Show JURY SAYS GAS CAS KilLED c. c W. W V HIGGINS Verdict Censures Agent Rice for Not Putting Up Danger Dander Signs t I The death of W W. Higgins who t I was found dead In his hie room Toom at the Oxford apartment house Wednesday day afternoon was due to his having flaying Inhaled gas s of a poisonous disinfectant and A. A 1 II M. Rice agent for the West Yest Disinfecting comI company com corn I pany was guilty guilt of criminal negligence In Innot innot not placing signs o on the doors r of the I Y S apartment warning g geo people eo not to o enter r J according to the verdict of the coroners coroner's S jury returned last evening After Arter the Jurors had been Impaneled visited O'Donnell's undertaking they parlors par par- 1 1 I lors rs and viewed the bod body They then J 54 t. t returned to Justice Hanks Hanks' courtroom t S. S and listened to the testimony of a num- num I lu tier bee r of witnesses the principal one of whom was A. A M. M I. I Rice who testified that I lie 11 had a contract for the fumigating of the apartments occupied by Higgins and that he had fumigated them with a deadly dead dead- S ly 13 gas y lie He said he had told Mrs nl Higgins not notI I I to enter the rooms until he returned and S. S that he had locked locke the doors to the apartment me He lie a admitted that he e had S fr no sl signs s warning anyone o who 5 might enter that ther was danger S It developed that Higgins g had a a. halt half halfday tS di day dio o oft off work Wednesday v s and d that 1 he he had hadS gone to the apartment t earlier than n usual 55 S j H had a key to the t apartment e t After listening to the testimony of several sev sev- S eral fral other witnesses the Jurors visited S S the apartments Then they r returned turned S. S their verdict I The funeral will take place lace tomorrow I morning at 10 O E 0 or The i. i S services J g 3 will willbe eO j be held at the home 1 of T. T Atkins I West Third North Interment at lit Mt S 1 Olivet S |