Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-06
WILLIAM FALL0URE
Ended His Life by Suicide, Last
Night.
He Jumped Into the Creek, at a
Point Just East of the Stone
Bridge-His Body Not Recovered
at a Late Hour.


A suicide added to the excitement on
the streets last night.
About twenty minutes Of nine o'clock
William Falloure, an old citizen living
at No. 1915 Market street, ended his
life by jumping into Wheeling creek
at a point back of the Peoples Tab
ernacle and next to Simon Baer's Sons
coffee roasting establishment.
The affair was witnessed by only two
persons who followed Falloure and
sought to detain him from committing
suicide. VIM. Charnock, janitor OF
the Tabernacle, was standing in the
doorway of the building talking to a
young man and saw Falloure coming
down South street from towards Main,
and saw him turn in the alley between
the Tabernacle and the Baer building
and start towards the creek. Noticing
that he was in a tipsy condition, Char
mock and the young man followed him.
Falloure kept on to the edge OF the
bank and reached it when Charnock
was about ten feet behind him. The
bank at that place is about twenty feet
deep and quite steep. 1t Is supported
by a stone wall about six feet in height.
Falloure scrambled down over the bank
with Charnock only a few feet behind
him. Charnock seeing that he could
not reach him. called Falloure TO stop.
Falloure replied, Il know what l am
doing" and plunged into the deep
stream.
He struck out towards the middle OF
the creek and when last seen by Char-
mock was still struggling in the water
The creek was at a good stage, nav
ing been swollen somewhat by the ram
and a strong current was flowing. raj
loure was carried swiftly down the
stream towards the river, and when
Cbarnock saw him last he was about
thirty feet from the shore still strug-
Cling and passed out of sight into the
shadow cast upon the water by the
large Baer building. lie was not seen
bv any person else after he disappear
cd from Cbarnock's vision, and did not
attract any attention. as he uttered no
cries except the reply he made 10
Charnock when he dropped into the
stream Considerable excitement was
caused in the neighbOrhood when the
news spread that a man had jumped
into the creek. and in few minutes
large crowds locked to the bank or
the stream and congregated on the
Main and Market street bridges. ABOUT
q half an hour after the affair occurred
several men launched a skiff and with
granpling hooks proceeded 10 make an
extensive search along the creek to-
wards the mouth. but their efforts were
not successful. The general belief was
that he had been swept out INTO the
Ohio and no doubt soon after found
grave beneath the water.
A Register reporter, after learning
the facts called at the home Oh al
loure and found that his wife had not
heard of the affair. While the reporter
was there other parties came III 10
break the sad news. Mrs. Faloure was
in a delicate condition, and she was
not apprised at the time Of the facts
that her husband had committed SUI
eide. Parties at the house stated that
FaIloure had not drank any intoXlcants
for three months until Thursday night.
Since then and all day yesterday he
drank heavily and began to act queer.
His drinking spells always came per
radically. and while under the iniiu-
ence of liouor he was not in respons-
lille state of mind. Ordinarily, ana
when not drinking, he was OF quiet
and inoffensive disposition. but When
nartaking of intoxicants he grew at
times violent and imagined that some
persOn had evil designs towards MN.
II is stated that on a previous occasion
he thought some person was after him
and attempted to end his lie III lhe
same manner. but was caught on ms
way to the creek.
He left the house about eight o'clock
last night and was followed TO the door
by several members of the household
who sought to detain him and keep him
in the house. Falloure insisted upon
going I'D street, however, and after
leaving his wife at the door walked up
to Boadwing & Schneider's saloon. at
the corner of Sixteenth and Market
streets, where he got a bowl Of soup.
He left the soup before eating it all and
the attention of those in the
saloon by rushing out hastily and going
up Sixteenth street. He went up to
Main and then turned in a side street
towards South street He was next
seen by Charnock, who tried to prevent
him from carrying his suicidal inten-
lions into effect. 1t is stated that Fall
loure was in his shirt sleeves, and his
folks presumed that he would soon re-
turn to the house FallOure was about
So years of age and had been married
only about eight months. He leaves
no children. He possessed consider
able real estate. including the new brick
blocks at the corner Of South and Mar
ket streets. and a couple Of blocks on
Sixteenth street.
His widow offers a reward OF 500 for
the recovery of the body