On Wednesday eve., John COATES, a wealthy farmer residing at Butternut Ridge (Kings Co.) came to (St. John) city on business. He stopped at the Halifax house on the corner of Paradise Row and Main St., Portland kept by Thomas FRIARS. Good Friday morn. he spent in the parlor until dinner hour, when he started out to make a call upon Mrs. ODELL of Albert St., Indiantown who was related to his wife. That was the last seen of him at the boarding house until late in the afternoon, when he came in with his brother-in-law Milton SPRAGUE of Indiantown. He called for Mrs. Friars and asked her to get him a mustard emetic saying: 'I think I am going to die. I took some poison and I took too much.' Mrs. Friars did all that could possibly be done to save the life of the stranger, but in vain, and after death prepared his body which still lies at the house. (see original)