Sibold - Basil
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 14 December 1894
Coroner Barcus went to Darlington Wednesday to investigate the death of Basil Sibold, who lived three miles south of that town with his daughter, Mrs. Ezra Pickering. He found the facts to be as follows: Mr. Sibold is a large six foot man sixty-eight years old and has been subject to epilepsy and chronic rheumatism for several years. On Tuesday evening the family went to a literary society in a neighboring school house leaving Mr. Sibold alone. When they returned home they found him in bed, and thinking nothing unusual retired. In the morning they called him to breakfast but there was no response. His daughter went to him and saw him in exactly the same position as the night before. Touching him she discovered instead of her father a lifeless corpse. In all probability he had died while the rest were at the school house. Dr. Barcus thinks he had a fit of epilipsy and died instantly from a hemorrhage of the brain. Mr. Sibold was one of the best known citizens of Franklin township. - thanks muches to Kim H
Sourse: Crawfordsville Daily Journal Thursday, 13 December 1894 Edition
Coroner Barcus went to Darlington yesterday to investigate the death of Basil Sibold, who lived three miles south of that town with his daughter, Mrs. Ezra Pickering. He found the facts to be as follows:
Mr. Sibold is a large six foot man sixty eight years old and has been subject to epilepsy and chronic rheumatism for several years. On Tuesday evening the family went to a literary society in a neighboring school house leaving Mr. Sibold alone. When they returned home they found him in bed and thinking nothing unusual, retired. In the morning they called him to breakfast but there was no response. His daughter went to him and saw him in exactly the same position as the night before. Touching him she discovered instead of her father, a lifeless corpse.
In all probability he had died while the rest were at the school house. Dr. Barcus thinks he had a fit of epilepsy and died instantly from a hemorrhage of the brain.
Mr. Sibold was one of the best known citizens of Franklin Township. - s