Show mysterious DEATH LIZZIE BOYD DIES unbar suspicious circumstances WAS IT FOUL PLAY OR alcoholism last evening shortly before 7 a girl known as lizzie boyd came to her death in such a manner as to make the occurrence one of peculiar interest shrouded as it is at present in mystery the deceased has during the seven years since the death of her widowed mother been living living with mr chadd the green grocer who furnished her hei employment in his store to re she was but 20 ye years a rs of a age e and u until util a few months ago go bore a goo good d character some time in 1885 sae sile made the acquaint acquaintance uce of george I 1 thurgood hur good a butcher who kept kep t a shop arshop near chadds store at this time her conduct according to mr chadds statement was such that he considered she was becoming too friendly with thurgood so he warned her to be mora more steady steacy and careful thurgood continued paying pacing his attentions to the girl and as chadd hadd believed it was wae for no good purpose the latter frequently protested with her and on several occasions ecca they quarreled mr dur readers will remember member le that in april last the NEWS gave an account of miss boyd being locked up as a prisoner in Thur goods house bouse for several everal fa hours and being beaten by mrs thurgood tor which the latter was held to answer in the police court since that time it is said isaid ithac the girl has several times been abused by mrs thurgood and at her instance was arrested and placed under bonds as a witness against Mr Thurgood on a pretended charge of bigamy the result of the affair at mrs house bouse was that air chadd told the girl to leave his place as ste was becoming the talk of the town and from f rom that thal time little was heard of her until her death laske veiling tills this morning a jury was wap summoned sum moped b by y cor coroner oner taylor to investigate the ca cause use of death george F I 1 brooks william M dark clark and A C brixen being chosen to act in that capacity A number of witnesses were called among them being michael chadd dr JM benedict Be neWet wm stewart st ewart mrs lulu stewart fc elliott K h burnett and alex howard these were examined this morning but bat the information elicited not be beail ug satisfactory Y to the jury ury an a adjournment yas was taken this evening when other witnesses will be called to side see it if any urther further f light can be thrown on the affair from the evidence adduced at the inquest this morning forhing it was lear learned Led that after leaving mr Chail chadds ds miss boyd went to live with a mrs dee decker on the state road beai near the city hall 1 here she remained a few weeks and on tuesday april ath 2 ith moved to the colorado coloa ado lovise ke anth by mrs mra greaves the man howard alth whom her relations have been quite intimate of late moved her goods from place to place this man testified today to day that glace he e thought considerable of the girland at one time had arf ad idea of marr ing het her that he be had her entire condid confidence nee is shown b by her going to him and 10 wilh wil h him during the sickness sic kilas which preceded her deabi death on several howard visited miss boyd at mrs deckers and at the colorado house and sometimes took meals with her he also furnished her with money on monday it being baing a holiday she gota got a buggy baggy and took mr thadd chaab out fora for a drive they out about tour four hours and during that time they called at three places at each 4 of which both took a drink of bral braddy adf that eve evening nine howard saw her and says she was somewhat under the of liquor as she had been on several I 1 occasions before tuesday evening she was as seed in convere conversation aaion with mrs thurgood Thur and a man who up to the present has nt not been found nest morning wednesday about time mine she went to 10 sprague burnetts stables on second south street at e between west temple and first west eat and asked for howard he that sloe she wanted a horse and bug bugy ay tp to go 90 an abna A visit to her aunt who lives at sandy 12 miles south hebold he told fier her he did not think she could have one t amt ut suggested that she come later in lie day about 1 or 2 abe again came and mr Spra gAie told he her r howard boward was not there just then however she saw him comin coming around the corner of a beed and wend went to hi in this time she appeared to have seen been drinking at this visit miss boyd told howard howaad that she was sick and requested permission to rest in one of the car nages which was granted and she was given a drink of water at her request howand obtained a quart of milk which she drank during the afternoon he also brought so some 0 lunch from mrs spragues guels d ss the street and continued in attendance upon the girl ian un til her death on thursday evening during the afternoon of wednesday there was no improvement in her condition and she was permitted to lie down under the shed on some blankets belonging to some of the stable em eloyes howard spent his time between his work at the stable and attending the sick sic kirl garl about 11 pm mrs sprague said she would have lifer her arrested and to prevent this howard removed her f from rom the shed out into the orchard bat the back re he says he started with the intention of taking herto Chadds but was unable to get there and aad was prevented re vented from sending fora for a doctor 9 by y the girl who said she would be better shortly and did not want anyone called as it would create a talk slid she remained in the orchard until next morning and confided her condition ou to howard among other things she said that her sickness W was da not her fault faul tand and declared that thurgood had betrayed her she said she had been out with some deputies the evening evenin 11 before but did not say who they were or for what purpose R ose they were together at five on thursday morning howard applied plied to mr burnett jor for advice as to what course to pursue and the result was that mr and mrs stewart a young couple who keep a edging house at W second soua street were applied to to give fier her sh shelter elter mrs stewart was not willing at first but owing to the girls distressed condition finally consented and provided her a bed miss boyd was lifted into a carriage and taken to mrs stewarts about 6 am As she continued to grow worse at 2 pm howard called in dr nesbitt who pronounced it a case of bilious s fever and prescribed a preparation of 20 gr calomel lomeland and 10 z er r jalap in two po powders waca ers and 29 2 dr each iodide i of potassium and aad tine tincture ture of nox f forma orma 2 ounces syrup of sugar and water and enough water to maxe tile the whole four ounces one powder was mixed with sugar and given the patient who blew part abit of it off her tongue A dose of atthe the liquid was also forced down her throat throb from this time she began to rive rave and grew rapidly worse at howards request mrs stewart tl and another lady gave her a bath and changed her clothing which was saturated with blood the change of clotel clothing ing was brought by howard from miss boyds room about 6 her mouth filled up with ahle phlegm ar which was wiped out she h had a also 0 vomited a ittle du during ring her sickness I 1 I 1 mrs stewart saw that the girl was dying and at pm tor dr benedict who came immediately just as he arri vedat the gate how ho wever she bres breathed thed her last at the inquest the doctor c could Q ula not suggest any satisfactory theory of df the cause of death thorp were no evidences of poisoning except perhaps the rapid discoloration which was easily lother otherwise wise accounted for this warm weather nor was there anything to indicate ahat hat ark a abortion had been atte attempted nor ami any of violence on her bell body she had with hera bottle in which wits was a small asdall quantity of gin the that possibly it was a case of acute alcoholism b but U t could mot state i T te e body of the decea deceased was as taken to tc the office of undertaker abs wm tylor taylor where the awas was held A orothy oro theis bistel and brother in law of miss boyds reside ap and were telephoned boned t to 0 last night oneff her sisters katie diw dieda a boucle couple of years aio ago it was supposed from accidental poisoning though the truth iwas never diff nit Q y acer ascertained tali ned 1 lizziel lizzie boyd told howard before her ft aleath ath that she had left a halid bad soma some articles article jama i I 1 pa the age vaca place where she obi ob the but ut 1 it t h has 4 I 1 no not t been found afe had bad forgotten atik I 1 name of the parties aud and did not know vh th bumber nitin ber of thle the atre street et whither ot or oroile iia oils f a anything further furtner caa be ba learne le dija we coroners jury willbe dee this evening it is apparent that of the wit witnesses more of the 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