Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-28
SENSATIONAL DEATHS.


Moline snd Dsysnpsrt Each FuraIsh One
q thetsctlas.
George Wilson. a man ~ years old,
dropped dead in Frank L. Natt's
coal Office. in Moline. about 2 O'Clock
yesterday, afternson. 1t seems that
Mr.. Wilson was. subject to spells Of
oppression, and that while sitting in
n chair talking to Mr.. Matt he
dropped fsom it and died almost in
stantly. Coronsr Halves was sent
for. and he went mp and held an in
quest. imPanneling jury composed
OF: Carl kuehl. foreman, J. W.
Morse, w. A. Jones. William Uh.e-
mann. Ncls Peterson and John Gels
berger.
The first witness called was Mrs.
Harriet Wilson. a daughter-in-law of
the deceased. After being duly
sworn. she said that George Wilson,
the deceased. resided with her
and her husband at $50 Fourth ave-
nue.. and had resided there for the
past two years: that on Yesterday
Mr. Wilson did not complain when he
left the house to take his usual walk.
but he was subject to occasional
smothering spells whenever he
walked around. and supposed he
had one when he died. Also. that
deceased was ~ years old. july II.
1898. At $3.50 boy from Heinz
beck's drug store came and told her
her father-in-law was sick in Frank
Natt's coal office: that she intended
taking the next car up to Mr.. Natt's
Office. but missed it. and in the mean
time she heard he was dead, and
that 1t was not necessary for her to
60. as the inquest would not be held
there. Ats O'Clock the body was
brought home in the patrol wagon.
She turned town the covers and saw
that the face was bruised. and was
told that he sustained that by fall.
ing from chair in Mr. Natt's office
W. II. Wilson. husband Of Mrs
Harriet Wilson. and son of the de.
ceased. was the next witness called.
and his testimony corroborated with
that of his wife.
Frank l.. Matt was the next wit.
ness called. and his testimony con.
cerned Mr.. Wilson's visit to his
Office and his sudden death.
After hearing the evidence. the
jury returned the following verdict:
THAT the deceased came to his death
by stroke of apoplexy. in the Office
Of Frank l.. Matt. llOS Third avenue
in the city of Moline. Nov. %. 1898
between the hours OF ? and ; o'clocl
in the afternoon"
An Old Rock l.lnnsaer.
| Mr.. Wilson was tailor by trade
and was well-known in Rock Island
having lived here number of year.
ago. After his departure from Rocl
Island he moved to Orion. where hi
lived for q number of years. coming
to Moline two years ago. He retired
from business and was passing the
remaining DAYS of his life near hi:
old hOmn in Rock Island. He leave.
two sons to mourn him. one in
Orion. and w. II. Wilson of Moline
shockiax Suicide.
Mrs. Ellen NJ. Reid. of 1O4S Airing.
ton avenue, Davenport. hung herself
to a porch with piece of clothes
line ut daybreak yesterday morning.
The deed was no doubt committed
during temporary dependency. and
the story which leads up to it is a
sorrowful one. Mrs. Reid had not
been feeling well SUNDAY. and the
two children. Ray. aged Is. and Nell
lie. aged II. were also somewhat
under the weather. They had not
been feeling well during the morn
ing. and had eaten too freely of
chicken at dinner. The dinner did
not agree with them, and the mother
was obliged to lie up most of the
night to take care Of them. She
doubtless rested part Of the time on
q couch adjoining the children's
| sleeping room. but did not 60 to bed
ut all herself. She attended the
children about 5 O'Clock yesterday
morning. and at Z o'clock Nellie arose
and went to the outside kitchen door.
when the lifeless body Of her mother
was discovered hanging to the side
pOACu. oC OCCC0SCu ~ 90 vC8IS Ol
age, was woman Of vigorous con-
stitution. being about five feet eight
inches tall, and weighing about l35
or 40 pounds. She was the wife of
John L. Reid. who formerly kept .
. stove and tin store ID Davenport,
but who deserted his family several
months ago.
When Mr.. Reid left last spring. his
wife threatened once to take her life.
but has never spoken Of such thing
since. She is the daughter Of d.
Cromwell Of Moline, who Is in good
circumstances. He and his family
have urged the daughter to come to
them, but she WAS too proud. and
preferred to fight out her battles by
herself. Mr.. Cromwell took her and
the two children to the Worlds Fair
last summer. and the family have