New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-03
E1ErEEN HOURS UNCONSCIOUS.
TNJI,RED BY ACCIDENT OR BY FOUL PLAY.
A PHIL ,prLPHrA B,NKERs EXPERIENCE WHILE

INJURED ny ACClDENl Oh ID rNNH " -
. A PHIL ADELPHIA Bankers fXPERikNCE WHILE
GUEST OF THE fIFIH AVENUE hoIEi-hOHi oN
HIS WAY To HIS ROOM FROM Days THEATRE
WHAT HIS WIFE AND HIS PHYSICIANS SAY.
FP Shelton. q gentleman long ana iaVoIany
Lnn,vn in banking and social circles III Phlddclpha,
arrived IN this city las, FRIDAY. lie reGstIon ~
III" Fifth Avenue Hotel and was asSigtu t , i ~"
125 situated near the top OF tie stars on te lnil
noor Alter dinner he went to Days lhealIe' a,,'.
Witnessed two act, of "Zanina." No5 iee.he WY
we'll hc lett the tcltre 1t Is sup Sea ~" NV S,nr
The next that was seen Oi HIM was at 4 - ID raH
dow when bell boy, beng silliuonfu ~ Ioi, w.
I15 found Mr. Shelton, with OllY ms hndrIcio. hl.e
cn Iying III an almost unconscious s.', y" o,,rc
s,d,. Of his bed. lie Wa able To lce'y pronounce
Tho word "ductor" The boy. considerably HiEHt-
e,,cI hastcnrd down stairs ana informed lo tci Is
ia tIe Office who at once took steps 10 iIVtntpIto
Tho ,,.ti,r they called Dr.. Henry UnldthWall, VINO
on going 10 air Shet0ns r0cln io''hu hi Siieicncu
across The b u. lhe DOCTOR III c9hVerS"''oh Win
TeIBt1NE reporter yesterday, sad =, c,,.
,ros r.ii .d on saturday 20 see Mr.. Shelton.
f,uud him IN Il sem-unconscious sta'e ne Hau
severe abrasion on Inc bridge Oh HIS MOST anu oo ",i
his it forehead. Hts rlglt SHE was Pti"N Zcu' H
Inc :, @et,d to De suitrTing considerably. =! hLsC
thoupht that he had an efiusl0h OF pi1ou III MS
braln but how seriously Vi c"niSo iou,u III,
His mind to certain extent was hoI oleat 49, I
II" wasrOuScous enough to dictate trle&I AN, Wlc.
sent TO Mr.. shelton. i'll Philadelphia saw thaC
he was in critical state, ana wouu not a'Io" Nm
to converse mucb His story TO Inc was tDaJ on IT,
tmrnlur from tho theatre he had aien seVeral Tines
This me said, was the cause Oh TIE aOrasiohs upon
his Since tnnJ Illnt llc has npu.nOn
n,Jnt On several Occasions, and believe that u
,~as an accident and not foul pay. ~ some might
sumio,e because has mlnd seone W oo always o''"i
as to the fact That he had fallen.' -.
A. NIr Shetop was somewhat worse SUNDAY, MS
viii, was summoned. 10 the reporter she t0id the
follo,viuu story in n frank, straightforward way
"Mv husband left Philadelphia Friday Intending
ia vo TO Connection: upOn some business Inc iIsI
hoard from hun was telegram when "as sent on
Saturday In Il he SAID that ho WOuIu NOT Dc nolo
80 III TO mor,ow night IHuppOAcd that he had de
,ded to nav a visit to his fathers honsc, and did
not feel IN the least Worried no ncAt nay dno.vi
Telegram arrived winch stated tha ne nal lc' win
an Accident aud telling me &" come 10 New lofk.
Wh.n | arIye he Ill the state tha' tle uocl"l
has described Naturally at once lnouent VI ,o'l
nlay int this idcI was disp' lieu Whcn upon cAahi-
nation found that ms watch ana cnan were sac
and that his money with the exception OF a very
SIN; Ii amount cudd ali he accounted ior' MY NUS
band has not been il the hihlt Oh carrying lhike
s,IIn, Of money, always travelling with checks wlrh
hc ,Ouu use ~ case of necessity. uo hV' "c"cNo
he wa4 robbed. HIS MIND Is l"IIec'S '"'i n"W'
hnt Inc il very weak indeed. Ills conversation 10
ul, has been connected ana pcIle'ltS I"''"i'i'
nave pr vented lus e. king aD'ul ."e fu'g. "a, ~
much ~ ro5sbc. He has told ne frequently 'haI
me- nd NOT have ms uycrshOo4 on. ahd An lie was
comjnp from the theatre ho ic srf'ia tiihS ne
has also od' me that "hcn ne H"e mV,i ne ,, TV ,
teu ne all aptut II. lht"' iactShS lr'h''@ anu NV
sclf Lave di cssrd r,pratcdy ana we "fe convinced
that ne has met with an "cc.dcilt' ALA '"I theio
wa. no foul play about H." =, o
W" H., rru",trrinru ,ael on ID. ii: pc. Of No. no
Wr.t T. r;irtii-s E. w'tD IL now attending Mr' S",
ION Al iilrt he expressed great l. iu''"Hrc T." "N
,tcd 10 see Mr.. shelton found him Ia I'rE c:it
cal condition. The Two wounds upon Ms Ia'e were
rvrrc and fcatrd trouble because iOnnd my lgt
aiir u .rdNZyd. 1hIS Was the u'i oI .'"",' 'oH
,rr.sup L = left sdr Of hi1 b.ai,.. y. hiai he was
nnconsclou. but now his mind T. cira', ana nave
every reason To expect that we shall be- able toluNo
| Inn before lOug 80
he rcpOrci inquired II the WohlHs cCHih nave
| been made by brass knucklcS &c,
"inry could have been made by blow the doc
| tor aud they could have been made ny 1 fal /
| do not care 20 give an opinion asto whi'h think
wa. le tact III al, cd". Hess am ob igi 10 ~
| = ronrt When sp ak ct - court 80 moi want y"u
70 thIi that Mr. SurOn ~ injured fatally I'r la-
been gctt ing better every muurnt sin" INST 'aw
him But still ne is III = very critical condition
Il m. ow upon hIs turchrah hah been utIIr 20
| the lett, Il probably would nav hccn fatal.
" How .ild he reach the hotel r
" have not allowed Inn tu talk upon the sHl9'ft,
but from what can lcIru he got there a,orc. ana
wcut nna-hi,. d 10 hls ruom where ho remained III
teen hours IA an Con+ estate. Now, think hi
fact simply OUTRAGE Uu~, ina aluan tlIl ht ~ rrl
n cnnitio ion presumably from loutIOck AZ hieh' Nutll
uciuck tr next day. Nhv. II T. not SAFE To- az az
a hoe oil where Sicn STATE ul all ,llH rN't@ NhrH /
found out the facts III the case consulted WIN "a
friend of Mr. ShrfnnS To II II not brttSr To
have an officer put upon the II was q cdcd
MOI to do auVthiIg hrcausc ~ much iEc bad brrn
lo.t There IL one tllug, hrsl les She lac idt MI.
Srcton's Narh AID money were not gone, ~ l;'Nnr
If ,ur acc Il mt theory and tina. ~ that ne was not
lac my means an XUi:IIori III III. hdiliG Al" ~ =
h,.n accustomed to H. ~ large CtIcs. II MI Shr'-
tuu snou Il die. then vii Ir. Oh know. bat as set
/ must reuse 10 Z " opinion np"n the cast.