Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-04
SHOT IN THE TEMPLE.
CAPTAIN William H. WslsiSer, Becoming
DsSDOndsnt, Takes His Own Lle'
ME HAD LOST HIS POSITION
,,,.,.sr,ened at the Receipt Of the
x.,x.. He Repaired 10 HIS Home
Fired the Fatal Ruilet--A
$50 so,dicr and Popular Citizen.


o..,a,, William H. weisiger. for many
- a prominent wholesale clothier OF
80. eitv but latterly travelling safes
t,r the philadelphia house OF Cans
- committed suicide at his home
,.- west Main street. yesterday az
-, hy firing a 3S-calibre bullet INTO
his brain r,,c,,o,,v
.r5 cheerful gentleman. and the
-, rerson almost in the city VINO would
70. heep suspected Of harboring suicidal
...oons. lie had just returned from
,,ropeh his territory, in this State.
.rosa Yesterday morning. apparently
-. bsppv frame of mind. He must
r.ve intended ending his existence
.,,,,h for he went to see his three
.,..ors and spent the entire morning with
them. os,r,o>,
,,.,,, captain Weislger returned home
his wife was absent. being out visiting
- fricrd He sat around the house ior
awhile. and then went oach III 10 the
lefnhtw ana lOiI tAAtNtess N''N
- ,yho had been in the family service
49, number Of years, that he had lost
80 e,uation. and he intended to XIII
himself -, -, ,,,, -oroar,,s
..,,t,r, that he was joking with her.
H. left the kitchen, ana went 10 MS
I'm on the second story, 'front.', anu
80 dismissed the matter from hef Inlhu
About thirty minutes thereafter she heaiu
t.,5 renort. as Of pistol having been
ca ard divining that Captain Welsi-
Ger had put his threat into execution, hhe
,,n over 10 the residence OF Mrs John
c,.,cnson near by, and told her or her
fears.
LYING ON THE LOUNGE, DEAD.
Nrs Stevenson went with her back 70
Cantain Weisieers. but after getting in
-. house feared 10 enter the room, the
- hsing shut. They were standing
,,rs when the door-bell rang, and the
cook admitted MIR. Merchant Wesiger'
y,so had called TO see his brother on
natter OF business. Just as he entered
v,s Weisieer arrived. and both were IN
rormed Of the sad tragedy when had
been enacted. -, ,,.
..,irs and found his brother reclining
m lounge III lif A4AAHAN -
4e,s with an immense hole In ms rlsht
,.rrl. and an old army pistol lying be-
eide his right hand.
messenger was at once dispatched
for Dr. Franklin. who responded at once
and upon examination, said tnat tne uh-
fortunate man had been dead Tor some
pmo and that death had been almost
Irs,antaneous with the firing of the shot.
rbe clock on the mantel. which had
,roviouslv been running with regularity,
vos stonped at 80 o'clock. ana the
supposition is that just before hring the
fatal shot Captain Weisiger stopped tne
timeplece. so that the exact tithe Vi
death might be recorded
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
Deceased was bora IN this city hfty-slX
years ago. and had resided mere an
~ his life. lie enlisted at the outbreak
of the war in the GordonsVihe "'a1s,
se first sergeant serving In the
rbirteenth Virginia Regiment under "A.
L Iul. When Sturtevants battery was
orcanized he was made first lieutenant
a. that organization. and when captain
Sturtevant was made major he succeeded
hin, as commander Of the battery. lie
was several times wounded and quite
seriously AT the explosion OF the crater
In front Of Petersburg when ne was
run over from the uelu bN tNo HthiueiS
NJ the Richmond Light Infantry Blues.
After the war Captain Welsiger re-
turned 20 Richmond and with his father.
crranized the o. f. Weisiger Company.
conducting for years a wholesale clothing
business on Governor street. In 1886
Cantain Wesiger established the Weisi-
&C. Clothing Company. with which he
remained until II was closed out January
!. 1896 He then engaged with Messrs.
Cans & Co. to travel Virginia for them
and remained with the concern until yes
terday
FAMILY AND FUNERAL
lie was three times married. His first
wife was Miss Tyler, a daughter of Mr.
Reuben Tyler Of this city. His second
wife was Miss Stebbns. a daughter Of
Mr. Charles Stebhins. of Richmond and
Ashland. and his third wife. who sur
wives him. was a Miss Jacob. daughter
of Nir. Caleb Jacob. Of Richmond. He
leaves q daughter, Mss julia Weisiger
ot Ashland: Eve brothers-Messrs. o. F.,
lr.. w.. 4. C.. and Charles Welsiger-
and three sIsters-Msses Mary E.. Laura
v. and Nora Weisiger
Deceased was a member of Temple
Lodge. No. g Ancient. Free. and Accepted
Niasons No. l3. chapter, Richmond Com
mandery No. ?. Knights Templar, and
Belvidere Council. Royal Arcanum.
The funeral will take place from the
residence. Thursday. at o'clock.
FUNERAL or MIR. w. o. ENGLISH.