The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1897-01-08
DIED ON THE PAVE
Joseph 3. McCuIIagh, Editor of
the Globe Democrat.
FALLS FROM A BED ROOM WINDOW.

Report That 1t Was Suicide Proves In
correct-Gets Up While Suffering from
Smothering Spell, Probably, and In His
Weakness Takes Plunge of Twenty
Five Feet to the Stones Below and Dies
There Alone-sad End of the Career ola
Brilliant Journalist.
st. Louis, Jan. 2.-Following is a cor
rect account of the event that startled
all st. Louis Thursday as we'll as the en-
tire newspaper profession in the United
States:
Joseph b. McCullagh, editor of the
st. Louis Globe Democrat, and one of
the best-known newspaper men in the
country, is dead as the result of fall
Of 25 feet from a second-story window
OF his apartments at the residence of
his sister-in-law, Mrs. Kate Manion, at
1887 West Pine boulevard. The body,
In a night-gown, was discovered by
Mrs. Manions colored man servant
about CLOCK Thursday morning.
Waters, the colored servant, without
touching the body. ran frightened
into the house. where he told
the cook of the discovery. She
Immediately called Mrs. Manion, who
had not yet arisen. and told her that
McCullagh had fallen out Of his win
dow and killed himself"
Strikes His Head in the Fall.
The announcement was a severe
shock to Mrs. Manion, and 1t was sew
eral minutes before she was able to
control herself. Immediately on being
notified by the servant Mrs. Manion
dispatched her coachman to summon
DR.. G. III. Hughes, who resides in the
neighborhood, and who was McCul-
lagh's physician during his last illness
He FASTENED to the house, and after
after examining the body ordered 1t
removed to the house. DR.. Hughes con-
clusion from the condition Of the body
when he examined it is that McCul-
lagh plunged head-first from the win
dow about $3.50 o'clock. On the ground
around the foundation of the house
is a stone water table. In the fall Nc
Cullagh struck a sharp corner of this
stone with the left side of his head,
fracturing the parietal bone. This
caused confusion of the brain and in
slant Inconsistencies, If not death.
The physician is of the opinion that
death followed Immediately after the
shock of the fall The victims head
was lying in a small pool of blood which
had dripped from the wound, but other
wise it showed no evidences of violence.
Just how McCullagh happened to fall
out of the window can only be matter
of conjecture. He had been i'll several
months, and latterly was compelled to
keep to his room. He passed his last
night unattended, as he had always
slept during his illness. Wednesday
evening McCullagh was in the best of
spirits, although he complained of not
being quite so well. The smothering
sensation which had troubled him at
intervals during his illness had re-
turned to him in a mild form, and rem
dered him languid and drowsy. He
retired to bed about CLOCK, leaving
word with the household that he did
not wish to be disturbed unless it was
by his physician.
Wanted to Get Up Early.
DR.. Huges made his customary night
call about 1880 CLOCK, and expressed
surprise to McCullagh at finding him
in bed at such an early hour
gill NOiy WChiJ, hSSuiidSH odlu,
land i thought / would get as much
rest as possible tonight. 1 expect my
barber early in the morning to trim my
hair, and 1 want to be up when he
arrives" The physician administered
to- his patients needs, saw that every
thing in the room was fixed for the
night, and that the north window was
raised about an inch for ventilation.
Then he babe McCullagh good night,
turned off the electric light, and re-
tired.
Careful investigation warrants the
conclusion that McCullagh was awak-
ened later in the morning by a smother
ing attack, and climbing out of bed
again, nervous and unsteady from the
spell, went to the window for more
air. AS he threw the sash up to it's
full height he was probably overcome
with weakness, lost his balance and |
rolled out over the window sill and |
fell to death.
There seems to be a difference of OPP |
nion as to whether McCullagh's death |
was due to accident or was the result |