The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-13
William BTam Suffered
Stroke of ApopIexy While
Eating a Lunch in City Res
taurant Last Night.
SQUANDERED A FORTUNE
LEFT TO HIM IN YOUTH
Man of Many Friends and
Recognized by all as a
"Good Fellow Received
Last Call.

William C.. Byram, aged about 4S
years and rooming in the Grand Ho-
tel building on Main street, died last
night at 80 o'clock in the City
Restaurant of cerebal apoplexy. He
is survived by one known Ielatiye,
an uncle of the name George E. Vor-
hees a wealthy Morristown, n. j..
merchant.
Mr. Byrum had been to the vaude
vile at the New Phillips last night
after which he stopped in the Kelly
saloon from which place he started
for the City Restaurant. 1t is said
that in crossing Eighth and Main
streets he fell to the ground, arose
and started on toward the restaurant
, Shortly after eleven he entered the
restaurant and ordered steak
lunch, which he seemed TO have diff
Guilty in eating, apparently being in
toxicated
Thought to Be Strangling.
Suddenly he stopped eating and ex-
hibited signs OF strangling. One of
the walters noticing this, went to him
and said something to which Byram
answered nothing. The waiter then
procee ded to the outside of the coun-
ter and grasped him by the shoulders.
At being lifted from the stool he col
lapsed. He was dragged from the
east room of the restaurant to the
west apartment, where the continued
heaving of the chest was observed,
and the remark was made that the
man was strangling TO death. He was
laid on his back and medical assist
ance was sent for
+. DR.. Col5urn, who happened to be
nearby, hurried TO Byram's assist
ance. but when he arrived, the unfor-
was removed to Wilson and Pohlmey-
er's morgue. where Coroner Markley
handed in the verdict of "Cerebal ap-
oplexy."
Was Born in Luxury.
+, With the death of Mr. Byram, pass
es one of the best known persons
about the city and ends a career
which was started in Morristown, sur
rounded by wealth and luxury, later
colored by an education at Peek\lIill
Military Academy. He was a mem
Der of the Entire Nous club, whose
baseball team he managed for sever
al seasons and was recognized as an
excellent sportsman.
Mr. Byram. in the race for city
clerk, several years ago, ran against
John Taggart. who defeated him and
has held the office since
At about the age of sixteen his
father died and left Mr.. Byrum Il for
tune of no mean propOrtiou The
young lad with his mother came to
Richmond. where they took up their
residence at 40 So. Eleventh street.
From the death of his father the lad
always had AN ample allowance due
him each month from the interest of
the inheritance and never knew the
needs of work or want. A few years
after he became of age and came into
his property nearly all of ii |
ago he went to Morristown
where he sold some real es-
tate which had been held in trust for |
him. The returns of this deal were.
also thrown away, and for the past |
six months or so he has lived through |
the assistance of several friends who |
have stuck by him through thick and |
thin.
No papers other than a letter con-
cerning stock in the Gold King Min
ing Co. of Arizona in which he is sup
posed to have been interested. were
found upon his person. The uncle
at Morristown, \. ]. was notified of |
the death by telegraph last night.