The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-29
FIFTH EDITION..
d. w. sherlock u sLeaIe Takes Ills
Life Hero and John Forkum's su,-
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d. w. sherlock ef cIeaIe Take. Ills
Life Hero and John ForLum,. a...
picions Death.
After having failed to overcome hls
appetite Tor rum, David W. Sherlock
one time prosperous contractor and
builder OF Media Pa, committed euI-
cld9 IN this city Saturday night or
early yesterday morning.
AS colored boy named Valentine
was walking on the property Of Thos.
Pagan at Silverbrook and on the line
OF the Wilmington and Northern Rail.
road. he found the man lying ON
his face. He was dead, the body being
terribly contorted, and looked as II ne
had died In commissions. Police Gap
tain Chambers went to the place and
took charge OF the body until the ar
rival OF Coroner Kirk.
On HIS clothes wero found number
OF business cards bearing his name.
which led to his identity. A bottle OF
!nudanum was also found In one OF
his pockets and In another was found
a cork, but the bottle was missing. A
search failed to reveal It, giving the
Impression. that tho dead man
had drank the poison before
reaching tho spot where he fell uncon.
scious.
1t is said that Sherlock was recentlv
o hard drinker. About four months ago
he went under the Keeley cure but
tailed In few weeks. He continued
to drink heavily, and tits supposed
became Respondent over his fall. The
only way his friends think he could
nave gotten here Is while Intoxicated,
ne boarded train and got off at the
baitimore and Ohio Junction, a short
distance from where the body was
Coroner Kirk will hold an inquest
on the body tonight.
IS IT SUICIDE?
John Forkum of No. 113o Pine stree,
was found dead at his home this morn
the man died from an eplieptic III
and not suicide. US was at first report.
ed, although an autopsy will probably
be held on the body by Coroner Kirk.
Forkums was motorman In the en-
ploy OF tho City Railway Conn any.
friday night be complained OF feellnr
III and asked tho company that he be
allowed rest for few days. He
walked about on Saturday and seemed
to be in good health. During the
afternoon he purchased.a ofdoseIEpsom
salts from DIR. s. p. Manship which he
took after arriving at his home.
He was In good health whom he re-
turned, and about 10 O'Clock remarked
TO his wife that he was going down
stairs. He did 80 and returned In.
about fifteen minutes. Mrs. ForAufns
says about II o'clock he went down
stairs again and while he was gone she
fell asleep.
At 4 o'clock she awakened and not
finding her husband in bed. went down
stairs AMI found him on the setiee. He
was breathing heavily, and supposlng
him to DO Ill, aroused a neighber, RAY
Kitchen. who went with her to the
homo. DR., IS. P. Manshlp was sum
moned; but when he arrived the man
was cold.
The man appeared to have struggled
considerably and it was the opinion
OF the physician at once that the man
had not committed suicide. but had
died from an eplleptic 1T. The bottle
containing the salts was found but
only one dose had been used. Forkum
had never had similar attack before.
Coroner Kirk will probably hold an
autopsy to determine whether thu
case is one Of suicide or not Tho dead
man was 40 years OF age and leaves q
wife and family.