Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-01-24
WANTED TO DIE.
An Old Man Becomes Too Feeble TO
Work
And Too Poor to Pay His Debts, So He
Attempts to Shuttle Off hi Nor
tai Coil Assisted BY a
Revolver.

Henry Heirue, OF tie Eighth ward, made
unsuccessful attempt 10 commit suicide
Yesterday morning st $50 O'Clock. lie
has for some time been living st the house
Of John Ueinlein, situated near the corner
Of Thirty third and Jacob streets. At the
above mentioned time NJ Heinlein says
he heard q report out did cot think 1t was
OF a pistol. About an hour later Mr..
Heirne was called to breakfast but did not
respond, and a short time after breakfast
MIRA Heinleio entered his room GHd III
1pired OF him why he did not get up. He
had his head covered up and replied that
he had the headache and
DID NOT WISH 10 81 DISTURBED.
His request was grant ! and about three
hours later he called .sr Nr. Helnle'I TO
come % bis room, but the latter refused to
90. thipEirg it was no farther down than
nm. About y o clock Mrs. Helulein took
his dinner TO him, when she discovered,
nDch 10 her surprise. that blood was scat.
tered profusely ever the ted-CIo:hes, also
that a handkerchief Wa tied around hls
head. which was completely saturated.
He stated that he a unwell and wished
some one 20 90 and ask DR.. Pipes to cal!
% see hun. No one. however, consented
10 90 so he concluded about two hours
later ne would 60 himself. After dressing
he started down the street TO the docto )
office. He had gone but a short distance
when he was noticed by officer John Dew
lin, who
IHMEDIATELY ARRESTED hin
and took him TO Squire SAultzes othce.
DE-. Wilson, county physician, was sum
moned and after some delay arrived, when
II was found that Mr.. Heinne had shot
himself in the forehead and the ball
had glanced cd, not having the deslred Ct
feet. The wound was carefully dressed,
when the victim proceeded to relate the
narticulars and cause Of bis strsnge action
He said he had attempted to take his HE
l., shooting himself IN the head with a ~
.cai5re revolver. A messenger wa imme-
disrely dispatched TO his room aud found
the revolver. He further stated he was
rxUUCgD TO covvIrTHs RASH AT
by his III health and %pecunjary emoarras-
ment. He had rot been soie to co am
work for over uiEe months, and his board
bill had, during that time, grown TO sixty
dollars above What he was able TO pay
The probability that he would never De able
TO work, and thus never be able to pay his
debts. caused him 10 come 10 the concIu'
sion that he had best shuttle eff this NOR
tai coil He was refused admi,taCce 10
his former boarding house after the who'll
matter had come 20 light. w~hereuPon he
wss admitted TO the County Iuhrmary.
Mr. Heiuue says he is
sIN-Y.EIyE YEARS OLD,
and was born in Germany. lie took q part
in the war in France which commenced
IN ISIS, came to this country IN 1858, and
to this city thirteen years ago. For two
or three wears he has been engaged in the
packing department Of Hobbs, B,ockunler
i Co. He vas al8ays known to be a tenn.
perate man and faithful to duty, but by
some means was no. able to accumulate
money Tor future use. He is considered
rather an intelligent man being able TO
read three or four different languages
aaen,ly, and was ouce rich, but lost his
fortune prior 10 coming 10 this country.