Show thomas sparks found dead thomas sparks of centreville Cen treville was found dead by his hay stack wednesday morning 0 he had been to salt lake tuesday with produce and appeared to bo be feeling in n as well as usual at night in when alien lie he returned although 0 he had complained some of late about not feeling well and at times was quite despondent before retiring D in the evening imp lie he gave his purse and a small ac count book to liis his wife and said lie ho was not sure bibio whether lie he would start for corinne in the marilin morning Z or not it appears he was expecting to go 0 there for work nothing 0 more was said and lie he took quilts quills and a pillow and went out doors to steel sleep this was the first time sleeping out this summer however lie often slept out doors other years when ho he was first found it was thought ca that his death had resulted from natural causes but in the evening a bottle was found near where lie he had been bee vill lying which ar arrous roused cd suspicion and an inquest was held the inquest was conducted by justice reading and a jury con sian r of al il 11 I l randall john J smith and harold smith who brought brou t glit in a verdict of poisoning dr String CD liam was also present while tile the inquest was being 0 held and examined the body the next mornine si 1 I glass was found calcai in in th hay ha y ittu ti that dr i 11 found had 11 ad poison in it it is supposed lie he mixed tho the poison poi son in water before taking C it deceased had mortgaged his home ionic to build a new house a year or so ago and the mortgage was to be paid next month and it appears lie ho did not have tile llie moans means to meet this obligation and some think that this was one of his troubles that caused him tu to commit this rash aci act he also had sonic some physical infirmities that made it vory very difficult for him to do business or work he was a quiet and inoffensive inon man and tried hard to make an honest living 12 for his family his burial took place thursday morning ile he leaves a wife and four or five small children |