WAYNE  CO.,  IL

CORONER'S  INQUEST

 
Deceased:  DR.  WELBURN
Inquest Held at:  Home of JOSEPH CANNON
Date: October (blank) 1899
 
Jury:
J. B. DAY
C. B. WILSON
Cecil McGUIRE
Andrew STULTZ
Samuel WILSON
James CANNON
 
Witnesses
Joseph CANNON
Mrs. CANNON
Sadie CANNON
Dr. E. G. DAVIS
 
Verdict of Jury:
suicide by taking morphine
 
Description of Deceased:
Sex:  Male
Height:  5-6
Complexion:  (blank)
Color of Eyes:  blue
Color of Hair:  gray turned gray
 
Inventory of Personal Effects:  tobacco, comb, knife, pills, glasses, one old horse and rack of a buggy
 
How Disposed of:  buried at Union Cemetery, Gwin Twp
 
Remarks:  Had notch out of right ear- was vendor of patent medicines and (undecipherable word) belts
Horse buggy and harness sold Oct. 24, 1899 at 10 0’clock am at public auction after (undecipherable word) days advertisement to JOSEPH CANNON for $10.50
Allowed JOE CANNON for boarding horse 18 days at 40 cents…$7.20
Allowed (undecipherable two words)……50 cents
Total 7.70
Balance on hand:  $2.80
 
Coroner:  (blank)

March  22,  2005
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