The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-08
WAS 1T FOOL PLAYY
The suspieIOua Circumstances Attending
Ihe Death Of Charles 4, Freeze, or this
city, Rt Fort Wayne, Ind.

WAS 1T FOIL PLAYa
The Suspicious Circumstances Attending
the Death Of Charles 4. Freeze, OF this
city, At Fort wayne, Ind.
De HlOrtits MI nisi 5Onum. Intelligence
reached this city Last Friday evening of
the death of Charles E, Freeze, former
resident OF Wheeling, and well known to
all. There were whispers OF foul play,
but nothing definite could be learned at
the time as to the manner Of his death.
Since that time, however, sensational
dispatches have been sent to Cincinnati
papers from Fort Wayne, Ind, giving
highly Colored pictures Of the scenes at
his funeral. OF the dispatches sent to the
Enquirer, Glselte and Commercial, Of CinCin'
matt, we select that sent to the Gdsette,
which reads as follows:
"TheIe was an exciting scene at the
close OF the funeral OF the suicide, Charles
E, Freeze, at the house OF his mother.in-
law, Mrs. Phillips, this afternoon in this
city, when the mother OF Freeze, who had
COME from Wheeling, w. Va, and was
present. demanded the body OF her aon to
take to her home for burial, claiming that
1t was his request when at her home not
long since that II he should die soon he
must be buried at Wheeling, When she
requested the remains the widow OF
Freeze, her mother and relatives protest
ed and utterly refused to permit them to
be taken from the city. The bereaved
mother, with tears implored those OF our
citizens present to assist her In getting
possession OF the body. The crowd was Ia
SymF athY with her, and 1t was thought
that the remains would be taken by force
and delivered to the mother, but on con-
sulting lawyer 1t was decided the widow
Of the deceased had the right to dictate
where the remains should be buried, and
they were accordingly inferred in Linden
wood cemetery.
AT an inquest 1t has been decided that
Freeze came TO his death on Friday mora
ing last by an attack Of delirium lremenH
and an overdose OF morphine, at the 81,
Joseph Hospital,
The affair produced much excitement
and uniavorable comment, as the deceased
had been driven from the house Of hia
mother.in.laW, where he had called to see
his wife the evening before he died at the
hospital, and from other suspicious Circum'
stances attending the case"
Whatever have been Mr.. Freezes faults
they now lie buried with him. The ques
ton that demands our attention Is whether
he died natural or violent death, and
whether that death was produced for the
purpose oil gain by those directly interest.
ed In his death.
A reporter Of the INTELLIdENCER hearing
that Mrs. Freeze had arrived at home last
evening at once repaired to her residence
on Fifteenth, above Jacob. When the
door was opened In response to the
reporters ring the only partiea
found In the parlor were the two
brothers OF Mrs. Freeze, Joseph and
Henry Hamilton. The reporter stated his
GRAND and requested an audience with
Mrs. Freeze. In reply the gentlemen In.
only lately arrived and that she was abed
and very much 'atigued from her journey.
On learning this the reporter showed the
gent lemen the dispatch above quoted,
stating that he would like to learn the
truth Of the sad affair. Both thanked the
reporter for his courtesy, but said they
knew very little, as their sister hal re.
tired almost Immediately after her arrival.
Upon questioning, however, the follow.
ing facts were adduCed:
On Friday afternoon the following dis.
patch was received by Mrs. Freeze;
FoRT WAYNE, March 4.
Mrs, Freeze:
Your son, @. E. Freeze, died this morn.
lug at o'clock. DR. 4. j. DIS.
In response 10 this telegram Mrs. Freeze
took passage for Fort Wayne, and arriving
in that city and finding no one to meet
her at the depot took cab and called at
the house OF the deCeased's wife. Mrs.
Freeze noticed an air OF Indifference per.
vading the atmosphere OF the house. On
arriving she expressed a wish to view the
corpse, but this was denied, the Phillips
family stating that an inquest had been
held which was satisfactory TO all.
Mrs. Freeze seeing her Eon despite
the efforts OF others 10 restrain her no.
tiCed q suspicious mark on his neck, and
asked the cause OF IL. The reply given
was that II was wound caused by the In.
lection Of morphine. She then Inquired
the cause OF bis demise, and 80 many diff.
ferent reasons were given as to excite her
suspicion as to thetrue cause.
On the day Of the funeral Mr.. Rosen.
berg, representing himself to be from
Wheeling, called on Mrs. Freeze and had
hardly bowed bis acknowledgements to
her when Mrs. Freeze was called 10 the
other room by her sons wife and mother
for some pretense, and when she returned
to the room whore Mr.. Rosenberg had
met her, she found that he had left.
Other things transpired 10 strengthen
her suspicion OF foul play, and at the
funeral she appealed to those present Tor
permission 10 take her sons remains
home for burial. This privilege was de-.
MED her, az a lawyer present told her that
the laws Of Indiana gave the wife control
over the remains Of her husband.
The funeral was proceeded with and the
remains inferred as above stated. The
hesrtbroken mother, Immediately after
the funeral, left for this city and arrived
last evening, That there was foul play
there IL, at least, a reasonable ground for
suspicion, and II not unearthed by Mrs.
Freeze 1t will be by the Insurance Com.
4 +. A.