The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-16
AN AFFECTING STORY
ora Man's HeartIessness and u Ronaan's
lteYotion. -

Devotion.
"The saldest affair that I've had any
thing to do with since came into ,thi
Office occurred tonight" remarked Cap
tain Bennett at midnight lastinisht, as tn,
reporters dropped in and seated themselve
on the desks. News was dull, and th,
Captain was almost paralyzed by the nu
merous questions that were immediatel,
fired at him by the news-gatherers. no. .
swell, this was the way Of it,p said he
as he settled himself comfortably. "Thil
morning about 8 o'clock Williams, q Sixth
ward officer, was called in by the neighbor
to arrest Jehn E. Morgan, a Gigarmaker
who lives in the second story ofHa houst
on Market street between lTwenty sixth
and Tweuty-seventh stfeets.E Heis a LITTLE
fellow, butgets awfully full and abuses hil
family-no, mot with his fists, but with hk
tongue, and throws things around, pulll
victuals off the stove onto the floor
breaks furniture, etc., you know" E'al.Ff
swell he WAS carrying on that way this
morning, and Williams pulled him In.
We were holding his case over until 10
morrow, as he'was too full to appear this
morning. AboutS O'Clock this evening
got anote asking me to let him come home,
as bis vile was dying He was sober and
| sent him over with Bird-but there's
Bird, and he can tell you about things at
MorRan's house. H7' ".'.h'
Officer Bird Strengthened fup and con.
tinued the story: "When lgotover there
DR.. Reed told me tho woman couldn'tllive
half hour. John, he walked ;overto the
bed on which his wife was and sat down
and cried, and she reached out her handito
him. went and telephoned the Cap'h
here what the Doctor saidp--grR l1IE1g.
":Yes," interrupted Bennett Eand Itold
him to let Morgan stay there. ] expect
I'll get the deuce for. that, but by Jove i
hadn't the heart to take a man away from
his dying wife's bsdside, even though he
was a william ; and then She had sent for
him and wanted him." GegbnA 75'fh
"When | got back, in about fifteen
minutes" said Bird, "she was dead, and
Morgan was taking on bad. 1T wac asor-
rowful sight gentlemen, and one that j
dom care to sec. again.'' There were six
children; the Oldest a girl aboutil8 who
is sickly, and the youngest a baby not:yet
ableto walk. They lived in two rooms on
the second floor, and evsrythingwas pretty
bare. 1t didn't look as though theyf had
much. What they did have was clean,
though, and showed a woman's care. DR..
Reed said she died of'consumption, but I
think it was broken heartDilElo lins ~
"Morgaaisa a good workman when he's
sober,and makes big money" said Cap tain
Bennett, but he gets drunk SO often, and
then It's all gone. He suspected his wife, l
believe, but j never heard that he had
cause to. Abusing her as he did, she'd
always try TO get him out'when lhe got in
trouble; she used to be good looking, but
troublemade her iprematurely. old and
gray. It's wonderful how these women
will hang on to a'man, ain't 1T? Weinlet
me see, since I've beoniin the Office ws.ve
had him in seven times, Lbelieve.R 40 n.
HE used to live on my beat" spoke up
Officer Dunlap, ,''and he wasa holy terror!
He'd pull the children out of bed and
raise Old Ned generally.- Such men as
him ought to be hung.% rtiq na4i1sBA
"By gosh, that's so!n growled big Bob
Junkins. ii fHH III I9H sdi . s.iF eli
"What'll become lof them children,
wonder," solilOquized, the Captain, as he
hoisted in handful OF scrap. f'tI1s a tough
case, gentlemen tough case. Goodnight