The Telephone Register, McMinnville, Oregon, Thursday, March 21, 1946
AUTOPSY SCHEDULED FOLLOWING DEATH OF MAN HERE WEDNESDAY
Involuntary Manslaughter Charge Filed By Officers
Criminologist Will Conduct Examination of Body of John Stroud Friday Morning
Charges of involuntary manslaughter have been filed against Lon S. Comer, 43, as a result of the death Wednesday of John Isaac Stroud, 64, in a McMinnville hospital where he had been under care since Saturday night when he was injured in what police termed "a drunken fight".
Comer, held earlier in the week by city police on an intoxication charge, was released under suspended sentence to claim a job with a logging operation. His arrest is expected today.
An autopsy on Stroud's body will be performed Friday morning by Dr. Joseph Beeman, state criminologist, to determine cause of death.
According to reports from the county sheriff's office, Stroud and Comer became involved in an argument late Saturday night which ended with Stroud in an unconscious condition with two cuts on his face and throat. He died without regaining consciousness.
Funeral services for the dead man were postponed because of the scheduled autopsy. Stroud had been unemployed for the past two years, prior to that time he had been an employee of a local meat company. He was born at Redding, Cal., on Feb. 22, 1882.
Survivors include two sons, Elmer Stroud of McMinnville and Francis Stroud of Gresham; three daughters, Arley Fisher of Gresham, Viola McKinney, Portland and Eva Nelson, McMinnville; and a sister Mrs. Ida Mae Hodes of Corvallis.
The Telephone Register, McMinnville, Oregon, Thursday, March 28, 1946
NATURAL DEATH VERDICT IN STROUD AUTOPSY
John Isaac Stroud, 64, died of natural causes, Dr. Joseph Beeman, state criminologist, found after performing an autopsy on the man's body Friday as the culmination of a police investigation into his death Wednesday of last week after being admitted to a hospital unconscious and with cuts on his face and throat late on Mar. 17.
As a result of Dr. Beeman's findings, involuntary homicide charges against Lon S. Comer, 43, were dropped. Comer had been involved in an argument with Stroud a short time before he was admitted to the hospital, reports said.
AUTOPSY SCHEDULED FOLLOWING DEATH OF MAN HERE WEDNESDAY
Involuntary Manslaughter Charge Filed By Officers
Criminologist Will Conduct Examination of Body of John Stroud Friday Morning
Charges of involuntary manslaughter have been filed against Lon S. Comer, 43, as a result of the death Wednesday of John Isaac Stroud, 64, in a McMinnville hospital where he had been under care since Saturday night when he was injured in what police termed "a drunken fight".
Comer, held earlier in the week by city police on an intoxication charge, was released under suspended sentence to claim a job with a logging operation. His arrest is expected today.
An autopsy on Stroud's body will be performed Friday morning by Dr. Joseph Beeman, state criminologist, to determine cause of death.
According to reports from the county sheriff's office, Stroud and Comer became involved in an argument late Saturday night which ended with Stroud in an unconscious condition with two cuts on his face and throat. He died without regaining consciousness.
Funeral services for the dead man were postponed because of the scheduled autopsy. Stroud had been unemployed for the past two years, prior to that time he had been an employee of a local meat company. He was born at Redding, Cal., on Feb. 22, 1882.
Survivors include two sons, Elmer Stroud of McMinnville and Francis Stroud of Gresham; three daughters, Arley Fisher of Gresham, Viola McKinney, Portland and Eva Nelson, McMinnville; and a sister Mrs. Ida Mae Hodes of Corvallis.
The Telephone Register, McMinnville, Oregon, Thursday, March 28, 1946
NATURAL DEATH VERDICT IN STROUD AUTOPSY
John Isaac Stroud, 64, died of natural causes, Dr. Joseph Beeman, state criminologist, found after performing an autopsy on the man's body Friday as the culmination of a police investigation into his death Wednesday of last week after being admitted to a hospital unconscious and with cuts on his face and throat late on Mar. 17.
As a result of Dr. Beeman's findings, involuntary homicide charges against Lon S. Comer, 43, were dropped. Comer had been involved in an argument with Stroud a short time before he was admitted to the hospital, reports said.
