Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-02-28
An Overdose Of Morphine.
BEN WISE, OF McCREDIE. FOUND
DEAD IN HIS ROOM AT THE
RINGO HOTEL.
FRIENDS Think 1t Was Not a Case NJ
'self-Destruction, as He Had No
Known Cause for Taking His
Own Life.

CURED at the Ringo Hotel, in this citv
on h night of Feb. 20. Fl. Rem
WISE, a well known travelling mar
VINO lived in McCredie, No., took an
overdose of morphine sometime that
evening and was found dead in his
room next morning at six O'Clock. II
Is not known whether the deadly dose
was taken by the deceased with sui
cldal intention or by accident. Mr..
WISE was q brother of NJ. r. Wise, pro-
prietor of the Famous dry goods house
or this city, aad also of Mr.. John Wise
VINO travels for a queensware estab-
iishment of ST. Louis, and lives in the
northern part of this city. The de-
ceased lived with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Wise, of~McCredie, and
travelled ovel. this state and a part of
Kansas for a Cincinnati clothing es-
adjustment. He was one of a family
OF eleven children, including, besides
himself, the two mentioned, and Mrs.
Davis, of Benton City, who was mar
ried to DR.. Emmett Davis, of that
place, only a few weeks ago; Mrs. E.
A. Lawrence, Mrs. Ed. Craig, Mrs.
VIM. Hit, Misses Leta, Maude, Annie
and Ottie Wise, all of McCredie. This
is the first death that this family, which
is prominent all over the state, has
ever experienced, and for that reason
the sudden death of the deceased is all
the more shocking and sorrowful to
the devoted parents, sisters and broth
ers. The deceased was a single man
and SO years of age at the time of his
death. He was known asa jolly, good
natured young man, very popular and
full of his business interests, and his
death will be mourned by countless
friends all over the country.
Mr.. Wise returned from one of his
business trips on Friday of last week
and registered at the Windsor Hotel
in this city, where he remained till
Wednesday and on that day took up
his lodging at the Ringo Hotel in or
der to be in the SANE house with his
brother, M. R. Wise, who boards at
wv Two PAatCs AAC lplVCI "SHU W
st. Louis Wednesday on business, but
being dispatched fornext morning ar
rived home On the Wabash Thursday.
Mr.. John Wise was also out of town at
the time of his death.
Wednesday the deceased ate a
hearty supper and talked lively with
his friends in the hotel office, and
about 1880 O'Clock stepped across the
street to G. A. Buckner's drug store,
and while there received a telegram
from jefferson City. What the tele-
gram stated is not known except by
the telegraph officials. Immediately
upon receiving the message he put it
in his pocket, walked back to the pro-
prietor of the drug store and ordered
thirty grains of morphine. Mr.. Buck
ner asked him for what purpose he
wished to use it, and he replied that
he wanted to take some of it himself;
that he had been in the habit of taking
it for several years. Mr.. Buckner then
told him that he would put it up in
capsules for him, but Wise laughingly |
said that he had used it long enough,
he thought, to know what size dose to
take himself, and ordered it in bulk
shape. Mr.. Buckner sold him the 80
grains in a bottle and registered it on
his book of poison sales, as required
by law. Mr.. Wise then returned to the
hotel. He went to his room about $3.50
evidently to retire, az he told Mr..
Davis, the proprietor, who passed him
in the hall, that he wanted to get a
good nights re 81 as he was going to
McCredie. He left a call with L. A.
Raum, the night clerk, for 6 O'Clock
sharp next morning, stating that he
wanted to catch the early G. & A.
branch train for McCredie. He had
also told many of his friends that he
was going home that morning. He
went to his room, No. 10 on the third
floor, and about $50 sent word down
to the office that he wanted a fire in
his room. A few minutes later he
countermanded this order and asked
employee of the hotel, who passed
his room, to bring him a pitcher OF
The water was taken to him
and as the boy left the room, Wise
took off his coat and vest, preparatory
to retiring, and made some remark