The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-22
SUDDRH DEATHS.
Two AGeiasnraI, AID Ons from Natural
Causes, -.-..-

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Numbers in this community yesterday
were discussing three sndden deaths that
occurred within the past tWenty.ionr
hours. One was the result Of long de.
hauCh, another resulted from fatal stroke
Of apoplexy, while the victim was on duty
as an engineer Of an engine on the B, 10.
railroad; and the third, very distrsssipg
occurrence, was the accidental smothsring
Of an infant four Wseks old. The details Of
the deaths will be found below.
WEST TO SLEEP NEVER TO wAKES.
John r, Griffin, an employe Of sPepce's
Agricultural Works, al Martins Ferry, o +,
was found dead in his bed at the ST.
Charles Hotel, yesterday morning. Mr..
Griffith was q good workmen, and his
services were highly valued by his en-
ployer. His great misfortune, however,
was weakness for the cup, and the re-
porter wss told that he wenton periodical
spTees, making this city his asylum during
such periods, He was in the city on
Wednesday and commenced drinking,
having received $50 from friend, which
sum he bad loaned him some months ago.
On Thursday be appeared Tor breakfast
and dinner at the ST. Charles Hotel, and
late in the afternoon asked for bis key and
went to his room. The attaches Of the no.
tel say he had been drinking very hard,
and supposed i..h he ~ was going s.dto
Of the liquor; Yesterday morning
some one asked about him, and the clerk
said he thought he bad gone away, as he
had loaned him half dollar to enable
him to reach home. Mr.. RobrechTH
daughter remarked that some man was
lying on the bed, In room No. 20, with his
clothes on. Mr., RpbreCht Immediately
GonjectuTEd that the person must be
Griffith, when his sOn added, thatiti It was
Griffith he believed him 10 be dead man,
Upon reaching the room Mr., RlbIechra
son made o hasty examination which
Satisfied him that his words had proved to
be prophetic,
Justice FsIbsr was notified Of the death,
and repairing, to the holel he concluded 10
hold AZ inquest, aud torthSt purpose sum
moned the following Jury: MessTR, NJ.
Pollock, W. II, Little, u. Hess, +. r
Given, w. Hall, W. R Hall, ], Il. Wsl'ers,
8. White, Philip DlCkel, Joseph Wilson
and John DanhaTt, The evidence ad-
duced tended 10 show the habits Of the
deceased, and that for some days past be
bad been drinking very hard. When the
body was turned over, q hall empty bottle
oil Chloroio'm was found, and the hand
kerChief lying beside II was saturated with
the drug. The Jury rendered verdict In
accordance with the facts related, Il was
supposed that he had inhaled the chloro'
form for the purpose OF getting TO sleep,
and taking too much his shattered system
could not stand 1t, and death eDsupd.
Mr.. Griffith married his second vile
about eight months ago, and leaves a fam.
| lily OF seven children by his first wife
His son, aged IL years, was at work In
SpenCe's establishment at Martins Ferry
. when he received the sad news, and i'm.
mediately came over to this city. DE
was very much affected when he stood 10
the presence OF the corpse. Mr.. Spence
very kindly paid all the expenses Of TO-
mOval, and was otherwise confederate The
remains were removed TO Mattin's Ferry
Yesterday morning. Mr.. Griffith was
ABOUT ~ years old, I W.
INFANT sNoTHRRED.
A distressing accidental death occurred
at Fulton yesterday In the smothering Of
an infant four months old, the child oil
George W. Bullock. The infant was put
to bed with its parents, and 1t 10 supposed
that during the night one oil its parents IN
tossing about while asleep covered the
lchild and smothered 1t. II wa Q very dis.
trePsing case, .inasmnch as II was brought
to the attention Of the officers oil the law
Justice Philips being called to the scene
Iimpanneled The following jury: Messrs
Herman Gehringer, ]. Nison, Charles
WeImer, G. W. Culver, Louis O. Hess, Au.
gust schuGzner, Henry Stein, A. 0. Way.
ner, Louis Roth, L uis Knelss and Peter
Long. After hearing the evidence the
jury returned verdict that the death
Of The infant had resulted aCcidently,
The parents, no doubt are troubled
enough about tie death Of their child
without having to bear the imputaton
cast uponthem by unCharltably disposed
| persons,