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Show AN UNEXPECTED DEATH. Join Bun, ibe Well Kacwn I'lMer.r, Is hi Kjra ca T:i!i E.r:b. II NnrtiiiMh le ih It,., -liy I ttrci al I.Miiilftnmil - Wn an llhl Itraidvui. Jnhu Hurl, the pli.trrer, wli' wa widely known m thla cl(y, and in lacl thluiifcliuul the Mate, waafoutd Hi the inrv. nf dtathln room 15 uf Ibe While lli.u.e ye.itiday afternoon about t, 'cluck. A baaty invaatlgitluii of the man' v mdilloii pruvt d that he had Uku Ihe contenla of a two-ounce tMiiilv uf laudanum, the empty ll wlih Hie bewar" label ihe(ruii being be-ing found by hi tide, and aa auuh aa ponible teveial dociora were turn inonej to hit aid, who eucceedej lu paitlally leniaellat' tig hliu. lut tt.r 'lm bad done It deadly work, and al Vlu lha tpark of nmrlal life rem nitig winked uui and John Hurt waa dead. I'.. clrcutim ncet aurrutioliug th attatr poiiitcl vry airooi.ly to a clear caae of telf- Icatruction, but when it wa loaruud that the .load man Wat liAbitualfd lo the u ae uf laudanum, raped ally wheu ho had been on a protracted tprte, whluh wa a falling with him, all thought nf MilclJ wit dlaptlled and the coin lualon arrived at that Mr. Hurl had Inadvertently laku au ovtrdi ol th dradiy pulauti. About UVtu o'clock un Haturday afieruuuii, Hurt walked Inlu Hi (iodbe I'Hlv ding alum and eecured a twu-nunc twu-nunc vi. I of laudanum. Hhuttiy j thereafter it at poara inut li ret ailed I tu lb While II jiu aud approaihlog 1 Proprietor latlilp, aakwd fi.i tom In pay men I uf which Ii teuderd the pr.ptiutur a n;i cent piece. M Hurt wliu wa apparently auniuwhat iruul. rated, waa conuu. ted lo room 15, and a'tar clvinir ordere lo Ih cim to b called Bl 7 o'rhc. ha rellrad, pffeinu-ably pffeinu-ably U aleup olf hi Intuxicatvd tiupnr. At 7 u 'cluck Mr. Hurt w ia called, iui making uo reapuua he u allowed lo rainalu uiidlaiurued. At I' u'ch rk ha Waa again called, but th Icaull Waa a betnre ud uothlng mole waa thought ul Hih man until about 2 o'clock yea. tvrday alleruooii, when the ptuprieloi inquired of th rhauiberuiatd aa lu whether or hut h had alleiiUrJ to th parlio tlar room In which Hurt w lucaird. I he rvply wa thai the lie I triad the door, Mil cmnd on gain a t-mitiaiice, t-mitiaiice, whri up n a iB'i'ier waa . cured aud a iep inlu Jlurt'a rouui Ui ti uh th Iran m rviii the fant that heWatNllll lying ou the be i. In dour waa furou open an I Mr. Hurt waa b.uud In Ihe oooditlun already au-)kn uf. 1 ..a phyaiuian wti worked nu him and did all In thu power to counteract the ddij ettucta of the olun lakuti, Were lira. Vouug, Hah y, While, Hiniih aud Wilciter. 1 hu Ui tiea.ed waa about forly yitara of ave bu J haa rtaldud lu thla otly lor a Dumber of year. II wa drought In to pruiiitueiiue- turmoil hie oouuenilou with many lara bulldlug colitracta, but uf lalo he bad given fttuuh ef hi time to Induigiug lu lntuxtoanta,whloh aaemed to have baeu tha,prlmary caute u( hie uddn demla. He lavra wile and tlx children to mourn til uu timely departure, ihey rtiiou.g al the larully aiude, Nu. onj Ihlrd tireet, 11 waa a member ol tho A. O, U. W., ti a I fault uf which a beueflulary of U, IKK) will fall to thuae b baa left be. hind. lit remain now He at Joteph William Taylor' uuduriaklug parlure I on Weal lamp! ttrevl. - Ih funeral will lake place at li I o'clock uu Wedntmiey, May 17, at No. I riil it, Hlreel, 1-rlvud luvitej. |