35 years old.
Omaha Daily Bee, October 18, 1887:
A man supposed to be a printer, known both by the name A. H. Haight and Berry, died last evening at the Omaha lodging house, on Jackson street, between Ninth and Tenth streets, from an overdose of morphine. Haight, in company with a comrade named Lorenzo Faint, a painter, had engaged in lodgings for all day, and after spending the forenoon in drinking and carousing, they lay down to sleep. About 3 o'clock Haight complained of sleeplessness and sent out for a dime's worth of morphine. Faint put the sedative in a dripper of water, Haight took a small drink of it, and both lay down again. Faint says he dropped to sleep shortly afterward, and did not wake up until he was aroused by the landlord about four hours later. He attempted to awake his companion, but to his horror he discovered that Haight was dead. An examination of the dipper in which the morphine had been dissolved explained the mystery. It was nearly empty, and it is supposed that Haight either found the first dose insufficient and had drank the rest of the medicine to insure sleep, or had awakened feverish and dry, and seeing the water had swallowed it, forgetting about the drug. Dr. Edmiston was summoned, but found that life had been extinct for over an hour, and the body was removed to the morgue an laid beside the remains of Charles Gratop, who died from an overdose of morphine Sunday night. An inquest will be held this morning.
Haight had claimed to be a printer at the BEE office, but none of the compositors know anything about him. Although his hearing and powers of speech were unimpaired, he carried cards in his pocket upon which was printed the assertion that the bearer, A. H. Haight, was a deaf mute. On his person was found $170. All that could be learned about the unfortunate man was that he had been in Omaha two weeks. He was evidently about thirty-five years of age, rather short, has a pale complexion, brown hair and a heavy mustache.
Omaha Daily Bee, October 18, 1887:
A man supposed to be a printer, known both by the name A. H. Haight and Berry, died last evening at the Omaha lodging house, on Jackson street, between Ninth and Tenth streets, from an overdose of morphine. Haight, in company with a comrade named Lorenzo Faint, a painter, had engaged in lodgings for all day, and after spending the forenoon in drinking and carousing, they lay down to sleep. About 3 o'clock Haight complained of sleeplessness and sent out for a dime's worth of morphine. Faint put the sedative in a dripper of water, Haight took a small drink of it, and both lay down again. Faint says he dropped to sleep shortly afterward, and did not wake up until he was aroused by the landlord about four hours later. He attempted to awake his companion, but to his horror he discovered that Haight was dead. An examination of the dipper in which the morphine had been dissolved explained the mystery. It was nearly empty, and it is supposed that Haight either found the first dose insufficient and had drank the rest of the medicine to insure sleep, or had awakened feverish and dry, and seeing the water had swallowed it, forgetting about the drug. Dr. Edmiston was summoned, but found that life had been extinct for over an hour, and the body was removed to the morgue an laid beside the remains of Charles Gratop, who died from an overdose of morphine Sunday night. An inquest will be held this morning.
Haight had claimed to be a printer at the BEE office, but none of the compositors know anything about him. Although his hearing and powers of speech were unimpaired, he carried cards in his pocket upon which was printed the assertion that the bearer, A. H. Haight, was a deaf mute. On his person was found $170. All that could be learned about the unfortunate man was that he had been in Omaha two weeks. He was evidently about thirty-five years of age, rather short, has a pale complexion, brown hair and a heavy mustache.
35 years old.
Omaha Daily Bee, October 18, 1887:
A man supposed to be a printer, known both by the name A. H. Haight and Berry, died last evening at the Omaha lodging house, on Jackson street, between Ninth and Tenth streets, from an overdose of morphine. Haight, in company with a comrade named Lorenzo Faint, a painter, had engaged in lodgings for all day, and after spending the forenoon in drinking and carousing, they lay down to sleep. About 3 o'clock Haight complained of sleeplessness and sent out for a dime's worth of morphine. Faint put the sedative in a dripper of water, Haight took a small drink of it, and both lay down again. Faint says he dropped to sleep shortly afterward, and did not wake up until he was aroused by the landlord about four hours later. He attempted to awake his companion, but to his horror he discovered that Haight was dead. An examination of the dipper in which the morphine had been dissolved explained the mystery. It was nearly empty, and it is supposed that Haight either found the first dose insufficient and had drank the rest of the medicine to insure sleep, or had awakened feverish and dry, and seeing the water had swallowed it, forgetting about the drug. Dr. Edmiston was summoned, but found that life had been extinct for over an hour, and the body was removed to the morgue an laid beside the remains of Charles Gratop, who died from an overdose of morphine Sunday night. An inquest will be held this morning.
Haight had claimed to be a printer at the BEE office, but none of the compositors know anything about him. Although his hearing and powers of speech were unimpaired, he carried cards in his pocket upon which was printed the assertion that the bearer, A. H. Haight, was a deaf mute. On his person was found $170. All that could be learned about the unfortunate man was that he had been in Omaha two weeks. He was evidently about thirty-five years of age, rather short, has a pale complexion, brown hair and a heavy mustache.
Omaha Daily Bee, October 18, 1887:
A man supposed to be a printer, known both by the name A. H. Haight and Berry, died last evening at the Omaha lodging house, on Jackson street, between Ninth and Tenth streets, from an overdose of morphine. Haight, in company with a comrade named Lorenzo Faint, a painter, had engaged in lodgings for all day, and after spending the forenoon in drinking and carousing, they lay down to sleep. About 3 o'clock Haight complained of sleeplessness and sent out for a dime's worth of morphine. Faint put the sedative in a dripper of water, Haight took a small drink of it, and both lay down again. Faint says he dropped to sleep shortly afterward, and did not wake up until he was aroused by the landlord about four hours later. He attempted to awake his companion, but to his horror he discovered that Haight was dead. An examination of the dipper in which the morphine had been dissolved explained the mystery. It was nearly empty, and it is supposed that Haight either found the first dose insufficient and had drank the rest of the medicine to insure sleep, or had awakened feverish and dry, and seeing the water had swallowed it, forgetting about the drug. Dr. Edmiston was summoned, but found that life had been extinct for over an hour, and the body was removed to the morgue an laid beside the remains of Charles Gratop, who died from an overdose of morphine Sunday night. An inquest will be held this morning.
Haight had claimed to be a printer at the BEE office, but none of the compositors know anything about him. Although his hearing and powers of speech were unimpaired, he carried cards in his pocket upon which was printed the assertion that the bearer, A. H. Haight, was a deaf mute. On his person was found $170. All that could be learned about the unfortunate man was that he had been in Omaha two weeks. He was evidently about thirty-five years of age, rather short, has a pale complexion, brown hair and a heavy mustache.
Gravesite Details
Buried 10/20/1887
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