The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-09
DEAD IN HIS ROOM
AT PLANTERS KOTEL,
K. c. Alexander. Prominent Mer-
chant of Fort Worth. Texas,
Expired Suddenly.
HAD BEEN TAKING SULPHONAL.
House Physician Relieves It a Case
OF Heart Failure Friends
From His Home Take
Charge of the Body.

| Il. e. Alexander prominent clothing
merchant of Fort Worth, Tex, was fou,,d
| dead In his room at the Planters Hotel last
evening. His death is supposed to have beer
| caused by heart-failure, which may have
| been superinduced by a dose Of sulphonal
taken TO relieve headache, from which he
| had been suffering in the afternoon.
Mr.. Alexander arrived at the Planters
| Hotel Tuesday afternoon. He was ASSIGNED
to room No. S3s. Chief Clerk Chidsey sew
him later in the day in the lobby. That
| night he asked Night Clerk Lord to change
his room. complaining that the one he occu-
pied was too warm. The clerk gave him
room No. 439. on the fourth floor
yesterday morning he arose early About
I":"o clock he again retired to his ROOM
Inc chamhermaid, going to the room to
ehahSe the linen. was requested not to dis
turb him. She withdrew and nothing more
was heard or seen of Mr.. Alexander until
IN the afternoon. when he rang for a bell
boy. he requested him to purchase twenty
grains OF sulphonal for him. The suphonal
was purchased at an Olive street drug store
an" was delivered TO his room. few min-
utes later he requested some ice water
ABOUT O'Clock last evening the chamber
maid went again to change the linen She
eould not gain admittance and called HouSa
detective Walter ]. Walton
walton looked through the transom and
saw saw Aiexander lying on the bed He
an effort to arouse Alexander bur yvjtbout
success. Doctor c. 1. Wyche, the bnnsa
physician, was called. He examined AIex-
ander and pronounced him dead The bod,,
was still warm. but the life shark had
departed. spain 1iao
Alexander had on his night robe and
was resting on the bed in a natural no
si.ion: snae There was no distortion of the
features. On the table was the paper
's,nE Mhich mad had contained the suIphonal and a
Ihe police were notified Pstroln,e,
Sledsher and Boka were detailed to the
hotei. They made an examination of tha
~ tbo',, ana OF the dead mans clothing In
me pockets of the coat he had been wear
ing We're several business letters. His
trunk. which was in the room was openeG
was sas ound 'Ied E1n with ssothing In his pockets
!aken to the Four Courts The ambulance
Vas called and the body was removed to
the morSue. ~
Alexander was a well-known merchant
IN Iexas. He was on his way home from
New York where he had been buvtne
son so0ds Gf Eor. a. >; a Burton and John D. Donald
aotel. were informed of his death last
night. They visited the morgue TO look
al the body. By their Instructions Il
lishment 'aiNiiis es'ao-
Both gentlemen had known him for
sears. aarsndMr Mr' Donaldson said last night that
-. hau removed from Hickman
~ ny. 10 fort Worth, Tex, about twelve
sedrs ago. he was a member of the firm
chan,s ch ieSaaaer na E, Thomas clothing mer-
ly and was highly respected in the COM
munity where he lived
alexander made three trips n wear IN
81. Louis to buy goods for his firm, Eis
most intimate friend here was Forrest
ferguson, president of the Ferguson Nc
Kinney Dry Goods Company. Mr. Fsrpu-
son was informed of Alexander,s deatb h,.
a Republic reporter. and said he wonId do |
anything that he could with reference 10
shipping the body to Fort Worth,
HE HAD BEEN IN NEW YORK.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
-, Fort Worth. Tex. Aug S.-R. C. Alexan-
uer was ~ years old. and was the head of
3 ehe prosperous clothing firm of Alexander
= Ihonas. His family Is now at Hickman.
Ny, MS former home. Mrs Alexander went |
20 hickman about June /, to visit her
nother and other relat yes. and on July
" MIR. Alexander departed for New York
IN purchasing trip, going via Hickman
VII. Ihomas had letter from his partner
d lated august z. In New York. In which he
said he would go home via st. Louis and
would arrive Thursday. To-day a draft on
he firm. drawn by Alexander. was maid
'ut 1t was not for large sum. nor in anv
sense an unusual thing Mr.. Alexander haa
me child. a son. He was a. man Of domestic |
astes, and his family relations were cor
lial and afectionate. He was a noted horse |
over. and was of genial cheerful nature
With large circle of true friends 'The
erment. ''' A0