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lauusnea, at whatever pains or cost, mattil c right to cross a stream is as wort by of protection as the right to traverse its length; and that in cases where there is necessarity a conllict between these rights, the resulting inconvenience must be legally divided between them,—Chicago Trib.Wilkinson’s Body Found.The body of Boyd Wilkinson was found yesterday morning (Friday) about eleven o’clock, by Mr. John Quaiutancc, who had been on the search for five days. It had lodged against the limb of a tree, and was head and shoulders out of water. The locality of the discovery is in “Horse-Skoe Bond,” and probably three to four miles, by river, from where Wilkinson got in. Be was discolored and swollen,as a body would naturally be after exposure to the action of the water tor nine or ten days.Dr. McGovern, County Coroner. ^ and a jury of medical gentlemen held an inquest in the afternoon, but we are not officially informed at what verdict they arrived, but probably, simple death by drowning.—Iowa Ciiy Reporter, 22d.The following, from the Reporter of Mon-.day, is the verdict of the Jury:Coroner’s Inquest. State of Iowa,Johnson Co. An inquisition kolden on the bank of the Iowa River, in Johnson Co., on the 21st day of May A. D. 1S5S, before C. C. McGovern, coroner of said County, upon tbo body of Boyd Wilkinson, there lying dead, by the jurors whose names are hereto subscribed.The said jurors upon their oaths do say, that from the evidence before them, they believe the said Boyd -Wilkinson came to his death on the 11th day of May, A. D. 1858, by drowning, caused by the felonious acts of F- M. Irish' Henry Gray, A. Curtis, Samuel Shelladay, Daniel Marshall, Charles Dow. - Rawson, Brown,Phillip Clark, James Taylor, John McGuire, Peter Conboy, and others unknown to the jurors, about thirty-five persons in all. Said party having seized and with a strong coid tied the arms of the said Boyd Wilkinson behind his back, forced him by threats and violence into the river, thereby causingthe spot when But he change that the end s) the month that His personal ap Mr. Herbert and active. La than bis actual and lie wore v almost wholly of his mouth, were keen and was dark with :manner.Another of tl determining to Jished. It was My Dear M.come, and I cjwords of a dyii perform your \ not fail me.When you r dead in the ceii in New York, a the Potter’s Filt; Have me drc hare put in the packet I have s heart, and the pricked upon i oaken coffin, w “Henry Williai .. Let me be b coffin down by no pomp. I sei he will perform I enclose a di my sister, whic have written 1 3'ou receive thif they will thrus from humanity, dilation, absolu not to blame. a-no friend of inii except to say u ray dying brcat for money—th; married her, an she has any mo never had a womnnov7 find
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Davenport Daily Gazette
Davenport, Iowa, US
Wed, May 26, 1858
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