Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-09-01
WAS 1T SUICIDE?
SINGULAR DEATH At BELlAlRt,
Ola Prominent Young Man-O'ner BEL
lsire Notes-St. CIairsVile Jail
Breaking A Full Bridge
port Budget.
BEILAIRE.

MYSTERIOUS Death of Frank West-Talk
of n suicide-General News and Fer
sonals.
The Young Democrats OF Bellaire are
waking up to the work OF the campaign.
Monday night number OF ihem were
around raising money to buy caps ana
canes for the Hancock and Engllsh
ouards. a company that will be COM
posed OF two or three hundred young
men of this neck o the woods. ne
money! raising part is very encouraging
A committee will visit Wheeling soon
TO see about the uniforms.
There is talk of the organization Of an
other Democratic club, OF the old wheel
horses Of the party.
Mr.. A. =. ralman, cashier oil the
First National Bank, has gone on a
months pleasure trip along the coast oil
Maine.
81. Mooney, President of the b. K 5.
w. railroad, is in Pittsburgh on busl-
ness connected with the road. A move
is now on foot to get all the stock that
can be transferred to the present man.
agement.
The Union glass works are preparing
to blow glass next Saturday.
At the meeting OF the new Building
and Loan Association stockholders last
night, the following board OF directors
was chosen: G. &. Crafty, Ii. NJ. lngler,
G. III. Strahl, James I. kolly, John hel-
". NJ. Somehow, S. Il. Wells, Il. \.
McGregor and NJ. Craft. The board or
4 -, IL al. nt
President, II. NJ. lnglcr, Vice President,
CYRUS II. Strahl Secretary ami james l.
Kelly Treasurer.
The Children's Home, near Barnes
vile, is open to receive inmates to-day.
Mr.. Gressinger and wife, Superintend-
emf and Matron of the Home, lett the
city Yesterday to take charge. they
are two good people in the right place.
JACK Bean spent Sunday with rela-
tives in WeilsvJlle, bnt is back again at
his post in the {. * u. railroad mechan-
les office.
Our city schools will not bc opened
until the 18th inst. The Board oil Edu-
cation think it is too warm to begin
hostiities, and the new Superintendent
heartily agrees with them.
1t is earnestly desired that there be a
full attendance at the Democratic Club
meeting at IIch'a Hall next Friday
evening.
Yesterday the report that Frank West,
son of DR.. Henry West, OF st. Glars
vile, was found dead i'll his bed at the
National Hotel, spread over the city like
wind. Although the young mans early
death has been predicted 10y q great
many, even they doubted it, because he
had been seen upon our streets on Mon
day evening, but investigation proved
that the report was too true. Frank
West was dead; he had gone to his
room, undrcSscd himself As usual,
and laid down i'll bed with
cigar in his mouth, apparently in rs
GOOD health as he has been at any time
during the last six months. Even before
going to bed he talked freely with his
fellow boarders at the National, and
nothing unusual was noticed either in
his talk or manners when he lett them
10 30 to his room. This was hearty 9
O'Clock, and his room was not disturbed
until Yesterday about II O'Clock, when
Mr.. Cochran, the proprietor, went up
stairs to wakcn West. He entered the
room by way OF a back window, and the
BODY OF the dead man was lying appar-
emily so comfortably on the bed that Mr..
Cochran took hold To shake him, before
he discovered that he was cold and stlii
in death. His life had apparently lett
him shortly after he got TO bed Monday
night, as it was still and modification
had already set it when it was
discovered. The young mans
death was caused 10y the
constant USE OF morphine for years.
About six weeks ago, perhaps longer,
he came to this city and took up quart.
ers at the hotel named. During all OF
that time he has been using morphine
and hydrate OF chloral to such an extent
that his whole frame was wrecked, and
he was more like Il moving dead man
than living human; and was weak, AT
times helpless. Last week he fell In the
dining room OF the hotel on his way out
from dinner \ physician was sent Tor,
and antidotcs administered, so that he
recovered sufficiently 70 walk about as
usual, until Sunday, he was noticed to
have sleeper appearance than ordln-
arily, and after dark was found asleep on
the corner OF Belmont and Thirty
second streets, where he had sat down
to rest. He was walked up, and he
walked home without any trouble. lie
got up on Monday morning at
a verv late hour, as was usual
with him. He slept some dur
Ing the afternoon, but about i O'Clock
he was about and staid up until the
time named above. la the room where
he died was a bottle OF hydrate OF
choral and water. West was about 80
years OF age. Coroner Kennedy held
an inquest on the body, at which all the
druggists in town were summoned to
appear. but the testimony did not bring
out anv new facts. The remains were
taken to St Clairsvil!e yesterday even
ING.
WAS IT SUICIDE
Since writing the above certain facts
have come to light which gives TO this
singular death decided air OF suicide.
In searching about the room, pocket
book was found, together with a note
worded as follows, inside the pillow slip
under his head
Il KtVWH 1T lS NY tdlHCot uSHilN
and request that may be buried in the
clothes that may he found on me when
| am found. do not want to be wash
ed all over. Please have my face shaved
and my hair combed. This is all
| want done and nothing more.
want no post norton examination
made of my body, Notwithstanding
what may have caused my death;
and further it is my earnest desire and
request that may be kept at least three
days after my death, Tor have a terri
bic dread OF being buried alive. You
will confer lasting favor by complying
with the above. ! have no money
whercwith TO pay my funeral expenses.
Il. +. WEST, III.
Tom J. LilIey will give an entertain
ment to the friends and patrons OF the
Grand Central this Wednesday even
ing. A roast pig, fried chicken and 9th,
er "dainties" will be served in good
stvle-all welcome. Fowler's orchestra