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Show uraraus in; alley the drug. Mrs. Dudley said that she had given him a dose when he returned and another dose later in the evening, after which time she had not aeen him. Mrs. Evilly, wife of the dead man. ar-' rived at the hospital a short time before her husband died. She informed the officers that her husband ha.T been drinking heavily for the last three day and that he was not used to. excessive drinking. The body was removed to O 'Don-sell 'Don-sell 'a undertaking parlors, where an autopsy will be performed today, after which an inquest will be held. James 'W. . Eeilly, a machinist employed em-ployed at the Bia Grande shops, died at the emergency hospital in the city jail about 9:30 last night. Whether the man died from acute alcoholism or was the victim of foul play is not yet known. Eeilly was found lying behind a small shoe shop at 415 West Second South street about 8 q 'clock last night. Those who first discovered the man thought that he was in a fit and threw water on him. When he failed to revive, the police were notified and the patrol wagon wa-gon was sent for the man. At the jail Dr. Stewart worked over him until death came. At first it was thought that Beilly had died from the effects of liquor. Later, however, when his clothing was searched the following note was xound in his pocket: "Let bearer have for me, Amelia Dudley, 50 cents cocaine, 415 West Second Sec-ond South street." A broken bottle in the pocket may have contained the poison. poi-son. A short time after the man died, John Fredrich, 75 years of age, who owns the shoe shop behind which the man was found; C. A. Hager, a cook 43 years of age, and James O 'Boyle, a railroad man 32 years of age, were arrested and are now "detained at the station pending an investigation. x. It is alleged that the three men were with Eeilly yesterday before he was found in the rear of the shoe shop, and may be able to throw some light on his actions during 'the afternoon. Two hours after the three men had been taken in custodv Mrs. Dudley was arrested. She told Chief Sheets that the man had come to the shoe 6bop during the' afternoon and asked for some cocaine. She told him that she had none and he informed her that the drug stores would not sell the drug to him. Mrs. Dudley said that she then gave him the note which was found on his person. The man went away and returned a short time later with 10 cents' worth of "MY WOEX." fkia brave new thing, my work, that grows . and grows 'eo while I look st it, I will regard n. With such love ss a humble mother shows Her strong sad sturdy youngling, I Xea, uto hard Tk day with Barer a restful eve, Aad carea do rise is throngs, or old er new, Tet God hath chosen me, I still believe. Of all the world, for just this work to do. I Kathleen Aileen Koch. |