| Show VICTIM UK ALCOHOL Particulars jf tho Death of Abundance of Snow Special Emery Co Jan 31 An editorial In tho Herald of the In relation to the death of Welsh alias at and reflecting upon tho verdict ot tho jury sitting on the case has stirred up the people of this country not a lit little tle especially as the criticism Is made by on apparently unfamiliar with tho I facts In the case According to the i brought out nt the Inquest It showed that Welsh wag tho eur and had attacked young Peacock three times before Peacock struck him with the The did not knock down or stun Welsh tn the least but he called Peacock vile names und eald he could hit him Uth nil tho bottles tn saloon and It would not phase him He then put out doors and the saloonkeeper er held the door when Welsh struck at atthe the man through the glass door He came back Into the saloon af after ter having been put out three times twice before lie was and once afterwards After some time had elapsed und Welsh had cooled down of the boys started to take him home When he got a little Way from the saloon he complained of being sick and soon became so that they had to carry him Some wore of the opinion that the man wis dead when they got him home while others think he did not die until afterwards At the coroners Inquest Dr Pearson waa called to examine him and gave It as his opinion that the deceased came to his death through heart failure brought broughton on by strong drink Tho doctor could not find any bruise or wound of any kind on Welshs head and be did not think the blow with the bottlo had any anything thing to do with bin death There Mould have lobe a further examination before young Peacock could bo con of wrong Those who were In Inthe the saloon say that It the blow did kill Welsh Peacock would be ex exonerated as ho tried to keep out of Welshs way all h could About the of this month Elian Thomas of Lawrence died He left lefta a will giving nil ho had using the thin means everything to Dan Lewis his by marriage ho having no children of bin own It however provided that Mrs I owl should keep her mother Mrs Thomas but did not the wife anything The matter will bo in courts A suit has been filed In the district court against George and to foreclose a mortgage upon their home During the week we had n little about nn Inch of v In the val valley ley but It snowed In the mountains for several day the prospect fur water the coming your li better than It has been for several years The health of tho people here ll good There are however many ca es of to the south of u nt Perron The town Is supposed to bo bounder under quarantine but still the mall cur to receive and deliver mall there |
