The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-02-02
COMMITTED SUICIDE.
a Farmer Living Noar Martins
Forty Takos His Lilo.
WIS IN DEBT AND MUCH CAST DOWN
no Took Paris Green whIlo his Wlte
was Absent from Home, aud was
Found Dead In Bed by his Mother.
in.Law-scnsational sumors sct ut
Rest by tho Evidence Before tho
Coroner.

William Rheinor, farmer and gar.
dener residing on Glcnn's run, three
miles back OF Martins Ferry, commit.
ted suicide on Wednesday night by
taking enough paris groen to kill a
dozen men.
Rhcincr was found dead in bed yea.
to-day morning about 8 o'clock by his
mothcr.in.law, Mrs. Grccn, known as
Grandmother" Green. Shc became OK.
cited and won't TO tho door and
screamed and yelled for help. Failing
TO awaken any Of tho neighbors, sho
repeated this two or thrcc timos. Will
lam Duff, IT., mllkman, got up about
$3.50 to do his work and start for Mar.
tins Ferry and he heard her. Locating
tho place no hurried over 10 Rheiner'a
homo aud was told by Mrs. Green that
llhcincr was dead. Ito thon aroused
Jamea Ashton and Charlea Hesloy, who
reside near by. They found Rhciner
lying on his buck in tho bed with his
arms crossed, his mouth and eyes open
and his feet on tho floor. Ho had his
clothes and shoes'on. On chair near
the bod was tin cup with spoon In it,
Mrs. Green said no had been dcad
nearly IN hour, but tho three men
thought twas less time than TINT.
Marshal Samuel Westwood, oil Mar
tins Ferry, and Coroner ]. B. Lowmanr
OF BellRire, were summoned and went
out about 8 O'Clock.
They spent three hours in tho house
and vicinity and held IN inquest, ut
which it was brought out beyond a
doubt that Rheincr had committee sui
eide by taking paris green. A half.gai-
lon bucket, two-thirds full OF paris
green, was found in the chicken coop,
and to this, Mrs. Green testified, Rhein-
or had made several trips during the
night. Paris green was also found in
the room, below tho window in tho
snow and near the chicken coop. She
also testified that lie vomted frequently
during tho night, and that no drank q
great deal OF water. She said he re-
fused to cat any breakfast. or dinner
yesterday, seemed greatly depressed
and assorted all Of his receipts and
papers about tho house. She admitted
that she had often quarrclcd with
Rheiner, but told n straightforward
story, the same ono to everybody, and
succeeded in exonorating herself, not
withstanding the reports in circulation.
The death was sudden and seemed
mysterious, and there was not little
speculation as to tho cause.
Rheiner was seen by several persons
on Wednesday and seemed to be in his
usual health, although ne had been on
a spree. He was thirty.four years old.
He leaves wife, zee Maggie Culp, and
three children, two girls and boy. The
latter is the oldest. He is seven, while
the youngest is only four or five months
old. =.
Mrs. Rheiner was at the home OF
relatives on the Colerain pike over
night, and was Frustrated when told of
hcr husbands death by Charles Hesley,
who went after her She was met on
the pike by Lownan and Wcstwood
and au lSTELLIGEScgR reporter and told
the cause OF her husbands death.
Rheiner lived in splendid two.story
frame house. which was recently sold
for taxes. He was in debt and worried
over this great deal. This was the
chief cause OF tho suicide.