Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-09-14 | Page 6 | Inquiry into Death

INQUIRY INTO DEATH I Weber eber County Coroner Investigating Investigating Investigating In In- Dockstader Case Died in Auto j I 1 S Special to The Zhe n. n Ogden den Sept 13 Wesley Wesley Dockstader o of BrIgham City who dle died Saturday evening In an automobile on the wa way vay from Salt Lake to Ogden was with the illness which resulted In iii his death cleath after ho had drunk a a. q quantity of or beer and had partaken of oC watermelon watermelon water water- melon according to testimony given today at the Inquest held before Municipal Municipal Municipal Mu Mu- Judge George S. S Barker acting acting act act- In ing coroner After six witnesses were examined the tile case was Vas continued until Friday morning None of or the tho evidence e tended I Ir In any wa way to show that death was caused by foul toul mean means physician Dr A. A D D. D Cooley Coole of or Brigham Brigham Brigham Brig- Brig ham City declared ho he had predicted only matter matter mat mat- that his patients patient's end was a n. ter of or a no few days Besides Dr Cooley th the tho witnesses were wens Ross Rosa Reed Mrs Nell eU Reed Miss Marcelle arcelle Del Hoyo the three occupants of oC the tho automobile E. E A. A Larkin undertaker under under- taker and Mrs Alice Saley Saloy Dockstader's Dock- Dock stader's daughter According to the tho testimony Dockstader Dockstader Dock- Dock stader and Reed were partners partner In an airless automobile tire sales business Mr and Mrs Ir Reed Ree conducted a Salt Lake rooming house and MI Miss s DelHoyo Del Hoyo a a. former moving picture actress was as a chambermaid there These three throe and it was testified set setout setout setout out for Brigham City Saturday oven oven- Ing in Reeds Reed's automobile Although Dockstader b became camo sick shortly after he drank tho the beer and ate the melon the witnesses said he participated Inthe in inthe inthe the conversation until the tho arrival In Ogden Then he ho said Marcelle I am going going- and became unconscious Mr and Mrs Reed said Dockstader Docksta er was cas short abort of or funds runds' last lat week eek but Mrs Irs Sale Saley Dockstader's daughter said it was vas her opinion her father had money monc I Dr Cooley of ot Brigham City testified d i that Dockstader was afflicted with angina pectoris a disease of ot the heart henrt arteries Ho He said sald he had bad Informed Mrs Dockstader that Indulgence in stimulants stimulants lants lante or excitement would cause her husbands husband's death I