Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-14
MAN DIES IN CELL.
Well to- do Contractor Lock.
ed Up for Drunkenness.
LAD NO MEDICAL AT.
TENTION.
iIE nan BEEN DEAD AN HOUR
WHEN POLICE CALLED
THE DOCTOR.

sats I'M AVtNa
W. y Totten. forty nve years old
a well-to-do contractor OF Blueneld.
w Va. was locked in cell of the
sixth precinct police station yester-
day morning ON churgc OF drunk
enness. \ few hours urlorward he
was found lying on the noor dead
The prisoner had received no med
ical attention because the police had
not suspected there was anything the
matter with him beyond the ordinary
effects OF alcoholic cNccsscs
Totten came Co this city ON
Wednesday with "a party nf Rlueneld
people. who took advantage or an
excursion rate lie registered nt the
Metropolitan Hotel aud was assigned
to a room with friend. w u Beav
ors. also of nlucncld While the 9th
cr members OF the excursion party
were seeing the sights OF tho city.
Toiten is said Co have kept apart aud
To have spent most OF his time alone
On Friday night. when tho party
was preparing to return tu West Win
glnia, Totten could not bee found nis
room mate beavers. made diligeut
search, but could obtain no mformn-
ton of his friend Search was nnally
abandoned since u was known that
rotten had plenty OF money and was
usually able to take care of himself.
and his friends left the city. Mr.
Beavers intrustcd a note for Totten
10 the hotel clerk. expressing regret
at leaving. and hoping that Tottcn
would follow ON the next train
The night clerk or tho hotel SAYS
that Tottcu did not return to his
room ON Friday night aud that moth
Ing was hoard of him
ARRESTED as DRUNK
At s o'clock yesterday morning
Totten was orrcstod ,t John Marshall
Place aud Pcnns,lyania avenue
northwest and takrn to bc sixth
precinct station. where 20 Charge OF
drunkenncss was entered against
him lie refused To give his name.
but when searched fhc FIRST papcra
found upon him were in thc uamo of
John Coulcy. so De- was thus entered
on the blottcr when takou to % cclI
he lay down and apparently fau at
once into % deep sleep
Thomas llaulcy the station kcop.
err visited the ccll at s.I5 O'Clock.
half an hour aften Tottcn had beou
locked up. as he waa ou bI. aut Goo
Qulet Noisy prisoner HD found Tot
Ten lying face downward ou tho floor
tie entered and turned hIm over
Aftor that hc visited Toueu twice
more and three visits wore paid io
the prisoner by Policeman y D. Pot
ter
AZ each visit bat one tho man was
aroused Tho exception was th. u.f
visit OF IanIcy. who entered tus csu
at 90 O'Clock in fbe afternoon iud
saw Toitou again wing n,. duau
ward ON thr floor with uutffptch,d
arms uanlov attempted fp uru him
over bui found blm limp aud pow
crlcss
Alarmed at the appearance OF Tot
ten ho hurIodif summoned ID $500
ior. % physician 81 fhr poor uhu wa.
ot the station Tho doctor madr sn
examination of the prisoner. ono
said that hr bad been d,ad fur NOR.
than GOO hour
Coroner Ncuu later rttmluei he
body. which aas Identified fh.f OF
The missing Tofton. and pronounced
death due Foo alcohol, rasfrfI. Th.
body was taken fo fha morrua frr.
% will be hrid unfI word received
from rhe dead man. relative. afu
vcr. notified Jf hts 1aafE
INSPECTOR BONRUWAN NTH
insrecotf Hoeriuan actin.
iufDudcut uf police n fhr I..nr. Of
Maj Sylvester a haf although
The AFFAIR o. unrrtuuaf. I. Uul. u.
reason to 1iam. fhe meu o. ..
Sixth pIocInr. THoy fn1E 600 u.I.
40 measure he nid ana IH.I
the prisoner frequently If I. m.r
had been arrested thrown InIna ssII
and NOT soou again for hours auI
then found dead there would bo r,.
son FOR iuFcsIgafiou Th. no'. a.
rcuOrfrd Lv station. kraDnf T.rf..