The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-25
Had Kept to His Room.

etWee1 one ana Two O'CLOCK on w ell
nesday one Of the chambermaids knocked
at the door and asked to be allowed to
come in and clean UP the room. The oc 81
cupant of the room replied that he did
not want the bed made up at
The honsekeeper was In the room adj
Joining No. 26 "Wednesday afternoon
about six o'clock and told one of the
servants 10 look after the room III which
Mr.. Schock was There was no answer
to the servants knock, and believing
the man to be intoxicated the servant did
not enter.
Mr.. schock had been drinking hard
ever since being at the hotel. He pun
chased his drinks and made n ticket for
them. His. meals were charged to his
room. Tuesday night 1t Is known that he
was drinking excessively. and in fact
had been In an intoxicated condition ever
since Friday. The decomposcd condition OF
his body Is attributed to the fact that
he was an excessive drlnker.
Immediately after the body was found.
Chief of Police Werner was notified and
with Detective Mcmahon came to tho
hotel Nothing in tho room was touched
until DR.. Taylor arrived A search Of.
the room revealed nothing save the one
suit of clothes the man had worn. His
trousers were found hanging against the
door and his coat was spread across n
chair. His hat. In the band of which was
found his name. was lying on the bureau.
In his undershlrt he was lying across
the bed In n perfectly natural position.
His right hand was folded across his
chest and his left arm hung by his side.
But In the chair. drawn near the bed
in easy reach Of the right hand was the
bottle from which the man may have
drank to his death.
Had Wife and Child.
Chief Werner and DR.. Taylor. with De-
tective Mcmahon searched the pockets
OF the mans clothing. Not cent Of
was found a purse. in which were several
kodak pictures of little child and a
dog, and n photograph OF a very hand
some woman. This Is supposed to DO his
wife, rs It was afterwards learned that
he was a married man, and his wife was
at Smithfed. Md The kodak pictures
are of little boy playing With a shep,,
herd dog They are taken In the y, yard
Baggage check No 1901" from the
Monticello Hotel. in Norfolk. was found
In the pocket Of his trousers, along with
several keys.
Mr.. schock was a man Of about thirty
five years OF age. He was llght-complex-
ioned, and had a sandy-colorcd must che:
IIe is known to have been q member Of
I Tic lItha OIuc|' IL
The body was turned over to UNDER
taker Bennett fifteen minutes utter 1t
was discovered
z In answer to telegram sent to tho
Hamilton Hotel in Hagerstown, Md, by
Mr.. Foster, OF the Campbell Hotel, ask
Ing for information concerning tho de-
ceased, the following telegram was re-
ceived last night:
s"Schocks father-in-law5 Joe Wlshard
(SigneD "a. II. GUNNELL."
@ Mr., Foster, of the hotel, gave out the
following statement last night:
THE statement as made by tho after
noon papers was entirely In error rs to
the supposed time of death these papers
Stating that the death occurred some q, two
or three days past. We are Informed.
and correctly so,, that Mr. schock was
secn BY two gelitlemenNln the hotel as
late MS 1880 A, M. Wednesday. MI.
schock was also heard to so into his
room by occupant of adjoining room early
"Wednesday morning These facts. Of
course disprove the sta tement that death
occurred sooner than early Wednesday
morning. =,
morning from j, w. schocls, Philadelphia,
requesting that the body be sent to
IIagerstown Md, Tho hotol manager
wired tho cause Of death ms suicide.