The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-19
WRATHY WIFE NOW A WIDOW.
W. L. MOODY OF AUGUSTA KILLS
HIMSELF AFTER A QUARREL.

Mrs. Moody Had Left Him For a Rea-
son which Has Not Been Made
PubIic-When She Returned For
That He Was Going to shoot and
Carried Out His Threat-Deceased
WeII-KnOwn Travelling Man.
Augusta, Ga, Nov. 1s.-Wiliam l..
Moody, who for years was a salesman in
the clothing department Of the J. B.
White Company. and more recently con-
nected with I. c. Levy & Cos. clothing
house. committed suicide to-day by shoot
ing himself in his right temple.
He represented his firms on the road at
times, and BIZ Moody, with his funny
stories and jolly laughter. was known all
over Carolina and large part Of Georgia.
but it seems that his jolly temperament
had its gloomy side and. just as he was
the merriest man. he was also the most
depressed when he had the blues.
On Aug. Il he married Miss Maggie
Puryear They were boarding at the res
idence Of Mrs. H. S. Royal, on lower
Greene street. Yesterday Bir. Moody went
home from Mr.. Levy's store about 4
o'clock. saying he was not feeling well.
This morning he was not at the store, and
1t was supposed he did not feel well
enough. Shortly after O'Clock, Mr.. Levy
was telephoned that Mr.. Moody had shot
himself.
When Mr.. Moody was found, after the
shooting, he was unconscious and past
hope of recovery. The doctors found
that but one shot had been fred and that
the bullet had taken effect in the right tenn
Pile ranging downward a little and crush
ing the skull. The bullet went through
the head and lodged in the skin on the
left side.
1T is the worst break up 1 have ever
seen" said DR.. Morgan, 1.-The encasement
Of the brain and skull is broken up like an
egg shell would break"
Mr. Moody fingered until o'clock this
afternoon before he died There was not
a line of explanation written 10 anybody,
but it seems that for some cause, Mrs.
Moody had left him last night and gone
to the home of her parents. What they
quareled about, or why she left her hus-
band and went home. is a secret that Mrs.
Moody has not divulged After spending
the night at her mothers she returned
this morning for her trunk and Moody was
in the room. This part of the transac-
ton is thus related by Sylla Jones, Mrs.
Royals cook, who says: Mrs. Moody
left yesterday evening, seemingly all right,
TO go to her home. She did not return.
This morning, a little before the shooting,
she returned with a drayman TO get her
things / went in with Mrs Moody. Mr.
Moody had a pistol in his hand. He told
Mrs. Moody TO get out, that he was going
to shoot. She and Mrs. Moody went out
and Mrs. Moody said that there was moth
ing but powder in the pistol. She heard
the pistol shot. Mrs. Moody would not
go back, but went home Immediately A
drayman got her trunk and carried it off
The cook and Mrs. Royal returned to the
room saw that Mr. Moody was shot, and
reported it. When they entered the room
they found Mr.. Moody half way sitting
on the bed with blood flowing from his
temple and pistol grasped tightly in his
hand He was dressed, all save his coat
having on even his collar and cravat"
John Moody, a brother, who resides or
| Carolina Nights, was sent for, and was
| the first of the wounded mans relatives
TO arrive. He Immediately sent word tc
his father and brothers, four of whom live
away from here. George, Dick and ]. c.
Moody all reside in Charleston and c. A.
Moody and his father reside in Barnwel
with his sister, Mrs. Halsford. Besides
Mrs. Halsford, Mrs. p. Morris of this
city is Mr.. Moodys sister.
Mr.. Moody had many warm friends. who
are greatly shocked by the sad tragedy
He was 81 years old, his marriage in Au-
| gust being celebrated on his birthday