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Show I I x. . I ....... , . . S ....... . -" ! ' t I I Hay. Clifford Denies That S!:e Gave Ilia :::rrii:e and Two Hen CcrrcLorate Her Testin::i An Inquest to ascertain the, cause and means of the death of Robert Lemmon, an adopted son of Mrs. Naomi Young, a widow of Brigham Young, who was found In a dying condition in the room of Ray Clifford, 15 Commercial street, was commenced thl3 morning. . . Dr. J. W. Giesy, who attended Lemmon, testified that In his opinion all of the symptoms of morphine poisoning were present when he first saw Lemmon, and that he died from the effects of that drug. Ray Clifford, from whose room Lemmon was taken, told how the man, whom she had known for fix years, came to her room of his own accord, and requested her to allow him to sleep there, as he did not care to go tcy his home In the semi-drunken semi-drunken condition he was in. How they, in company with Ben Farrar, had several sev-eral drinks, and how Lemmon retired in another room after giving her 65 cents, all the money he had. She testified that Tiemmon had told her he had deposited $5 in the Lone Star saloon before visiting her, and the fact that he had deposited this amount was established by the evidence of other witnesses. The woman said that she'had become alarmed at the way in which Lemmon was breathing, and had, called the proprietor of the house, who summoned a doctor and the police at her request. She denied that Lemmon had been given any morphine, and stated it as her belief that he had not taken any. Her story was corroborated by the testimony of Ben Farrar, and his evidence was backed up by John Delaney. The inquest has not been concluded, but It is improbable that anything of a criminal nature will be developed. , ' i . |