The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-12-07
sIICIDE.
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Between and 8 o'clock last evening
a rumor gained circulation upon the
street that A. F.. Somheimmer, employed
aa d barkeeper at Henry Blumenbergs
saloon, No. 1l61 Market street, had killed
himself. A reporter for this paper called
Of the saloon shout half.paat 4 o'clock,
and found d large crowd IN and about
the premises. Justice VIM. Il. Caldwell,
Of Madison district, had been notified Of
the suicide, and impannelled h jury con.
sisting Of the following named gentlemen ,
]. 8. shrodes, e. NJ. Davis, Harry H0us.
or, G. A, Beall, Hugh Harrison, David
KeEner, Jacob Frazier, Albert Chiistman,
Charles Kuhn, Thos. @. Young, Robert
Bond, Joseph Green.
The body lay upon 4 bed In an attic
chamber, 10 The third story Of the build
Ing, and the jury, Immediately alter be-
Ing impAnnelled, went up stairs and ex-
amined the rsGaipa. The poor fellow
was lying ilal upon his back, and
AN UGLY LOOKING HOLE
in his left breast showed where the fatal
bullet had entered. Upon the door, al
the side Of the bed, was a small, ivory
handled pistol, with seven chambers, two
Of which had been. discharged. He was
dressed in the suit Of clothes which he
usually wore when on duty behind the
bar, and had lain down upon the bed
without removing any Of his clothing.
After inspecting tho remains the jury
adjourned 10 room below, where the
Witnesses were examined.
Mr.. Henry Blumenbufg, the proprie'
tor Of the saloon, was the first witness
Mr.. Blumenberg said that deceased came
to Wheeling on the 18th day Of May last
with an excursion party from Pittsburgh
and that he then engaged him to tend bar
for him. Deceased was about twenty,
three years Of age, unmarried, aRd was q
native OF Bavaria. Witness had never
noticed anything peculiar about him, but
had heard that be had had
SOME DlFPICuLTY WITH HIS rARENTE
in Europe, and had come 10 America
without their permision. Could moi
state what the difficulty vas, but sup.
posed 1t related to financial matters
While In his employ deceased had board,
ed with him, and during the time he had
known him he had never appeared 10 be
respondent. Yesterday morning Fritz
asked him 10 look over his account and
see how they ptood. He did SO, and found
that Fritz was indebted 10 him In the sum
Of 81. Witness had been told BY Joseph
Green, who keeps a saloon near by, that
deceased had told, Green that he
intended 10 shoot himself. He, in
common with Green, had thought
Of it simply as an idle Jest, aud
had no idea that the threat would be
carried into execution. Fritz had been
waiting upon customers at the bar during
the day, and appeared to be as cheerful Is
usual. Mr. Ed. Reed was sitting at d
table with deceased, in the afternoon, and
although Mr.. Blnmenberg was in another
part Of the saloon, and did not overhear
their conversation, he noticed that they
seemed 10 be very jovial. After Nj
Reed left the saloon Fritz complained Of
not feeling we'll, and Mr.. Blumenberg
advised him to 90 up tohiS room and lie
down. Deceased left the saloon and went
up stairs, and amoment afterwards those
III the saloon were startled by the
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