James Henry Haney, 1892-1930

HANEY, KING, REYNOLDS

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 11/30/2018 at 19:57:08

Sioux City Journal, Sioux City, IA
Thursday, Nov. 20, 1930

INQUEST INTO DEATH of JIM HANEY IS NOT BEING PLANNED.

An inquest into the death of Jim Haney, 38 years old, who died in a cell at the city jail, is unlikely, Dr. J. H. Robbins, county coroner, said Wednesday night.

An autopsy performed on the body Wednesday revealed that injuries suffered by the man when he was struck Tuesday afternoon by a Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific railroad freight train contributed to his death.

No crime was evident in the way the case was handled, the coroner said, and no inquest will be held unless Mr. Haney’s family desires a further investigation of circumstances surrounding his death.

Dr. Robbins’ report of the autopsy was made after he had received a report of the postmortem examination made by Drs. A. C. Starry, Roscoe Jepson and C. A. Katherman.

Denatured alcohol, which the man admitted having drunk, also was given by the physicians as a contributing cause of death. The examination revealed that Haney had suffered the fracture of seven ribs and that one of the ribs had punctured a lung. Internal hemorrhages were found.

Examination of the brain revealed that Haney had suffered from an alcoholic brain and brain hemorrhages, the corner said.
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Sioux City Journal
Friday, November 21, 1930
FUNERALS.
HANEY—Funeral services were held at 1:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Perasso Bros. funeral home for Jim Haney, 38 years old, who was found dead in a cell in the city jail Wednesday afternoon. The body was taken to Kingsley, Ia., for burial.
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STANDARD CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
Woodbury County, Sioux City Police Station
FULL NAME
James Henry Haney
Res: Sioux City, Iowa
Male
White
Divorced
Wife: Verna
Date of Birth: June 1892
Age: 38
Trade/Profession: Labor
Place of Birth: So. Pittsburgh, Tenn.
Father’s Name & birth place: T. A. Haney, Knoxville, Tenn.
Mother’s Name & birth place: Anna Reynolds, Tenn.
Informant: Mrs. T. A. Haney, Sioux City, Iowa
Burial: Kingsley, Iowa, Nov. 20, 1930

Date of Death: November 18, 1930
Principal Cause of Death & related cause of importance in order of onset:
Seven broken ribs & hemorrhage & shock. Struck by pilot of freight train. Also pneumothorax.

Contributory Causes & related to principal cause:
He was intoxicated, drinking denatured alcohol.
Accident occurred 11/18/1930, Sioux City, Iowa.
He was trespassing in RR Co.
Struck by train.
Nature of Injury: Fractured ribs, etc.
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FAMILY RESEARCH NOTES:
James Henry Haney
Date of Birth: June 12, 1892, Tennessee
Marriage Woodbury Co. Iowa
Bride: Verna “Vernie” Ethel King.
Marriage Date: January 6, 1915