Carver - Jere
Source: Crawfordsville Star Jan 20, 1898
Jere Carver, aged 54, died early on Monday morning of a blood clot on the brain indirectly caused by a blow received in a saloon fight. The coroner took charge of the case on Tuesday. Coroner Barcus finds that Jere Carver died from a blood clot on the brain and a post mortem disclosed the fact that the blow Carver received in a fight had nothing to do with his death. - kbz
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 21 Jan 1898
Jere Carver, aged 54 years, died very suddenly about 4 o’clock last Monday by reason of the rupture of a blood vessel on the brain. Last week he received a terrific blow over the eye with a beer bottle hurled by a young man named Deavitt. He complained of the hurt Tuesday, however but went to bed as usual. Tuesday morning about 4 o’clock his wife was awakened by his death struggled in the bed and hastily summoned aid. Dr. Ristine was called in but Carver was dead when he arrived. Later in the morning Coroner Barcus came and after examination pronounced the death to have resulted as the result of the rupture of one of the blood vessels on the brain. The deceased was a well known citizen and had many friends about town. He had been a special policeman and for a long time was custodian of the prisoners on the stone pile work. The funeral occurred Thursday. – Jmimie Deavitt of Morningside, is breathing easy since Wednesday and the big stone walls of the penitentiary are not floating before his mind in so lively a fashion as they did Tuesday. Wednesday Coroner Barcus held a post mortem examination of Jere Carver and found that while his death was due to the rupture of a blood vessel on the brain, that the wound he received last week at the hands of James Deavitt was in nowise connected with Jere’s taking off. The injury had no connection whatever with the blood vessel which burst. Carver was struck with a beer bottle and his relatives were desirous of knowing whether this ugly wound caused his death. Their feeling was a natural one and the result of the post mortem was entirely satisfactory to them. -s
Source: Crawfordsville Review 22 Jan 1898 p 1
Jere Carver, a well-known citizen of the town died very suddenly at his home on Market St. Tuesday caused by the rupture of a blood vessel on the brain at the age of 54 years. Last week Carver became engaged in a saloon brawl with Jimmie Deavitt a Goose Nibble tough in which he received a severe blow over the head with a beer bottle. The suddenness of his death together with the fact that he had complained constantly of his hurt led the family to believe that his death was due to the injury. As a result Coroner Barcus held a postmortem examination and found that death was due to a ruptured blood vessel on the brain and not the blow delivered by Deavitt.