Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-29
CHL0RAL DID IT.
A GUEST OF The HOTEL WINDSOR FOUND
DEAD IN Bsn,
Were lie Had Lain Sines Friday Night-W. R.
Henderson Tie Name Of tie unfor-
tglats.

About Q o'clock yesterday morning
the dead body of W. r. Henderson,
guest at the Hotel Windsor, was found
dead in the oed in room No. 10, at the
hotel.
Death had occurred some time during
the early part of Friday night, when
Henderson was last seen, and from that
time until the hour of discovery the
body had lain where it was found.
The body was fully dressed, except a
coat, and beside it was an empty chlor-
al bottle, Indicating sufficiently the
manner in which life had been cut off.
Mr.. Henderson, 4 man of apparently
about 40 years, came to the Windsor on
the 10TH inst, registering from Cleye-
land. He said he represented the firm
Of Mckim X Mckim, manufacturers OF
copying books and other stationery, but
from the first made no attempt To do
business, and his peculiar manner at
tr acted attention before he had been
two days at the hotel. From the time
of his arrival he drank freely, was very
moody aud nOn-communicatiye, and
would sometimes sit for hours in the
billiard room. watching the people
playing at the tables, but never speak
ing 10 any one
About week ago the hotel people
grew little anXiouS-not 10 say SuS-
picious-Of the bibulouS stranger, as
his habits were peculiar for a business
man, and his room in bad shape, the re-
suit Of luShing too freely on the part of
the occupant, and Clerk Galligan went
20 the barkeeper and asked If he was
paving his bills. The barkeeper said |
he was square with his department. |
Mr.. Galligan then went to Henderson, |
after he had been At the hotel week, |
and explained that IL was the custom OF |
the hotel to have all bills paid at the |
end of the week The stranger said /
that was all right, and handed the |
clerk twenty dollar bill. Matters ran |
along in that way, everybody about the |
hotel, from manager down to the bell |
bows, eyeing the stranger curiOuSly, |
but no one being able to give very
tangible reason for any suspicion exist
ing.
Last saturday Henderson was not vi>i-
bic. and Clerk Galligan went to his
room. which was on the dining room
noor, and took peep through the key
hole. the door being locked. lie saw
the occupants baggage was there, aud
concluded that he was out about town.
The fact is, that Henderson was then
dead, and had been for eight or ten
hours. Christie, the head-watcr, was
spoken to. and said he saw Henderson
come in Friday night, completely cover
ed with snow. He went to his room.
Mr.. Galligan supposed he was sleeping |
of some of the liquor he had been drink |
ing. and thought little more about ii at |
that time.
Yesterday morning the case OF the /
mysterious stranger again came to |
mind, and when Clerk Galligan |
spoke about him to Mrs. Chris
tie, who has charge of the rooms on that
floor, she said she would like to get into |
the room. Is she had not been able to /
open the door TO clean il, for couple of /
days. Mr. Galligan at once went TO the |
door and knocked repeatedly and loud /
-
ported the matter TO Manager Ross, and |
that gentleman said there must be an
immediate Investigation. y hOuSc-boy /
was sent out on the roof OF the Office, /
where he raised window, entered the !
room, aud opened the door. Those in /
waiting NJ once entered, and found Hen |
derSon in bed, dead. lie was snugly |
tucked in, but was completely attired, |
except a coat, even his shoes being on /
his feet BY his side was an empty bot
tie which had contained chlOral.
Coroner SchultZe was at once sent /
for, while the police and the hotel peo- !
pie took charge Of the room. On Mr.. |
Schultze'S arrival he made complete |
examination into the case, and decided |
that q formal inquest was not necessary, |
aS the deceased had evidently come to |
his death through the choral taken vol !
unfairly, but with or without suicidal |
intent could not, Of course, be arrived |
at, no matter how searching the invcs-
/ tigatiOn. An examination of the perSO-
nal effects OF the dead man showed that
he was resident Of Ann Arbor. Mich,
and from the teno. of letters found in
| his possession, he had evidently had do
nestle trouble. his wife leaving him
through his Incorporate habits. A tel
egram was At once sent To Ann Arbor
and another 10 the firm of Mckim X
McKim, 1T Cleveland.
/ Undertaken Bertschey was then nOti-
/ fed, and the body was embalmed and
removed 10 the undertaking establish
ment.
...,..t1..,ll. ,,,,, ~ ,,,o,ov ,,.os
found on the person of the deceased,
aud also two life insurance policies, one
for :, 900 and the other for 5000. The
deceased was Il Knight OF PythIas.
Last evening Clerk Galligan said:
MIR. Henderson was one of The most
peculiar people have met with for Il
long time past. Well dressed. perfect
~ gentlcmanly and very quiet, he new
ertheleSS excited the attention OF every
one noticing his actions. and people
would frequently come TO the desk and
inquire who the silent man sitting
around the billiard room was. He
seemed to have something on his mind,
and was probably endeavoring TO drown
his trouble in drink"
About a quarter of eleven o'clock last
night telegram was received by Man
ager Ross from Ann Arbor, directing
that the remains be enclosed in a fifty
dollar casket and shipped to O. NJ. Mar
tin. These instructions will be carried
out, and the remains will leave the city
NJ $50 p. m. to-day.
TRIED and true" is the verdict OF
people who take Hoods SarSaparlla
The good effects Of this medicine are
soon felt in nerve strength restored,
that.tircd feeling driven OF, Il good APP
petite created, headache and dyspepsia
relieved, scrofula cured.
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