suffering from diabetes for
some time. Before she went to the
homestead some few weeks ago ii is
reported that she received treatment
in Rawlins for diabetes. Her husband
stated that she drank great amounts
of water and this substantiates the
view that she was suffering from dia-
betes. DR.. Sunden gave the opinion
that her death may rave been caused
from the shock of the runaway and
being dragged and from the trip to
Rawlins which necessitated the
camping out overnight. 1t is be-
lieyed that she began failing some
time Sunday morning but her con-
dition was not noticed by her hus-
band until she was a few miles out
of Parco.
When Sheriff Austin took the wit
ness stand he stated that the men
OF the coroner's jury and several
others made a trip to the homestead
on June LIST and Kings story was
born out by the investigation made
of the runaway, the account OF which
was given in last weeks issue OF the
Republican.
Sheriff Austin also stated that At
torney h. McMicken and himself ex-
amined the three children of Kings
for about an hour and at no time
did they deviate from the story they
told at first which checked up in
almost every detail with Kings. 1t
is reported that the men broke into
the conversation many times in or
der to get the children to tell the
truth and In that the children could
not be mixed up in their story II Is
believed that the facts presented by
King were correct The children.
time after time. said that their
father did not beat their mother
since they have been on the home
stead this last time but that before
King was put In jail some fow
months s he did beat her.
In that the three children are
about nve. six and eight years re-
spectiyely they are too young to con-
s~istently tell any story that they have
not seen with their eyes thus the
element OF coaching does not seem
to enter the case.
The coroner's jury composed OF
Chas. Glunz. Dave Busk and Jack
Sheahan. after asking the witnesses
several questions rendered their YER
diet.
The report OF the State Chemist is
as follows:
Laramie. wyo.. June 6. 1895.
Sheriff OF Carbon County.
Rawlins. Wyo.
Dear Sir
On June ith I received from the
American Railway Express company
n package shipped by DIR. G. w. JEFF
frey: this package containing stom-
ach and contents. portion OF liver and
spleen. and n kidney. Al the request
OF Coroner Pickett ! am sending re-
port OF our examination to you.
The examination OF these riga
showed no abnormal conditions cx-
cept what might be due TO dccompo-
sition which had set In after death.
The decomposition OF tho liver and
spleen was quite marked and there
was some trace Of decomposition In
the kidney. but I could detect moth
Ing - Indicative OF disease OF poi
ooNs.
fhs stomach contained . coasid-