The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-01-13

HUSBAND sCoLDED.
Mrs. Hod Roup Attempted Sui
eide at Huntington Because
Her Husband Cpbraldea Ter
for Losing Thousand - A1sal rs
Special to the Register.
HuNrINeToN. w. Va Jan. e.
The wife of Hod Roupe. q wealthy
timber dealer of Glenwood, Mason
county, attempted suicide at the
Florentine Hotel here last night.
The woman drew 81 GOO from a
Gallipolis, Ohio, bank yesterday
which she had ON deposit and left
that city for home on the steamer
Yesper. Two confidence men
knew the woman had the money
and snafched it from her as the
boat was landing at Apple Grove
and made their escape. The
woman reported the theft TO her
Husband and he seoIded her She
came here and stopped at the
Florentine hotel During last
night, w. r. Butler, of Allegheny
City, representing Pittsburg
wholesale house, heard means in
.her room and rushed in. The
woman had taken strychnine and
lhad also cut her neck in several
places with a dull case knife. The
woman is yet in serious condi=
ton, but may recover. She had
$500 in money and some gov
eminent bonds on her person
Death of s.James Prfestley.
Mr.. James @. Priestley, whose
critical illness has been mentioned
from time to time since New Years
in the Tribune, departed this Life
at 1 20 p. M, to-day, January 9th,
1897 No arrangements viii be.
made for the funeral services to-
day, which will probably take place
Monday OF Tuesday of next week.
Mr.. Priestley was born in Hall
fax, England, Nov. %, 1926, and
was consequently alittle more than
20 years of age. He came to this
country with his parents when
about Is years old, they settling at
GAINESVILLE. He learned the tailor's
trade and was first known here asa
cutter for the late Moses Frank in
about 1850. He often told of
leaving home with but few cents
in his pocket and was emphatical-
ly self made man and by good
management amassed quite for
tune.
He cerried on the merchant tail
oring business in this city for %.
or 80 years at the corner of Court
and Second streets, and was widely
known as a clever, honest. upright
man, whose word was good as his.
bond. He leaves an estimable wife
of his immediate family to mourn
the loss of one who was ever kind
and affectionate to her, and whose
maiden name was Mary E. Sterrett,
the member of wealthy and in
fuential family ON Kanawha. They
had two children, one dying in in
fancy and one, James @. Priestley,
just after reaching manhood only a
few months ago. 1t had been no.
Iced particularly since the death
of his son that he was failing in APP
pearance, and six weeks ago he be-
gan to complain himself.
A week ago Wednesday he grew
much worse an DIR. Bean was called
who pronounced his trouble pro-
gressive paralysis affecting his vo-
cal organs, the result of a disturb
ance of the nerve centers at the
base of the brain. He was mater
tally relieved and it was thought
that he would recover, but at about
1920 this forenoon another stroke
came affecting the centers of res
piration, and death came peacefully
and without struggle. We knew
Mr.. Priestley well. He was our
friend and we his, and his death is
painful to large circle of friends.
He was courageous, fearless man
and possessed many noble charac=
teristics. -Gallipolis Tribune.
Arbuckle Bros, the coffee kings,
recently went into the sugar bust
ness, whereupon the sugar trust be-
came offended and decided they
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