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Lima Lady Found Dead

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Parent Issue
Day
7
Month
March
Year
1902
Copyright
Public Domain
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LIMA LADY FOUND DEAD

She Had Expired in Her Bed This Morning

ANAMEIA OF THE BRAIN

Coroner Watts Summoned to Investigate the Death of Mrs. Jacob Richardson

Coroner Watts was called to Lima Wednesday morning on request of Dr. Gates, of Dexter, who informed him that Mrs. Jacob Richardson, who lived in Lima about three miles from that village, had been found dead in her bed.

An examination proved that death resulted from anameia of the brain, which means that there was a loss of blood supply to that part of the head.

As she died without the attendance of a physician, the. law's requirements of an investigation by the coroner were carried out.

Coroner Watts held an inquest on the death of Mrs. Rosa Richardson, of Lima, Wednesday. The jury was composed of M. S. Cook, Thomas S. James, Adam Spiegelberg, George Higgins, P. Sloan and W. Fischer and they rendered a verdict that she came to her death from natural causes.

Jacob Richardson, the husband, gave the details as follows: "I and my wife went to Chelsea Tuesday and returned about 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon. She was feeling well all day and went and got supper and ate heartily. She felt well and more like eating. We retired about 8:30. She slept all night and I heard no complaints from her. I arose about 5:30 and left her in bed. I attended to the fires and went out to do the chores which took me about an hour. Returning I strained the milk and carried it out to the road ready to be shipped to the factory. When I came back into the house I found my wife on the floor in front of the bed. She breathed a few time and then died. I got fresh water for her. From what I saw I am satisfied she got up and dressed herself or nearly so and was in the kitchen while I was out to the barn and returned to the bed room where I found her. Our relations have always been of a pleasant nature and I have always lived happily with her. She was 63 years old."

Mrs. Minnie Spiegelberg and Mrs. Anna. M. Schmidt. neighbors, testified to the fact that they were summoned to the Richardson home and found the lady dead.

Dr. Neil Gates, who had made a careful post-mortem examination, testified that anemia of the brain caused the death.