SEMI-WEEKLY INTERIOR JOURNAL, STANFORD, KENTUCKY
Tuesday, March 22, 1887
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Found Dead - A. G. Pendleton was found dead lying on the banks of the creek which crosses the Somerset pike near the toll-gate Sunday. Squire Portman, acting as coroner, had the following jury summoned: T. W. Miller, S. P. Stagg, Robert Burnett, J. A. Carpenter, J. B. Mershon and E. B. Caldwell, and held an inquest, when after the examination of witnesses the following verdict was returned:
We the jury find that A. G. Pendleton came to his death by losing his mind and was frozen or chilled to death, about one mile south of Stanford on bank near a creek where his body was found.
Ten years ago Mr. Pendleton stood as high in this community, both as a merchant and a Christian gentleman, as nearly anybody, but succumbing to an uncontrollable thirst, he lost his property and finally his mind. He had been guarded by his friends, but managed to get away Saturday evening and was seen by Alex Martin and others wandering aimlessly about a mile or two from town. It is supposed that his hat fell into the creek and in trying to reach it he slipped into the water and being unable to recover himself lay and chilled to death. His clothes were wet, but his feet alone were in the water and there was no evidence of any struggle whatever, or marks of violence. An enemy only to himself, he was well thought of by everybody, as he was always kind and obliging and ready to do a favor. A subscription was started to defray his burial expenses and in a few minutes over $60 were subscribed. The remains were buried yesterday afternoon in Buffalo Springs Cemetery.
(Kentuckiana Digital Library)
Tuesday, March 22, 1887
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Found Dead - A. G. Pendleton was found dead lying on the banks of the creek which crosses the Somerset pike near the toll-gate Sunday. Squire Portman, acting as coroner, had the following jury summoned: T. W. Miller, S. P. Stagg, Robert Burnett, J. A. Carpenter, J. B. Mershon and E. B. Caldwell, and held an inquest, when after the examination of witnesses the following verdict was returned:
We the jury find that A. G. Pendleton came to his death by losing his mind and was frozen or chilled to death, about one mile south of Stanford on bank near a creek where his body was found.
Ten years ago Mr. Pendleton stood as high in this community, both as a merchant and a Christian gentleman, as nearly anybody, but succumbing to an uncontrollable thirst, he lost his property and finally his mind. He had been guarded by his friends, but managed to get away Saturday evening and was seen by Alex Martin and others wandering aimlessly about a mile or two from town. It is supposed that his hat fell into the creek and in trying to reach it he slipped into the water and being unable to recover himself lay and chilled to death. His clothes were wet, but his feet alone were in the water and there was no evidence of any struggle whatever, or marks of violence. An enemy only to himself, he was well thought of by everybody, as he was always kind and obliging and ready to do a favor. A subscription was started to defray his burial expenses and in a few minutes over $60 were subscribed. The remains were buried yesterday afternoon in Buffalo Springs Cemetery.
(Kentuckiana Digital Library)
SEMI-WEEKLY INTERIOR JOURNAL, STANFORD, KENTUCKY
Tuesday, March 22, 1887
Page 3
Found Dead - A. G. Pendleton was found dead lying on the banks of the creek which crosses the Somerset pike near the toll-gate Sunday. Squire Portman, acting as coroner, had the following jury summoned: T. W. Miller, S. P. Stagg, Robert Burnett, J. A. Carpenter, J. B. Mershon and E. B. Caldwell, and held an inquest, when after the examination of witnesses the following verdict was returned:
We the jury find that A. G. Pendleton came to his death by losing his mind and was frozen or chilled to death, about one mile south of Stanford on bank near a creek where his body was found.
Ten years ago Mr. Pendleton stood as high in this community, both as a merchant and a Christian gentleman, as nearly anybody, but succumbing to an uncontrollable thirst, he lost his property and finally his mind. He had been guarded by his friends, but managed to get away Saturday evening and was seen by Alex Martin and others wandering aimlessly about a mile or two from town. It is supposed that his hat fell into the creek and in trying to reach it he slipped into the water and being unable to recover himself lay and chilled to death. His clothes were wet, but his feet alone were in the water and there was no evidence of any struggle whatever, or marks of violence. An enemy only to himself, he was well thought of by everybody, as he was always kind and obliging and ready to do a favor. A subscription was started to defray his burial expenses and in a few minutes over $60 were subscribed. The remains were buried yesterday afternoon in Buffalo Springs Cemetery.
(Kentuckiana Digital Library)
Tuesday, March 22, 1887
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Found Dead - A. G. Pendleton was found dead lying on the banks of the creek which crosses the Somerset pike near the toll-gate Sunday. Squire Portman, acting as coroner, had the following jury summoned: T. W. Miller, S. P. Stagg, Robert Burnett, J. A. Carpenter, J. B. Mershon and E. B. Caldwell, and held an inquest, when after the examination of witnesses the following verdict was returned:
We the jury find that A. G. Pendleton came to his death by losing his mind and was frozen or chilled to death, about one mile south of Stanford on bank near a creek where his body was found.
Ten years ago Mr. Pendleton stood as high in this community, both as a merchant and a Christian gentleman, as nearly anybody, but succumbing to an uncontrollable thirst, he lost his property and finally his mind. He had been guarded by his friends, but managed to get away Saturday evening and was seen by Alex Martin and others wandering aimlessly about a mile or two from town. It is supposed that his hat fell into the creek and in trying to reach it he slipped into the water and being unable to recover himself lay and chilled to death. His clothes were wet, but his feet alone were in the water and there was no evidence of any struggle whatever, or marks of violence. An enemy only to himself, he was well thought of by everybody, as he was always kind and obliging and ready to do a favor. A subscription was started to defray his burial expenses and in a few minutes over $60 were subscribed. The remains were buried yesterday afternoon in Buffalo Springs Cemetery.
(Kentuckiana Digital Library)
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