The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-11-21

TEE DEATH oFs SAMUEL faEED.=fEo
publish this morning, ecommnnicatioh
from William Stewart, ESQ. of Bridge
port, Ohio, relative to the recent death
of his steP-father, Samuel Reed. AZ
will be seen by Its address, 1t was pre-
scented to the Wheeling Register for the
purpose OF correcting some mIstate-
ments by that journal at the time of the
tragic death of MI. Reed, but the
Register declined giving 1t place Units
columns. The article was subsequent
ly brought by Mr.. S. to this office with
a request that it might be printed,
which request we have deemed right
and proper TO be granted.
To the Editor Of The Rs1iSter:
SIR Mot being a subscriber to your
paper, was not Rpprised until yester-
day that you had published some
structures therein derogatoEy to my
treatment OF Mr.. Reed, my stepfather,
who committed suicide last week on
Wheeling Island.
You say: 1.-The story runs that he
was step.tather to William and George
Stewart of Bridgeport. The old man,
Il seems, had some property in North
Wheeling, which he decided to these
sequel tells the tale"
The truth of the matter Is that Mr..
Reed was quite an old man, and owing
to excessive deafness was not able to
keep the run of events and enjoy him.
self as well as those who are in posses
sion Of all their faculties. He brooded
over his situation and imagined the
world was against him. Hence his end.
did what was In my power 70 make
him comfortable; built for him house
and furnished It with everything re-
quired for a comfortable living. Alter
the death of mother he lived in my
family, and was always treated as one of
the family. Surmising that he could live
more satisfactorily with a step-dRught-
er of his in Wheeling, he requested me
TO deed back the property whichhe had
given me Ia property that was worm
about 5000, which he intended bestow-
ing upon his step-dnughter for his fu-
tuFe maintenauce. TothisI willingly
assented but before the matter could
be consummRted the old man again
changed his mind, and left that place.
Then he tried housekeeping on his own
footing; got tired Of that, and eventu-
ally went 10 the poorhouse. That did
not suit him either Then followed
suicide.
During all these trials, which extend
ed over number or years. supplied
him with what money aud necessaries
he asked for or needed and but only a
few weeks before his departure gave
him both money and clothing sufficient
as thought to answer all his purposes.
SO that think the insinuation convey
ed through your paper that he killed
himself for want of the necessaries of
lie, after having given me his property,
falls to the ground
Any person who Is DESTROYS of obtain
ing further Information, will please
apply at my ofhce in Bridgeport, where,
think, / can satisfy any reasonable
person that you have not given fair
version OF the transaction and, fur
Their, that in no case, at any time, had
Mr.. Reed any just cause for committing
the dreadful act on account of his
poverty.
Read the statements of the following
gentlemen, who were his and my neigh
bors, and who knew much about, the
treatment the old man received while
under my care. VIM STEWART.
bridgeport, o., NoU. 20, 2s6S,