Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-01

ALYSIS OF THE CONTENTS OF
THE STOMACH, ETC, ORDERED.
THE MANY PECULIAR FEA-
TURES OF THE UNFORTUNATE
AFFAIR.
Yesterday the county and city au-
thorities put in hard day investigat-
ing into the death of Mrs. Maggie Bow
ers, at the house of Mrs. Ella McCurdy,
No. 1924 Chapline street, shortly after
three O'Clock Thursday afternoon, I'M
der peculiar circumstances. Last night
the authorities were not wholly salts
fed with the result of their days la
bors, but as precautionary measure,
and by direction of the Coroner, Mrs.
McCurdy was arrested by Chief Glenn
ans, taken before Justice Rogers, and
cid on the charge of murder, being
committed to jail e. ]. Clark,
boarder at the McCurdy house, was
also held as a witness, and was sent
to jail in default of $500 bail.
A leading difficulty on the part of the
authorities yesterday was the reticence
of those having possession of the facts
in the case. These matters will prob.
ably be cleared up in few days, but
meanwhile the case is in such shape
that direct and specific charge cam
not be made against any one, and the
immediate cause of death cannot be
stated with certainty. The post NOR
tenn examination held yesterday show
ed that the young woman would soon
have been a mother and it is also
stated by the police, that she and Mr..
Bowers, who is a letter carrier on
South Side route, were married two
days ago. She is described in the death
notice as Mrs. Maggie Bowers.
The young woman appears to have
left her home at No. SAT- Jacob street,
about two o'clock Thursday afternoon,
and to have gone in the direction of
the McCurdy woman's house. The
latter claims to have met the girl on
Twenty street, where she COM
planned of being i'll, and was taken by
Mrs. McCurdy to her house. There
Mrs. Bowers appears to have collapsed
in few minutes, falling upon the floor.
A pillow was placed under her head,
but in a statement made to Chief
Clemans by Mrs. McCurdy, "she gave
three gasps and died" These three
gasps" were evidently attempts upon
the part of the patient to eject the con-
tents of the stomach, for upon the pill
low, which was at police headquarters
last evening, there was, on one side, a
mark of a greenish stain, about as
large as ones hand, and upon the
other side the pillow was well covered
with different stain, profusely scat
tered through which were many red
spots, resembling brick-dust or iron
rust more than anything which can
be thought of at the moment, but
which have none of the characteristics
of blood-stains. Chief Clemans said
last night the mother of the dead wo-
man arrived at the house a very short
time after death resulted, and added:
Mrs. Bero is in no condition TO talk
about the matter, and efforts TO obtain
information from her had very little
result" The Chief also stated that al
though death resulted shortly after
three o'clock, It was eight o'clock be-
fore physician was summoned and at
least an hour before his presence was
secured, while when the undertaken
from the Coeey-Bentz Company ar
rived at the house, about eleven clock
at night, he could not obtain an en-
trance, and had to secure the services
of boy to climb through the window.
On the part Of the friends and rela-
tives of the deceased woman, it can be
stated that they do not believe death
resulted from any but natural causes,
and are indignant at the idea that any
unlawful act entered into the case. To
this belief they are entitled, and pub
lie opinion should be at least suspend
ed until the facts have been fully as
certained. From any point of view the
case is most unfortunate one, and is
to be deplored.
BY direction of Coroner Schultze,
who took charge of the case yesterday,
a post mortem examination of the re-
mains was held at the family residence.
DR.. Armbrecht conducted the autopsy,
assisted by Drs. Schwinn, W. R. Tay-
lor, R. NJ. Baird, John Wilson, E. A.
Hildreth, Hanning and Plant The ex-