Multnomah County OR Archives Obituaries.....Scott, F.R. April 1893
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Oregonian April 22,1893
Coroner Hughes last night held an inquest over the remians of F.R.Scott,the an 
who died in the city jail Thursday evening.City pysician Wheeler hasd msde an 
autopsy and found that the man's heart was almost completely ossified.This 
ailment aggravated by the excessive use of liqour and morphine,undoubtely 
caused death,and the jury so found.
Scott was identified by Dr.J.B.Green,who had known him for severasl years.The 
deceased was a laborer and at one time possessed considerable  means.But he 
was a hard drinker,and unreliable on this account.He used morphine to relieve 
pain in his heart.Letely he had been in poor circumstances,but always worked 
hard and was able to supprt himself.Dr.Green testified at the inquest that he 
had heard Scott remark quite often that he was tired of living,but the witness 
did not beleive that he ever had any intention of comitting suicide.All the 
evidence went to show that death resulted from natural causes,and a verdict 
was rendered accordingly.
Scott was 51 years of age and an American.He had no relatives in this 
state,and it is not known whether he had any elsewhere. 

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