The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-30
AS ONE ASLEEP.
r. w. Deever Believed to Have
Taken an Overdose
Of Morphine, Whether With
Suicidal Intent
CAN NOT BE KNOWN.
Found Dead in His Bed This
Morning.
Incidents of the Discovery Of
the Dead Man.
CAN NOT BE KNOWN.

r. W. Deever. familiarly known as
Doc" Deever. a brother-in-law Of W.
G. Garvey. station agent of the Santa
Fe, and until two years ago cashier OF
the Santa Fe freight department, was
found dead in bed this morning IN MS
room at the residence OF w h SchleS9l
at 400 Van Buren, street
He had been dead several hours IS men
discovered \. l. Flintom- an employe
of Mr. Schlegel. called to Deever TINS
morning Receiving no answer ne en-
tered the room and saw the man in bed
apparently asleep. Going TO MS sIde ne
touched his cheek and found that ne
was cold in death he notified Coroner
WesterfeId and the police department.
The coroner viewed the remains anu
ordered them taken TO the morgue-
r. W DeeVer is the son OF J. n Dee
YER who keeps a confectionery ana
fruit stand at Second and Kansas ave
nue. About two years ago ne gave up
his position with the Santa Fe freight
department. and since that time has
led careless life His wife some time
ago secured a divorce from him, and
two months ago he engaged a room at
Mr. Schlegels house
He left early in the mornings. and
rarely every returned until very late
at night. He was a quiet man and said
but little to his close acquaintances- He
was So years old
Yesterday afternoon he went to the
/ SchIegel house at $3.50 O'Clock Mr..
/ ticed that his face was flushed. and
] they wondered at his returning to his
/ room an that hour in the day. Ar
I Elintom took note that as DeeVer walk
ed upon the porch that he seemed TO
/ be feeling his way as if ne were not
sure of his footing In going up the
( back stairs he put his hand out in front
I of him on the steps
For some time Deever has been wan
] dering about in drunken indeCiSiOn, and
his actions yesterday did not alarm the
WEB a.r-4 ven
4 ing Mrs Schlegel became uneasy and
/ She knocked at his door He answered
{ her ard she entered the room. He was
/ lying on the bed and had propped him
/ self uDon his elbow In front of him
I on the bed was a soap dish with but
I thin piece of soap in it, Mrs Schlegel
/ asked him what was the matter Dee
J Yer was undresSed and had gotten into
/ bed He told her that he was very
4 sick but to her suggestion that she
Z would get q doctor he said. No never
mind I viii feel better in the morn
ing Those were his last words
She Went out Of the room At 6
Z o'clock lIr- FlintOm was fixing stove
pipe in the upper story and he heard
/ door into his room. which had been left
I open purpOsely. thinking that with the
noise Of cleaning the pipe he might be
disturbed
This morning at $50 Mr.. F'lintom
1 again entered the room, and this time
found him dead
. E1A1 L-4LAAE1 Lc-A AEE4A nuns AL IA- ~A--
I hooks in the room and he had got into
the bed with his Undertaking on
I He lay fat on his back, his limbs being
I stretched out straight and the covers
I tucked neatly about them
His arms We're folded across his bos-
+ ON and his head was turned little TO
the right. his eyes and mouth closed
So closely did his appearance resern-
BILE that of g deep sleep that Mr.. Film
tom could not believe that he was dead
/ until he had felt his cold face and laid
AS
I cOlOratiOn of his finger tips.
I In his pockets and also q valise were
! found many trinkets and papers. He
had but ten cents in money In one
/ pocket was a small bottle of "dyspep-
I STA tablets and in another a small one
! ounce bottle half fun of clear liquid
/ the ingredients Of which DIT Wester-
/ field was unable to name.
There may be poison or drug dis
4 guised in this. said he
None Of the belongings Of Deever
! were valuable, in fact he had not paid
j. H. Deever. father of the deceased
4 and W.T. G. Carney. a brother i'm law. ar
I rived son after the coroner The father
/ APPROACHED the bed side where his son
] lay dead
He pulled the covers back and looked
I into his face and at the crossed arms
{ on his bosom. then he turned away and
I shed tears
NIr. Garvey said to a reporter: He
/ was a fellow given to being little
I morphine to ease up on I think he
took an overdose He was divorced from
his wife
OIr j. NJ Daever said HE didn't
try I'd Kill himself He took it TO get
4 over the effects of liquor Once before
he nearly killed himself with an over
dose
The body was removed to Knights
4 morgua where Coroner Westerfield be-
gan an inquest.
From the evidence given at the cOrO-
ner-s inquest and the Information OBJ
[ tainabIe. the theory OF the suicide OF
/ r. W. DeeVer rs strengthened. The de-
ceased. yesterday Went TO the home of
his divorced wife who lives on Kansas
/ avenue between Ninth and Tenth
streets and she Dut him out Of the
house. He was then intoxicated She
states that he told her that he would
kill himself Mrs. Deever did not test
ify AT the inquest H. A. Uttarman test
fled before the jury that he met Deav-
er yesterday afternoon at o'clock and
that he noticed that he was somewhat
intoxicated
He shook hands with me- said Ut
terrnau and said Goodbye. this is
the last time you Will ever see me- I
joked with him, and he went away"
The jury was but a short time in de-
termining upon a verdict. Following is
their decision
That r. w Deever came to his death
by an overdose of some narcotic either
for relief from pain or with suicidal
intent.
J. G. KLINGAAIAN.
j. #. GILBERT
JOHN SNYDER.
W D. MEREDITH
H. NJ. SAVAGE
The funeral services over the remains
of r. w Deever viii be held at the res
idence Of ". c. Garvey. 900 Fillmore