Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-24

ports made BY Detectives Hermann and
WEIGH. who were detailed on the case
by Inspector Hartnett- It was corrob-
GRATED also at AL Clark street.
The body was taken to the mOrgue
at 20 Adams street, and thence to Bow
ems morgue 1913 Cottage Grove aven-
ue.
Miss Powell was a blonde of striking
appearance and her gown was of rich
and neat material. She wore jewels
last night, but after she died these
were removed and given to Mrs. Wells.
The latter had urged her to go home
and yesterday telephoned to Mabel's
sister that she had promised to go
back.
Expected Home This Morning.
Miss Powell was expected home this
morning, but instead her mother re-
ceived the news of her death. Mrs.
Powell was overcome with grief to-
day and could not see callers. Ethel, a
younger sister, could not account for
the actions of Mabel.
Mother had a hard time trying to
control her." she said. ''She was full
of wild and fantastic schemes and
would pay little heed to mothers adj
monitions. She had everything she
could wish for, but she seemed never
satisfied and was a continual source of
worry to US. Mabel met Mrs. Wells at
a dramatic school, she told us, and
brought her to the house twice to din
ner. / do not think Mabel intended
to go on the stage, but was taking the
course more to kill time than anything
else. Mother attempted to break up
the acquaintance with Mrs. Wells, but
Mabel rebelled and went away"
often Wished to Die.
1t has been learned that Miss Powell
several times recently spoke of wishing
to die, but those who heard her
thought she was only jesting. Mrs.
Wells was to have left the city and re-
turned to her home in Cincinnati to-
day and this is thought to have made
her friend more melancholy than usual.
There was a bruise on Miss Powells
face when she was found unconscious
last night, but it is claimed that this
was caused by her falling against the
wall.
The burial will take place at Paris,
H., which was formerly the home of
the Powells.
One of the two women who were
with the women at the Auditorium An
mex said to-day:
II have had a casual acquaintance
with Miss Powell for some time. She
wrote to me that she was in trouble,
and / would have been glad to have
helped her out of it had I been in a po-
sition to do so. Last night we met her
with Mrs. Wells at the Auditorium
Annex. We stopped and talked with
them and then my friend and I went
to the Chicago Athletic club, where
we had dinner. Afterward we walked
down Michigan avenue
Introduced to Mrs. Wells.
when we. met the two women Miss
Powell introduced me to Mrs. Wells
and l introduced my friend. They
were just going to the dining room
and WI consented to sit with them for
a short time. Two young men called
for the women in the meantime and we
left and did not see them afterward.
Miss Powell had previously informed
me that she had an engagement. My
friend did not know either of the wo-
men until last night, and 1 had not
met Mrs. Wells before"
POst-Mortem Shows Poison.
Coroner's Physician Noel completed
a pOst-mortem examination of the
body this afternoon and reported that
death had been caused by narcotic
poisoning, probably morphine or opium.
DR.. Noel said the drug might have been
taken with no apparent effect several
hOlrS before death epc1ed