Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-09-10
THE STRANGER DEAD.
THE UNKNOWN PATIENT AT THE HUSRMAN
HOUSE
Expired at II O'clock Yesterday Morning-His
Name aud Residence Absolutely In
known-An Inquest Held.

Suicide, and unknown" is the YER
dict of Coroner ]. w. Schultze over the
body of the man who took laudanum at
the Huseman House, on Water street,
Saturday. Death came to the unknown
old man yesterday az IL o'clock a. IN.
Dr. McGrail was summoned to his bed
side at IL o'clock Saturday night, and
from that time until his death yester-
day he mover regained consciousness.
When the REGISTER went to press yes
terday morning, it stated that the stran-
ger was sinking and that he could not
get well. The doctor thinks that he had
remarkable vitality to last as long as he
did.
During the morning a large number
OF persons called at the hotel to have
look at the remains. The face is very
familiar looking one, and all who have
seen it say that they think they have
seen the countenance somewhere. A
lady from Washington, Pa, called at
the hotel in the morning, and said that
she thought the remains were those OF
a relative of hers. She sent word 10
Washington, calling for al immediate
answer, but at late hour last night no
word throwing light on the Identity OF
the deceased had come. Yesterday
evening Mrs Henry Bacher. OF Thirty
fourth street, called at the Office or the
Coroner and said that she thought the
man was q 6rother-in-law Of hers, Her
man Medlaw, who lived near Sherrard.
She will make an investigation this
morning by going to Sherrard and see
ing about 1t.
Ats o'clock yesterday afternoon the
Coroner held an inquest over the re"
remains at the hotel. The verdict was
as given above. Undertaken Frank
Schroeder then took charge OF the body
and took 1t TO his place on South Chap
line street The Coroner ordered the
body be not buried before this evening.
Following is the full description OF
the unknown suicide as secured from
the Coroner: Height, 5 feet 10 inches;
weight, $50 pounds; age, 65; eyes, blue
gray; teeth, in the upper jaw all gone,
in the lower left jaw four teeth gone,
and in the lower right jaw three gone;
and hair, thin gray, supposed once to
have been sandy. On his right arm was
picked a crucifxion, and on the left was
picked the representation Of boy and
girl. He wore laced shoes, number seven,
with white cotton socks. A frock coat,
salt and pepper coloredr was worn, and
vest was we'll worn one with small
dark bars. The pantaloons were dark
barred cashmere, considerably soied,
and the hat was a black SLOUGH. In
his pocket he carried pair OF specta-
cles, with the name of K. A. Story, OPP
tictan, North Tenth street, Philadel-
phia, on them, one comb, a penknife, a
carpenters rule. and some screws were
in his pockets, besides B. 81 0. time
card. There were but thirty cents In
silver on his person. A prominent fea-
ture of the countenance was that the
cheeks had depressions in them. The
Coroner judges from his clothing that
he was from the country. Two bottles
having contained laudanum were found
but OF course it cannot be told how
much he took. The labels from each OF
the bottles had been scraped oil, and
this adds proof TO the verdict OF sui
eide.