CASSITY, George - Putnam

We, the Jury empaneled by JW Hanna, Justice of the Peace of Monroe Township, Putnam County, Indiana, March the 10th, 1870 to examine and report on the body of a dead man, found ¼ of a miles SE of the town of Bainbridge, in said county, report that we have discharged our duty and found the man to be George Cassity, a citizen of said town of Bainbridge and that he came to his death by disease known as cerebral apoplexy; and that he had about his person the sum of $.75 cash, with pocket blank book & c.

John Starr; JB Cross; William Taylor; JW Carver; NL Howard; George W. Starr; SW Edwins, MD; John T. Fyffe; Chilton Allen; OG Hubbard; RF Stone, MD; Lafe Darnall; HT Craig; James Bridges. Dated March 10, 1870 – JW Hanna, JP (And Coroner pro’tem) -- Transcribed by kbz ---

Same source p 3 – Our information last week about the death of George Cassity of Bainbridge was incorrect, as will be seen by the Coroner’s verdict, published elsewhere. When it became known Thursday morning that he was missing from his home, a large party of excited citizens of Bainbridge gathered hastily and proceeded to search for him. He had last been seen as before stated about 7 o’clock the evening previous at the Post office at which time he started home.  As he had not been in the habit of absenting himself unknown to his family, foul play was at once suspected and many wild rumors were put afloat. The search was prosecuted with activity until about 8 ½ o’clock when the dead body was found by anumber of persons in a field, some 800 yard east of his residence and nea4  the school house. He had evidently been struck dead while walking, there being no indications of his having moved after falling. The remains were at once removed to the house and at 1 o’clock, PM, JW Hanna, JP, and Coroner pro tem, proceeded to hold an inquest.  Drs. Edwins and Stone made a post mortem examination and reported that there were no visible marks of violence on the body, whatever, but that they found a “sufficient effusion of coagulated blood on the brain and in its texture to cause death,” and gave it as their opinion that the deceased died from cerebral apoplexy. The jury returned this verdict in accordance with this opinion.  Mr. Cassity was 52 years old, and leaves a wife and six children.