The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-08-11
FOUA. DEAD.
Dave whalcn Pound Dead In HIS
Room It tho NatiOuai hotoi-Ah
0uest II eId- Verdict OF the jury.

Dave WhaIcn FOund dead I'm Hi
Room It tho National Hotel-in
auest Held Verdict OF the Jury.
Dave Whalen, railroad ma, was foun.
d sad in his roomst the N. io''sl hotel yes
terday morning about 10 o'clock. An air o.
mystery surrounded his dts b, which tbs
Jury of in q Icst empannei'el W Justice Eli
wards, failed to fstbom. de was discovered
by Charles Howe, the clerk,at the hour above
mentioned, whose attention was attracteo &c
the room by foul smell that emanated IRON
it. On opening the door, ne saw the
deceased ~ ing on the bed posed on DIS rlgn'
side and lis right hand was resting on MI
face which was covered With blood, ana tne
right side of his body as far down a. his hips
and the sheets of the bed were bloody. the
whole presenting horrible picture. Horti-
flcation had cot in and the body ana face
were very. much swollen. he was
foreman of construction gang
on the Dallas & Wichita road, but at the
time of his death was out of job, and was
q great favorite with those who knew him
he b d bean boarding at the hotel tor about
n week. and the day preceding that Of his
death he had drank very hard. According
to general accounts he was at times very
hard drinker. and from appearances it Is
very probable that his death was csused by
hemorrhage Of the lungs. The deceased was
about 81 years old.
INQUEST.
Justice Edwards WAS notified and empsn-
re'led Jury of INQUEST when the testimony
of witnesses was taken.
q. W JONES,
the first witness sworn, testified: am pro-
prietor of the National hotel have seen
the dead body of Dave Whslen in room No.
26, at the National hotels 1 have known him
for four or five years; he had been at the
hotel for about one week saw him alive
Yesterday morning about $3.50 o'clock;
and took q drink with him 1t Skeletons
saloon; this was the last saw of him until
this morning about 10 o'clock when he was
discovered BY Charlie Howe, dead in his
room; he told me that he was tolerably full
the night before and was going to take two
or three dril ks and straighten up; the sum
of $i8 Is WAS found in one of his pants
pockets and is now in my possession.
CHARLES HOWE,
the second witness, testif-d-I am night
clerk 81 the National hotel; know the
dead man Dave Wne!en; the last time saw
him alive was between Elk and eight o'clock
Yesterday in the Office of the hotel, and he
then went out; asked him how he was and
he replied that he felt better and would
leave in q day or tw' 1 went to his room to
get the lamp, and saw him lying on the bed
in the same position he was as when
found dead; thought that he was asleep
snd did not disturb him; the sun was shining
IN his face and thought once " cid turn
him over, but did nol;to day about 10 o'cl ock
I noticed smell in bis room and when
went in 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 Hsya county
aud am on my wav home from st. Louis
I occupied room No. 20 at the National
hotel last night; went to bed about 8
O'Clock and heard no noise or disturbance III
room No. 26.
NEAL sTARKK,
the fourth witness, testified; I keep q
saloon. corner Lamar and Pacific aven Ne;
knew Dave WhsleD; saw him yesterday
about two or three o'clock;
be was in my place and
was sober; he did not drink In my house
Yesterday; 1 have known him for nine years;
he was in the habit of drinking to excess.
@. II EEvIL,
the 18th witness, testified: I am day clerk
At the National hotel; have been there
about week; did not know deceased by
name, though he has cSbsen there ever
since / came, save three days,
which he spent in Fort Worth;
he came in some time yesterday and gave
me 81 80 TO pay for some washing; he ap.
peared to be sober and went TO his room;
do not remember exactly what time this
was; this was the last time saw him.
vKRDIcr OF The JURY.
After hearing the testimony the jury re,
turned a verdict that ''deceased came 10 his
death from reasons to the jury unknown"