The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-31
THE PISTOL
ResOEtCCi 10 As q Means Of shumIng on
this Mortal Coil By Col, Charles G.
wilson, Early Yesterday Morning
Particulars Of the Occurrence.


committed suicide early yesterday morn.
ing at his boarding kouse, corner Of 26th
and Ceapline streets. The circumstances
OF the suicide as related by one Of the la
dies at the boarding house, are as follows:
Wilson has been in this city for the past
five or six years, and all that time has
worked in the Riverside nail factory as q
mailer, He has always been, to q greater
or less extent, addicted to the use OF alCO'
holiC liquors, sometimes carrying his hab'
II to an alarming extent. During the
early part Of last week the mill stopped
on account OF d strike, and since that time
he has been on continuous spree, which
eliminated at last in his untlmely death.
"Hs came in last night" said the lady,
"between nine and ten o'clock, very much
under the influence Of liquor-so muChso,
indeed, that he could hardly sit on
chair. | demonstrated with him upon
the inoliahness OF his course and showed
him that he was throwing himself away
BY his hard drinking, Finally, he &C.
knOwledged that it was entirely wrong,
and promised to do better. He asked me
for murphy" to sign, and | got him
one, which he read and signed his name
to, saying as he did SO: "Thia is the last
act Of my life" and soon alter went up
stairs. lie remarked as he left the room
that he had several letters to write to.
night; six, believe he said, and wanted
m9 to help him. told him to wait unit
next Sunday and would do 80. He went
up stairs and only stayed there few min.
utes until he came down again, but soon
went up again. IlsCame down again sew.
eral times during the night, but went
back each time, and the last time
saw him was about one O'Clock, when
he again asked me to write for him. Alter
that time went to sleep and awoke again
about 5 o'clock, very suddenly. ! cant
tell the reason, as heard no noise, but 1t
seems that everybody in the house awoke
about the same time. We went into Mr..
Wilson's room, and there he lay dead In
the bed, ClutChing revolver in his right
band He was lying in the bed and cover.
cd up. An alarm vas given at once and the
neghbors soon tilledthe house, and Squire
Murrin coming In held an inquest, vii.
son, want you 10 say, was a man OF good
qualities, and we liked him ever 80 much,
and even when drinking his childish sim
pliCity and pOliteneSs were attractive"
EIUlll ulllGlG N llJ llAu dGbl 41ls " llnllu
on Tuesday and for days before the sui.
eide we learned that he had repeatedly
threatened to take his own life. Ills talk
about this subject, however, became 80
common as to attract no attention, and
when he went to bed on Tuesday night
with the assertion that he would not be
alive in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS no comment
nor excited any alarm.
The revolver used by the suicide was o
medium sized Smith 4 Wesson. Our re-
porter visited the scene Of the self.murder
about 9 o'clock last night and found the
body OF the young man laid out at the
house OF Mrs. COhan with whom he
boarded for some time before bis death.
A small red hole was visible through the
left temple at the corner oil his eye, show.
ing plainly the place at which the ball
had entered and large hole at the base
OF the right ear indicated the direction OF
the fatal bullet.
In tho room which was occupied by the
deceased were found several suits OF
Clothes underClOLheP, two Valiaes, trunk
and other articles. Upon table in the
room were several scraps OF paper, upon
one Of which was scratched with an I'm.
steady hand the following direction:
"Send for George L,WiaOn, New Castle,
Lawrence county, Pa"
On another, in several places:
"George l.. Wilson, New Castle, Pa"
| Another piece OF paper, torn and blot.
ted, contained the following information
for his brother:
george, | have valise. Riverside
mill owes me $40, collect ii, Alec"
| nathan nnIn Uul fnll0WQ'
"Mr. BabcOCk, please sell my sCraper for
$10-give money to my brother"
Mr.. BabCOCk 10 tho manager Of the Riv.
erside nail factory, aud "aCraper" Is an
Implement used by nailers about grind.
stone.
A sealed envelope was found upon the
table, but thistle Justice who held the in.
quest refused to open, and took charge oft
Wilson's parents reside In New Castle,
Pa, and are well.tO'do people, and tele'
gram was sent them at once
notifying them OF the occurrence and at .
o'clock last night his father, johnson viii.
son, Eco, arrived In the city. To our re.
porter Mr.. Wilson gave the following
synopsis OF his sons career: "He was
born at New Castle, Pa, and when boy
went into nail mill where he remained
until the breaking out Of the war, when he
entered the Tooth volunteer Pennsylvania
Regiment, known rs tho "Roundheads"
es q Lieutenant. Step by step he sdvsnC.
cd until the ClOse OF the war when he
came homo Lieutenant.C Colonel. lie
went to work again as q mailer, working at
different places until about elk years ago
he came 10 Wheeling, where he has been
employed ever since. At home we had
heard OF his Incorporate habits, but whom
he was al home he never drank any, and
we hoped the reports were untounded.
His mother is old and In very poor health,
and when this news came this morning
she broke clear down, and we are very
much alarmed about the consequences. |
am In the hardware business with my son,
George l.. Wilson, at New CASTLE"
Squire Murrin held an inquest and the
Jury returned verdict In accordance with
the facts.
Mr.. Wilson belonged 10 the Amalgsma.
ted Association Of Iron and Steel Workers,
and this society will have charge OF the
funeral, which will take place this after.
noon at 2.30 p. NJ. The interment will be
at the Peninaula Cemetery, as 1t is feared
that were the remains taken home while |
the mother is in 80 critical a condition |
fatal results might follow. Deceased was
also Knight OF Pythias and the members
OF number OF lodges OF that order will |
take part in his funeral. 1900
Alter the arrival Of Mr.. Wilson from |
New Castle last night the scaled letter was
opened. in the hope that some instruo.
tionB might be found in II In regard 10 a
disposition Of his remains or OF Lis pro.
perry, but nothing except three notes
upon different employees Of the Riverside
Mill were found and an order for four
dollars upon the Bank Of Wheeling in |
favor OF his brother q. L. Wilson.
MIR. BabCoCk, Manager Of the Riverside |
Nail Factory, says that the deceased re.
signed his position In the factory Tuesday |
morning to take effect next Saturday.
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