The Telephone Register, McMinnville, Oregon, Thursday, March 21, 1946
AUTOPSY SCHEDULED FOLLOWING DEATH OF MAN HERE WEDNESDAY
Involuntary Manslaughter Charge Filed By Officers
Criminologist Will Conduct Examination of Body of John Stroud Friday Morning
Charges of involuntary manslaughter have been filed against Lon S. Comer, 43, as a result of the death Wednesday of John Isaac Stroud, 64, in a McMinnville hospital where he had been under care since Saturday night when he was injured in what police termed "a drunken fight".
Comer, held earlier in the week by city police on an intoxication charge, was released under suspended sentence to claim a job with a logging operation. His arrest is expected today.
An autopsy on Stroud's body will be performed Friday morning by Dr. Joseph Beeman, state criminologist, to determine cause of death.
According to reports from the county sheriff's office, Stroud and Comer became involved in an argument late Saturday night which ended with Stroud in an unconscious condition with two cuts on his face and throat. He died without regaining consciousness.
Funeral services for the dead man were postponed because of the scheduled autopsy. Stroud had been unemployed for the past two years, prior to that time he had been an employee of a local meat company. He was born at Redding, Cal., on Feb. 22, 1882.
Survivors include two sons, Elmer Stroud of McMinnville and Francis Stroud of Gresham; three daughters, Arley Fisher of Gresham, Viola McKinney, Portland and Eva Nelson, McMinnville; and a sister Mrs. Ida Mae Hodes of Corvallis.
The Telephone Register, McMinnville, Oregon, Thursday, March 28, 1946
NATURAL DEATH VERDICT IN STROUD AUTOPSY
John Isaac Stroud, 64, died of natural causes, Dr. Joseph Beeman, state criminologist, found after performing an autopsy on the man's body Friday as the culmination of a police investigation into his death Wednesday of last week after being admitted to a hospital unconscious and with cuts on his face and throat late on Mar. 17.
As a result of Dr. Beeman's findings, involuntary homicide charges against Lon S. Comer, 43, were dropped. Comer had been involved in an argument with Stroud a short time before he was admitted to the hospital, reports said.
AUTOPSY SCHEDULED FOLLOWING DEATH OF MAN HERE WEDNESDAY
Involuntary Manslaughter Charge Filed By Officers
Criminologist Will Conduct Examination of Body of John Stroud Friday Morning
Charges of involuntary manslaughter have been filed against Lon S. Comer, 43, as a result of the death Wednesday of John Isaac Stroud, 64, in a McMinnville hospital where he had been under care since Saturday night when he was injured in what police termed "a drunken fight".
Comer, held earlier in the week by city police on an intoxication charge, was released under suspended sentence to claim a job with a logging operation. His arrest is expected today.
An autopsy on Stroud's body will be performed Friday morning by Dr. Joseph Beeman, state criminologist, to determine cause of death.
According to reports from the county sheriff's office, Stroud and Comer became involved in an argument late Saturday night which ended with Stroud in an unconscious condition with two cuts on his face and throat. He died without regaining consciousness.
Funeral services for the dead man were postponed because of the scheduled autopsy. Stroud had been unemployed for the past two years, prior to that time he had been an employee of a local meat company. He was born at Redding, Cal., on Feb. 22, 1882.
Survivors include two sons, Elmer Stroud of McMinnville and Francis Stroud of Gresham; three daughters, Arley Fisher of Gresham, Viola McKinney, Portland and Eva Nelson, McMinnville; and a sister Mrs. Ida Mae Hodes of Corvallis.
The Telephone Register, McMinnville, Oregon, Thursday, March 28, 1946
NATURAL DEATH VERDICT IN STROUD AUTOPSY
John Isaac Stroud, 64, died of natural causes, Dr. Joseph Beeman, state criminologist, found after performing an autopsy on the man's body Friday as the culmination of a police investigation into his death Wednesday of last week after being admitted to a hospital unconscious and with cuts on his face and throat late on Mar. 17.
As a result of Dr. Beeman's findings, involuntary homicide charges against Lon S. Comer, 43, were dropped. Comer had been involved in an argument with Stroud a short time before he was admitted to the hospital, reports said.
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