The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-06
FoUND DEAD.

pave Whaien Pound dead in ui,
Room "a the National uote,-,u
quest Heid-VerdieI orIhe Jury.
Dave Whslen, a railroad man, was fount
cead 10 bis room at the National hotel yes
serdaJ morning about 10 o'clock. An air O
mystery surrounded his death, which tho
jury of inquest empsnuelled by Justice Ell.
wards, failed to fsthom. He was discovered
by Charles Howe, the clerk, at the hour above
mentioned, whose attention was attracted TO
the room by foul smell that emsnsted from
u. On opening the door, he saw the
deceased lying on the bed posed on his right
side and his right hand was resting on bis
ttae which wss covered With blood, and the
right side of hh body as far down as his hips
and the sdeets of the bed we're bloody, the
whole presenting a horrible picture. Morti-
ncaton bad set in and the body ana face
we're very much swollen. He was
foreman of construction gang
on the Dallas & Wichita rosd. but at the
time Of his death was OUT of lob, and was
great fAvorite with those who knew him
He had been boarding at the hotel tor about
week, and the day preceding that Of his
death he had drank very hard. According
10 general accounts he was at times very
hard drlnker, aud from appearances it Is
very probable that his death WAS @ used by
hemorrhage Of the lungs. The deceased was
about q years old
INQUEST.
Justice Edwards was notified and empan-
nelIed jury of inquest, when the testimony
OF witnesses was taken.
G. W JONES,
the first witness sworn, testfi I'd: Lam pro-
prletor OF the National hotel have seen
the dead body of Dave Whalen in room No.
70, at the National hotel; have known him
Tor four or five years; he had been at the
hotel tor about one week; l saw him alive
yesterday morning about $50 o'clock
and took a drink with hin At Skelton',
ssloof' This was the last saw of him until
TINS morning about 10 o'clock when he was
discovered by Charlie Howe, dead in his
room; he told me that he WAS tolsrably full
the night before and was going to take two
or three drinks and straigh ten up; the sum
OF sig 10 was found in one of bis pants
pockets and Is now in my possession.
CHARLES HOWE,
the second witness, testi6-d-I am night
clerk at the National hotel; | know the
dead man Dave Whslen; the last time SAW
him alive was between six and eight o'clock
yesterday 10 the office of the hotel, and he
then went out; asked him how he was and
he replied that ne fol: better and would
leave in day or wv. II wen, to his room to
get the lamp, aud saw him lying on the bed
IN the same position he was as when
found dead; | thought that he was asleep
and did no! disturb him; the sun WAS shining
IN his face and thought once would turn
him over, but did MOTTO day about 10 o'clock
L noticed smell in his room and when
went in l found he was dead and reported il
to Mr. Jones. the proprietor.
A, G. STEPHENSON,
the third witness, testified | reside near
Austin and am acitizsn of Hays county
aud am on my wav home from st. Louis.
| occupied room No. % at the National
hotel last night: | went TO bed about Q
o'clock. and heard no noise or disturbance in
room No. 20.
NEAL sTARKB,
the fourth witness, testified | keen a
saloon. corner Lamar and Pacific ayen ue;
knew Dave WhsleD; l saw him yesterday
about two or three o'clock:
he WAS in my place and
was sober; he did not drink In my house
yesterday; have known him for nine Years.
he was in the habit of drinking to excess.
G. IL NEvIL.
the Il fth witness, testified: am day clerk
At the National hotel; have been there
about Ia week; | did not knog deceased by
name, though he has been there ever
since l came, save three days,
which he spent in Fort Worth;
he came in some time yesterday and gave
me 81 30 TO pay for some washing; he sp.
pesred to be sober and went to his room; [
do not remember exactly Whist time this
was; this was the last Time saw him.
VERDICT OF THE JURY.
After hearing the testimony tho Jury re,
turned verdict that deceased came TO his
death from reasons to the jury unknown"
The remains were taken charge Of and in>
tered by Uodertsker Smith.
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