The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-06
OPERA SINGER VIM. PAUL.
FALLS 1870 FEET TO HIS DEATH
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dotted on one another" said Joseph ehee-
1 han, tenor for the Savage forces.
Their love was mutual" he continued.
| "and the way they got along together was
! often remarked by members OF the COM
pany."
Francis Boyle, the big basso Of the troupe.
was not so sure about what to say. When
asked IL the affairs of the Paulls had al
ways been of amicable nature. he SAID
'Tn tell you, but no. had better not tax
Mr. c. r. Crandall of the American Type
Foundry advanced the theory that PAUL
had been thrown from the Southern Hotel
window.
He could not figure how, according to the
laws of gravity. a mans body could drop
eighteen or twenty feet out from the build
ing line unless he either jumped out or was
pushed from the window. An apple
dropped from a height Of a thousand feet"
he argued, will only drop out of line a
few feet" PAUL had dropped about 1So feet
and there wac nothing to give his body out
ward impetus. the Southern Hotel being al
most as straight up and down as tha Bank
of Commerce building. II his body had not
hit the horse. it would surely have dropped
into the gutter. a distance OF twenty feet
or more from the building line.
The windows the sixth floor are con-
sderably smaller than the windows on the
other floors. and are divided in the middle.
1t would be an extremely difficult thing for
man of PaulHs size to fall through 1t,
since 1t only measures three feet from the
sill to the upper half.
On the outside Of the window is a ledge
two and one-half feet wide, sufficient to
catch falling body under any, but most
extraordinary circumstances.
WIDOW REFUSES
TO BE INTERVIEWED.
All efforts to see tho bereaved widow
Thursday afternoon were unavailing. Man
ager Leffingwell left word that she must
not be disturbed. and a member Of the
company stood guard over Mrs. Joseph
Sheehan's room. where the women Of the
company offered consolation during the aft
ernoon.
She stated to Doctor Behrens that her
husband had not been well during the night,
He had been suffering from a cold for the
last few days. which retarded his singing
considerably Wednesday night, and that he
had passed a sleepless night. Three times
during the night, she said. she had arose
and procured new night robe for him, as
he had persp!red SO freely that the robes
became thoroughly saturated with moisture
within remarkably short periods. His ILL
ness, It is thought, might have effected his
mind.
Yesterday afternoon he arose about 12:4o
and said he felt much better. He expressed
a desire to go out with his wife later for
a stroll. Twenty-Five minutes later he was
lying on the sidewalk beneath his window
in dying condition.
William PAUL was native Of England,
having been born and raised in London, ac-
cording to the best information that can he
gotten from the members Of his company.
His home address is No. 9S Everins road.
London. His father, he was often heard to
say. Is the manager Of the Dent Glove
Company's plant at London.
HAD BEEN SUCCESSFUL
THROUGHOUT UNITED STATES.
PAUL had been with the Castle SQUARE
Company about two years, and met with
great success throughout the United states.
He had good contract with Mr.. Savage.
and In view Of the fact that he was am
bilious and had everything in the world
to further his artistic career. is proof pos
tive. members of the company think, that
his death was accidental.
peculiar coincidence of the death of
Paul In this city is the fact that st. Louis
Is the scene Of his lifes romance. If he
had lived until February 49, 1905, he would
have celebrated the second anniversary Of
his wedding day.
He had only the most pleasant remem-