The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-12-03
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Upton Forest Winemiller. of Middlebure.
! this county, was shot and fatally wounded, last
| Saturday night, whilst lying in bed at the St.
Omer Hotel New York, with fellow student
at Eastman's Business College, Poughkeepsie.
n. Y, named John L. High, of Reading, Pa.
Mr. Winemiller is a son of the late John H.
/ Winemiller, of Middleburg, and had the con-
'hdence and esteem of the entire community.
For number of years he was the agent of the
Western Maryland Railroad at Middleburg,
and also telegraph operator. In order to be-
come thoroughly proficient, about the lst of
September he entered Eastman's Business
College, at Poughkeepsie, N. Y, in which he
was student at the time of the shooting. As
his wound was considered fatal we give from
the New York San of Tuesday his ante-mor-
TEN statement, as follows
'Winemiller was lying in the New York
Hospital yesturday in a very critical condition
He was not suffering much pain, but he was
very weak, and the impression of the physicians
attending him was that he would not recover
When he was asked whether he expected to re-
cover he replied, languidly, II don't know. I
suppose so;
''He said he lived in Middleburg, Nd, and
he occasionally spoke of his mother, but never
of any other relatives. He asked Coroner
Brady to telegraph for her, and the Coroner
did so: He was very low at noon, and he was
again asked whether he desired to make an
ante mortem deposition. He said he did, and
Coroner Brady took his statement:
my name is Forest Winemiller am 20
years old. / live at Middleburg, Maryland.
cannot tell if | am about to die. | suppose
not. | am willing to make true statement.
| came to New Y ork on last Saturday evening
in company with John L. High, who was a
cassmate of mine at the Eastman College,
Poughkeepsie. We took a room together at
the St. Omer Hotel We went out together,
and returned to the hotel toward morning.
We visited several saloons, and played pool at
one saloon. | cannot tell where the saloon is,
as | am a stranger in this city. Neither OF us
was intoxicated when we returned to the hotel.
had no quarrel with High. | was playing
mouth organ when | was shot. placed my
pistol under my pillow before retiring. Itwas
a Smith 4 Wess0n, old fashioned, 81 calibre.
High had a pistol of smaller size than mine
of about % calibre. When | felt the wound
| said: 81 am shot" / did not have any PTS
tol in my hand at the time. | have no reason
to suspect that High shot me. We were lying
i'll the same bed at the time. was undresSed.
High was also undressed. cannot remember
in what position | placed the pistol. | have
not been in the habit of sleeping with pistol
under my head, nor am | i'll the habit of car
rying one, except when am away from home.
| am perfectly SatSneQ tnaC ulu not ShooI
myself The shooting is a mystery to me. l
had no trouble of any kind with my friend.
We always got along nicely. My condition
being dangerous, | should like to have my
mother, Mrs. Mary Wmemiller, at Middleburg,
Maryland, communicated with. | asked the
Coroner to telegraph to her"
Young Winemiller answered the questions
put to him with some difficulty, and at the
close of his deposition he was unable to sign
it. He was supported while he made his
mark.
Mr. Winemiller died Tuesday night about
II o'clock His brother, Charles Winemiller,
was present when the wounded man breathed
his last, but was unable to induce him to en-
tighten the authorities i'll their endeavor to
solve the mysterious accident. A reporter
was informed by Charles Winemiller that there
was no doubt that it was due to the catching
of the revolver in the bed-clothing, and that
he was confident that it was as much of a sur
prise to High as it was to his brother. ''For-
est said he, ''has always been regarded as
very truthful, and we have never had our con-
fidence violated. He has protested through
out his suffering that he was ignorant of the
entire affair, and | do not think that he would
tell falsehood while on his death-bed.
have every reason to believe that High is as in
nocent as | am.
Mrs. Ellsworth Snader, living near New
Windsor, is a sister of the deceased