The sun., 1898-03-13
DID Mr.. PYLE
SHOOT HIMSELF?
Secrecy on the Part Of Family
Causes Much Surprise.
TRIED TO AVOID AN INQUEST
Coroner Wright Asserted His
Authority and Commanded
Its Holding.
Family Im.i>, That Only the Most In
innate Friends Act ON the Cor
oucr's Jury.--Somc Suspicious
Facts BrOu.it to
TRIED TO AVOID AN INQUEST

Facts Brought To
The excitement attending tie first re-
bort Of the suicide of Frank Pyle has not
;Ibated, but is as intense this morning us
it was Friday evening ...
There are 50 many circumstances t''at
are envek,led in obscurity at present To
those intimately acquainted win tile
man, but who are just outside OF the
small inner circle ot personal fe'atloi-
sIip, that it is impossible for them to ar
rive at a sensible conclusion rs to the
causes which led to the act.
/ There is one thing, however. upon
which all are agreed, and that Is the TACT
that il he had any trouble on his mlhu
he kept it strictly to himself.
! II lie was suffering under Il severe mem
tai strain, one sufficient to depress ms
,nirits or 70 cause mental anxiety, he
CARRIED hi, troubles within his own
, hr.,,,n and cuntiled them I" NJ living
being. -, A., s,,,,
I'm. retired is Il source uf wonder " those
Intimately acquainted with the different
members of it, and the strenuous Efforts
that have been made to keep IRON the
public tn, particulars OF the tragedy,
ioru,s another link in the chain OF CIR
c,lnIstances whicl, mystiiles as wen rs
:s,oni,.les everyone =,
1t is also openly asscIte" tl"a' t'c
family cn,leavored by all possible means
TO pr.yen, all inquest iron, being held, 50
II, /, keep the pubic from obtaining even
the mraslp information which such an
action on the |art ui the authorities l''f-
nishrs.
This effort proving abnrtivc, through
tho action ot Coroner Wright, it Was
then stimulated that only the m"st intl-
mat. personal friends. OF the family
should serve upo,, the jury.
Th. ina,psi was held last night, h"w-
over unicr the direction OF Deputy
Cnunr, Chandler, with the following
orntl.urn acting in the capacity Ut
Jurors: n
Harry Il. Jones, manager "t tine rem
r,..k t,n,,auy. ui S.5 Market street.
WI. McC larry, mIorocc" manufacturer,
oi 4D4 West Seventh street:
Elmer +, Mitchell, ui the firm OF
Mitchell 4 Thomas, oi l'OS West leh'''
street.
William i. Hastings, secretary and
treasurer OF the firm of S'edeli x lias'
invs, Of 1910 West Tenth street, and
James Murray. .,
This iuvv went to the house and
, viewed the body as il VA la'd "1t ny
) the undertaken and returned the f"'l"w'
: ing verdict. =,
1--WE, the jury in,psnelk4l t., hold an
! ino,,isition into the cause of the death
L frank Pyle, after = careful exaiiii''a-
. ,;on lind that he cau.e ~ his death Iron!
v,,n shot wound inflicted by ,is hand. y
, The ats,ye return Of the jury throws
no NOR, light upon the facts s'irrOnMl'
: ing the casr, than the bold statements
that the wound was self.inflicted.
! But how did the jury imd that tl't
| sh,h which killed Frank Pyle was find
: rom the revolver which tlse dead man
} held in his hand when his corpse was
, diwoyerpd sitting in the arm CHAIR IN
the library?
Z Tho in.ts do not prove ,l.at s,,cll wa'
the ease, the wound WIS III t'H 'oP :"
e the head, two inches back from the fore
y head and little t" the right "t TIT
i center. ,,.
y The hair wa- not sil,yed, there WAS but
four slpcks "f powder IN the t"rel'eat
r and but little blood had flowed from tin
wound. i,
= The man was found sitting almost boil
upright in his chair and the remains "
G cigar which he had been smoking pre-
!. vio,ls to the shot being fired lay by III
! side. , ,.u..
Il There was no probing fr the bullet
H. was not taken from the brain m ast~r
e tain whether It was Of the san" cam"
t ns those in the revolver, which was st
firmly gras,ed in the hand that mstc'
i nnnn tie breast Of the corpse rs II ~
.- th.u. alone in the library lor hours be
$ fnr. the arrival Of the undertaken, who, j
It il stated was the frs, person I" DISTURB
il. ,,,;,, ~,
Il These facts have b9"Int p,lb''c a'i'
It the secrecy which surrounds the W'""
{ affair causes many to believe that Il NOR
II ouen investigation would have give
GREATER satisfaction tu the public ana ti'
g friends oi the late Frank Pyle. II,
20 The funeral will take place tr"'l' th
family residence un Monday alte'n
N at o:G n'cLrk and will b. without o.
trnta,ion of-unv kind only few "i th
}, most intimate friends Of the family l'a>
$. Shn,t services for the dead will be lel
y, Just previous to the funeral. lnter'ne' term 6,
id will M in the Wilmington and Hrahh!
l" wine Cemetery.
1e TIC. I,easton, teacher Of the publ
d: sch,uIs ut Red Lion. Dell, WHO ~ ~
Been the guest Of I'r: Richards Il this cit!
left Yesterday for visit to Media Ia.
q VIM. Dyer, farmer and truckeg has r
ce ,ciVed hundred sasl'es for lis new no
ic beds. Mr.. Dyer will engage e1tensiv
te " in the raising Of early vegetables II
d. market.