The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-31
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Tho Deed Caused by Undue Use OF slim.
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sentative William Cubsrtacn, Of K,n.
tucky, shot himself a. his room a. the Ma.
tional Hotel about noon to-day, and Is
lying in a critical condition. On Saturday
last ho went to the National and took a
room saying he would DO there but q few
days. He WIS then quite nervous. He
stayed ahou! tho hotel, none Of his friends
Knowing be wrs in thu city. After break.
last thiB morning he had his tlunkB and
buxc1 checked Tor Frankfort, Ky, and
without going TO the clark had the servant,
change his room from Que In a remote part
Of the house, No. q, which 10 a. tho hesd
OF the ssaira on the second floor, the win.
dows opening on x:h Btres. near Penn.
sylyania avehue. After having bis trunk.
checked he ives not econ any mora and 1,
wfa supposed no had gone out. officer
Fsrrsr wss Standing at the corner OF sixth
Street and Pennsy lyania avenue when five
pietol shots In quick tuccee.ion rang out,
apparently from window over his head,
and he rushed into the hotel, to!liug all
whomlhe met on tho way, to come along IS
some ons had probably shot himself
The clerk had not hoard the firing aud
tho officers passed through the lobby
aad ran upstais 10 where they had heard
the firing AS they wers looking FIR the
room the key turned In the door OF NJ.
and Representative Culbprtson stood b.
fore Them with pistol in bis baud and
dripping with blood. Tho frat thing he
said on geeing the llisers WAS II am afraid
have done II, boyB want too, though,
and will" lie seemed dtz.j, and baud.
ing the pistol to one Of tue officers asked
him to see II there WAS another load In Il.
The officer told him there was not, and
he nsksd them 10 load 1t for him. THIS
conversation occuoitd bu. little more than
minute, when the wounded man began
TO agger and the officers laid him on the
bed ,6 Is. ''T- flJ. Rul}
Medical aid was sent for and in few
minutes Doctors Townsend, w. @. Btisco,
B. G Pool and J s. McLaue were in the
mom and were doing what they could.
Two shots were iound.to have taken fleet
10 the back Of bis head Just below the base
Of the brain, both balls going through
both walls Of theskull. The brain had not
been injured, the doctors said, bu. the
wounds are Of u serious character. Tha
wounded man lay in half unconscious
state, part Of his body across the bed and
his legs resting on CHAIR proppsd up With
pillows Af:.r his face had bs-n bsthod
and proper medical attention rand ,red be
recovered sufficiently to talk. He then foil
his own pulte, al d Whispered 10 the doctor
that he was afraid he was gs;ting better.
liz offered no explanation Of his action.
When asked where bis vito wss he replied
she was at Frankfort, but said not 10 send
Tor her IS he wa1 ashamed to meet her. II
am afraid l won't die now" he said, "bul
L am bound to do 1t. You can't help
thai; there is positively no use sending fol
anyone" The only cause assigned ior
CnlherIs1n's attempt at suicide Is nervous.
ness rssultipg from little too free uae Of
stimu ants. during the hot wfa,her. The
wounded Co, gnssnan YVES taken to Provi.
dencs hospital.
Att o'clock this morning Representative
Culhertson Is alive, but physicians have
no hope Of bis recovery. ss,.