Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-21

There was no change either for better
or worse. yesterday, in the condition OF
B. B. Nelson, the Pennsylvania oil man,
who made such a desperate attempt to
kill himself, Tuesday night, at the
White Cloud Hotel. The patient re-
NAMED unconscious all during the day
and last evening, and all efforts TO re-
vive him failed. His pulse remained
strong, however, and his breathing was
better than Immediately after the shoot
Ing. Pressure upon the brain, either
from the ball or from fragments OF
bone. is undoubtedly the cause Of I'M
consciousness, and only an operation,
the result of which would necessarily
be involved in much doubt, can remove
the source Of trouble.
After much telegraphing and tele-
phOning, Chief Bennett yesterday sue
ceeded in ascertaining something Of the
personal history Of the patient. A tel
egram from Butler, Pa, to the Chief,
stated that Nelson's home was at Key
stone, Indiana, and that he was a son
Of George Butler. The Chief was asked
TO examine Nelson's arm and see II
the letters "B. b. n" and the date
1884. " was on it, India ink. The Chief
telephOned to the hospital, and the an
swer was returned that the letters and
date spoken Of were on his left arm.
This verified the statement made by the
girl Gertie NARROW, to a Register re-
porter Tuesday night, and makes the
Identification OF the man complete.
Yesterday afternoon the Register tele-
eraphed TO The firm of Gibson, Gahagan
q Co.. of Butler, to learn Nelson's place
Of residence, and in reply telegram
was received from c. Gahagan, as fol-
lows
"B. B. Nelson is q driller, and is said
to live at Keystone, three miles from
Montpelier, Ind
This corroborated the police infor-
nation.
Two parties were found during the
day who knew Nelson well. One OF
these was Richard CIPHER, Of the ISL
ana. q tC0l-areSser, who Wprked with
Nelson for Gibson, CShag2n & Co., and
others in and about Butler for year
/ and boarded in the same house with
Nelson, at Butler. lie said that Nelson
had never acted strangely before, to his
knowledge. He said he Was thor
oughly Competent driller, who worked
right along az his business, but Who,
like many oil men, went OF on little
tear once in q while. Mr.. CIPHER said
he and Nelson boarded with The ThOmp,
son brothers. Josiah, Aaron and Will
liam, on Mifiin street, at Butler, and
further said that Nelson knew Harry
Fauble. formerly Of this city, well. A
subsequent re-eXamin2tiOn Of the
wounded mans papers showed several
checks from Fauble.
I'm contrast to the statement of Mr.
CIPHER. another gentleman, living out
of this city. who preferred that his
name be not used. said he not only
knew Nelson, but the whole family, and
that Nelson had brother in an in
sane asylum. and that there was a
streak Of insanity in the family. In
his opinion. Nelson had acted Queerly
at times. A sudden impulse OF insanity
would appear to be the only rational
explanation of Nelson's act, in the light
of the statement from the NARROW girl,
published exclusively by this paper
Yesterday. and much of which was corr
roborated by others. 1t is the general
opinion that the girls statements are
truthful.
She was taken up TO the Hospital
yesterday morning by the police to see
Nelson. but the wounded man did not
recognize her The girl was much al
fected by the visit, and cried bitterly.
She was seen during the afternoon by a
Register reporter, and was, if anything,
more agitated than during the previous
night. She had little or no sleep at
the City Hall. and looked decidedly the
worse for wear. About three o'clock
Chief Bennett sent her to the Home for
the Friendless. where she will remain
until the result of Nelsin's wound is
determined There is no criminal
charge against the girl, but she is sim
ply held as q witness.
The Allegheny City woman who knew
Nelson, and who was in this city Mon
day and Tuesday skipped out for
home yesterday morning, before any
body got a chance to see her. Her
name is known, and word Of her con-
necti0n with the affair has been sent to
Fittsburg.
An examination of Nelson's pocket
memoranda book and papers yesterday
revealed the addresses of several other
women, one of them being Alice Verte,
No 81 Second avenue. Pittsburg, and
another Kate Costello, No. 1874 Elm
street. Butler.
Chief Bennett yesterday interviewed
the two Wheeling women who were up
at Nelson's room, Tuesday afternoon,
and they said that Nelson had told
them something TO the effect that he
had come near killing the NARROW wo-
man, but they paid no especial atten-
tiOn to his remark.
Yesterdays Pittsburg Dispatch said
a repOrtorial visit to the house, No. a
First avenue. where the NARROW girl
SAYS she boarded. brought out a denial
from the people there that they knew
any such girl This denial is natural,
however. as the Pittsburg folks would
not want to get mixed up in the matter
The NARROW girl insists, however, that
she boarded there. and gave the name
of Della Tarr as one OF her friends
there.
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