, 1889-06-20
WAS IT SUICIDE?
MYsrERIOUs DEArH or E. q. FOYB
AT THE ARLINGTON.
Ills Friends CiSin That It was Caused
by an Oversioss Of Nor
phins.

E. o. Foye was found dead in a room
at the Arlington hotel about Z o clock
last night. He had engaged room late
the night before aud when asked by tue
clerk what time he WA tied TO be called ia
the morning. he replied:
II have just returned from a long trip
and want lots Of sleep. | don't want to
be called vt ALL"
He WAS heard snoring very loudly at 8
A. N. yesterday, and that IL tue last time
he was known to te alive. The house,
keeper at the Arlington spoke To tho
laudlady several tunes in the after
noon soolt the man sleeping 70
long, but some parties around the house
said there WAS nothing strange Alto 1t that,
She looked Ia through the transom about
4 t. M. and he was apparently sound
asleep. Sns looked ia again about 7
O'Clock and noticed that he was 10 the
same position as when she last ssw him,
and his face WAS very whte. She noti-
bed the landlady, who had the clerk inyes-
tigate the matter. Inc lcerk looked through
the transoun, aul seeing ths man stu
lying on the bed NJ threw wet towel ut
ham TO try aud wake him up, but he re-.
uIained In the same. position and the clerk
then concluded he WAS dead.
The police were at once notified and
Major Waters, acting mayor, Captain
Martin and Officer Smith went to the
Arlington and entered the room occupied
oy toye. As soon as they Uncovered the
man was dead they summoned DR.. Olm-
stead and DR.. Harvey. Both doctors were
Of the opinion that he had died from the
tH cts OF morphlne, and that he had been
dead for several hours.
REVIEW reporter, accom- panied oy J.
I. Webster, went to the Arlington shortly
alter the police had been there in search
of lnfor and WAC Ehn1u ,nko 49,.
room recently occupied by MIR. Foye.
While looking about the room they dis
covered d bottle OF morphine whicn mad
been concealed under the dresser. The
bottle originally contained one-einht of
an ounce, and when found ouly one-half
OF the contents remained In the bottle.
The fact of coucealin the morphine under
the dresser. ana his saying that he
didn't want to be disturbed in the morn.
ing, very naturally leads to the suspicion
that he took the drug with suicidal intent.
Parties acquainted with him ., ior to his
death say, however, that he was in tho
habit OF taking morphine at times to in.
duce sleep. No letter or note of any kind
was found in the room indicating that he
! had int ntionally taken an overdose, The
remains OF a lunch were on the dresser,
and numoer OF newspapers were scat.
tered around upon the floor, indicating
that he had passed considerable time read.
Ing and eating before going to sleep.
Parties notified his wife of the fact, and
she at once said tnat he must have taken
an overdose of morphine. She also stated
that he had been 10 the habit OF taking it
put him to sleep.
His wife keeps a private lodging house on
East Riverside avenue. near tue Lewis
house. His friends say he al~ays lived
happily with his family aud tney think
strangely or his going to the Arlington TO
sleep instead of going home. Domestic
trouble does not seem to have been the
cause.
He lived in Los Angeles. California,
about eight months ago. and parties that
knew him there say he WAS well liked and
highly respected, His frienda and asso.
ciates here speak of him az n Jolly. good.
uatured fellow. and the last man they
would think Of conmitticg such a rash
act. II was estimated that he had lost
heavily at faro that night.
lie expected to 90 into the cigar busi.
ness in this city in few days. -
When the police found him at the Arl-
ington they had his body taken to tina
morRue at Bicksler e. Webster's undar.
taking rooms. The coroner has called an
inquest to be held to-day at 10 A, NJ. at
which time the true facts may deyeiop.
but unless more is learned by that time.
bis motives, whether suicidal OF other wise.
will always remain a deep mystery.