Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Jones, Leroy June 7, 1905
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Virginian Pilot Thursday, June 8, 1905  

                    A 3 Year Old Dies from Whiskey Drinking

Little LeRoy Jones Drank Cup of Straight Liquor at His Father’s Home and Skill 
of Physicians Couldn’t Save Him

As the result of drinking a teacupful of raw whiskey at a single draught little 
LeRoy Jones aged three years and nine months, son of John T. Jones, corner of 
Fenchurch and Wood Streets, died at St. Vincent’s hospital yesterday afternoon 
at 4:30 o’clock. The whiskey was drunk at 6 o’clock yesterday morning and the 
child was removed to the hospital at 11 o’clock, where every effort was made to 
save his life, but to no avail.
It was stated at the Jones residence last night that the father, who is a saloon 
keeper at 63 Fayette Street, has been sick for several days and that a bottle of 
whiskey had been brought up to the house to be used by Mr. Jones for medicinal 
purposes. At about 6 o’clock yesterday morning the child got possession of the 
bottle and pouring out a cupful drank it. Soon thereafter the boy fell into a 
stupor and his mother, not able to arouse him, at 11 o’clock had him removed to 
the hospital, where every effort was made to get the whiskey out of the child, 
but to no purpose, owing to the length of time which had elapsed since the 
whiskey had been taken.

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Jones-At St. Vincent’s Hospital, Wednesday, June 7th 1905, at 4:20 p.m. LEROY, 
infant son of John T. and Nellie V. Jones, aged 3 years and 9 months. 
The funeral will take place from the residence of his parents, No. 300 Fenchurch 
Street, THURSDAY, June 8th at 5 p.m. Friends and acquaintances respectfully 
invited to attend.

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