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October 3, 1901
Samuel Young, a well-known resident of Doylestown, whose occupation was teaming, was found dead in the road leading from Cross Keys to Pool's Corner near the northern boundary of the borough on Monday afternoon. Young, accompanied by a man named Elwood Youells, was observed to drive past a residence on the road, at which time both were sitting on the sear of the wagon. Later Young was found dead. Youells could not give a clear account of what had happened, as he was intoxicated. He says he drove some distance before he missed Young, whose neck was broken. His face was also cut and bruised. The supposition is that both men were drunk. Young was an industrious and very decent man when sober, but inclined to drink to excess. He and Youells were both in the prohibited class, and Young's death may result in another investigation similar to that in the Larsen case at Jamison. Deputy Coroner Clemens made the preliminary inquiry on Monday afternoon. No clear statement could be obtained from Youells at the time owing to his condition. Deputy Clemens finally decided that under the circumstances it would be best to hold an inquest, which took place Wednesday afternoon.
At the Coroner's inquest there was abundant evidence to show that both men were drunk. The jury found that Young came to his death by falling from his wagon while intoxicated and that he had been furnished liquor by Harry McCord at the Cross Keys Hotel. The jury also censured Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beatty for employing such an incompetent person as McCord.
April 10, 1908
FOUND DEAD IN BARN
Thomas Lyons was found dead last Friday afternoon in the barn on the farm of Elmer Rue, between here and Tullytown. Lyons came to the Rue farm on Wednesday evening and stayed in the barn since that time. Death was caused by alcoholism. Lyons was found in serious condition by one of the farm hands, who immediately went for assistance. When he returned the man was dead. He was about fifty years of age. Deputy Coroner Rue, of Bristol, was called and the body was removed to the morgue at Bristol. For some time Lyons was in the almshouse but left there a few days before he died. He has a sister in Philadelphia and she came up and took charge of the body.
September 11, 1914
HANGED HIMSELF IN THE GARRET OF HIS HOME
Thomas W. Lewis, of Hilltown, Had Been Suffering From Melancholia for Some Time
Brooding over an illness he had for some time, Thomas W. Lewis, Hilltown township, hanged himself Saturday morning about 9 o'clock.
As he had been melancholy the members of his family watched him but on Saturday he got away for about twenty minutes and ended his life.
Lewis' body was found by his granddaughter on the garret while hunting for a cat. She had been looking for the cat in the stable and from there went to the garret where she found her grandfather hanging.
Mr. Lewis was 68 years old. The body was viewed by Coroner White.
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