Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 10, 1908, Page 1

THE BEMIDJ1 D VOLUME 6. NUMBER 149. LY PIONIER. HISTORICAL | SOCIETY. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 10, 1908. FORTY CHENTS PER MONTH JURY RETURNED YERDICT CAUSES DEATH UNKNOWN Coroner’s Inquest Held Yesterday to Ascertain Cause Death Mrs. Seberger.—Body of Unfortunate Woman Taken to Brainerd The coroner’s jury, which was empanelled yesterday to inquire into the cause of the death of Mrs. Mike Seberger, returned the verdict that the deceased came to her death from causes unknown to the jury. Sam Kee, a local Chinaman, who was taken into custody pending the outcome of the coroner’s inquest, is still in the county jail and will prob- ably be given a hearing in the very near future. The jury consisted of William McCuaig, S. C. Bailey, Earl Geil, J. H. Crouch, H. R. Trask ind John A. Breen. County Attorney Henry Funkley was the inquisitor, and Coroner Marcum presided at the inquest. The inquest was conducted at the court house and a number of witnes- ses were examined. Dr. J. B. Orr was the first witness examined. He testified to being an osethopath physician and mind sur- geon and to having lived in the city since January 6, last. He knew Mr. Seberger and his wife, and had at- tended Mrs. Seberger for the first| time on Sept. 26. The doctor stated that at that time Mrs. Seberger was | suffering from what he believed was an overdose of opium. He was called again last Mon- day and found Mrs. Seberger in about the same condition as on his previous visit. She was very ner- vous, had a rapid heart and ex- pressed the fear that- she was going to die. The doctor administered to her, and was called again later in the| day. He found Mrs. Seberger delerious, with symptoms as previ- | ously explained greatly exaggerated. He was called again Monday nighr_{ and found Mrs. Seberger very deler- ious and raving. He, at that time, obtained posses- | sionof a box of stuff which was exhibited to him and which he iden- tified. He believed that this box con- tained opum. Mike Seberger, the husband of the dead woman, was the next wit- ness. He testified to having lived here four - years, and said he was married nine years ago to ' Mrs. Seberger; that they had had no children. He testified to his wife having died Thursday at I:15p. m. | at her home in this city. Mr. Seberger was shown the box marked “State’s Exhibit C,” and he recognized it and stated that ke had found the box between the sheets of the cot which Mrs. Se- berger occupied Monday night, be- tween 1I and 12 o’clock. He had placed the box in the kitchen and later given it to Dr. Orr. Mrs. Seberger had been sick for more than a month, but not so bad as this last time. Seberger testified to knowing Sam Kee, the Chinaman | who had been detained by the| sheriff. Kee had been at the| Seberger home Monday night; and! Seberger testified that the China-! man had known him and his wife some time previous to moving to Bemidji from Northome, four vears|Cameror concerning the agosin fact,Seberger admitted that the | Chinaman had been a visitor to his shop and his house. As to his wife using opium he stated that his wife had been addicted to the habit quite awhile— he didn’t know just how long; must have been the year when she was at the hospital, when some was given to her there. He stated that the Chinaman had brought some opium to him. He had | tried to break his wife of the habit, | and consulted a physician, Dr,g Marcum had told him that he should not cut her off suddenly, so he got the Chinaman to give her a small amount in the morning and evening. Seberger told of his wife being sick Monday night and -described the symptoms of her illness, which i Mrs. Seberger, having operated upon | her. Iphine, which had no effect on her. irequent ! Seberger; ifor two hours Monday afternoon; for Burial. were identical with those of one who has taken considerable opium or who had suddenly been cut off from the supply, with the consequent reaction. When Mrs. Seberger was taken ill, Monday night, she was seized with cramps and became unconscious, raving and violent. She pounded with her fists, kicked and was con- stantly reaching out with her hands, and it took three or more people to hold her in her bed. Questioned by Dr. Marcum, Seberger stated that his wife had been addicted to the use of opium prior to going to the hospital; in fact she had been given morphine at Northome prior to moving to Be- midji, as it had been _impossible to obtain opium, so that she could not possibly have contracted the habit while in the hospital. Dr. Marcum testified to knowing her for appendicitis. At the time the operation had been performed he had given her an ordinary dose of morphine for pain, which had no effect and he was compelled to give a double dose. He had afterwards gradually be- gan to cut down the doses given While Mrs. Seberger was in the hospital the doctor discovered that someone was furnishing her with morphine. He had found a case with hypodermic tablets. Later it had seemed that Mrs. Seberger was stopping the use of “the nar- cotic. = ) Dr. Marcum’s description of Mrs. Seberger’s actions verified Dr. Orr’s testimony. He had found her with | a weak heart and they administered | a heart stimulent. ! The doctor said that her actions lead him to believe that she had| either taken a large dose of opium or had been to suddenly stopped from using the drug. Her pupils were contracted, but as much as would have been expected from an overdose. He had later found her raving and the heart stimulent had quieted her somewhat. ‘The doctor stated he had seen Mrs. Seberger again Wednesday night, when she was delerious. He had given her a small amount of mor- Then alarger dose and still a larger dose hai no effect. He had visited her again Thursday morning, when there there was no pulse action and he gave her a heart stimulent to re- store the pulse. There was a very rapid heart action, The doctor stated that a person craving for opium would get it in spite of everything, and it was pos- sible that Mrs. Seberger had taken some of the stuff in the box. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Cameron, Mrs. McClernan, Mrs. Bennet(mother of | Mrs. Seberger) and Andrew Bennet (brother of the deceased) were ex- amined. By their testimony it was shown that the Chinaman had been in the Seberger home on Monday, both in the afternoon and late at night; that he had been talking with Mr. opium allezed -to have been given Mrs. that Mr. Seberger had told the Chinaman that he had given her an overdose, but that the Chnaiman had told him to twist hair and put it in her mouth and she would be “alle light.” Mrs. Bennet stated that the China- man had been at the Seberger home that he was with Mrs. Seberger in the house, most of the time alone with her. Andrew Bennet testified that he knew of a certainty that his sister had been addicted to the use of opium for eight years past—that she had been using the drug while she was living at Brainerd. —_— { Meeting of Commercial Club Tuesday Night. - ‘ There will be a meeting of the Bemidji Commercial Club next Tuesday even- ing, at the council chambers, and every member of the club is urgently requested to be present. ; There are matters of importance to Bemidji and Beltrami county that should be taken up and discussed and action started at once. p 4 Turn out to the meeting, and “get busy.” F. S. LYCAN, President. ; C. J. PRYOR, Secretary. for Gridiron ~ Looks Like War in Servia. Belgrade, Servia, Oct. 10.—(Special to Pioneer.)—Even in official circles it is now believed that war is unavoidable. M. Pasici, minister of war, in an interview with the Associated Press correspondent, declared the situation most critical, adding: “Hostilities can hardly be avoided.” ing after which demonstrations marched to the Skupshtina members of which are assembling clamoring for war. The feeling among members of the assembly is apparently warlike, are coming down Danube have reached the Servian frontier is already beginning to alarm people. A big mass meeting was held this morn- News that Austrian monitors which The football “fans” of this city and the towns surrounding Bem idji aretakin g great interest in the forthcoming contest between the 'FOOTBALL TODAY. At Bemidji: BemidH .o ocinnies vinsns saiss 58 Baglev ... vun Sins ovn s ik sensdns i 0 At Minneapolis - Minnesota Ames Company K eleven of this city and the Grand Rapids city team, which iwill be played on the local gridiron ! Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock. 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