The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-02
LAY UNCONSCIOUS SIXTEEN
 HOURS BEFORE DEATH CAME
Host of Friends Shocked by News
 of His Sudden Demise.
He Had Grasined His Ambition To Become sAerin only Nine snths nefore the End-He Was Married oniy a Month
 Ago.

Inst as his ambition of years had been realized, while he hao barely begun to anioy the benefits or leadership aftei a fife of toll. and only one month after his marriage to Miss Sadie May Elliott. af this City, Samuel Solomon Beiser. sherin of Montgomery County was claimed by death yesterday witnout moments warning.
 A paralytic stroke that attacked MT. Belser at 10 o'clock Monday evening" ended his earthly existence at s'eV o'clock yesterday afternoon. and Mont gomerv County mourns the loss of It's sheriff, the loss of one loved by tnos. who knew him, and those who worAeo under and for him.
 Living in apparently perfect health and having almost never been Ill m bis fife. MT. Belser was snatched away from his friends and dear ones less tnah .twenty-four hours after they had con yersed happily with him. MT Seiser died at his residence. 40 South Decatur street. after he had been unconscious for sixteen hours.
 Rarely before in the history of Mont gonery County has one of it's omcers haan called away so suddenly Frienus. Sallow officials and his deputies saw rim at the court house late Monday aAs- arnoon. The sheriff was in his cnaFac- terfsttc iovia1 mood and discusseo va ried topics with them. |. .h.
 Ha went to his home early m tbe svening. and spent the early hours o1 inc night in his accustomed happy con .s.-arssf,on among the members ok nls famiiy circle. He retired aDout*s o'clock. - .,s,s7 .ned and she immediately observed thet her husband was intensely rest less She turned on the Nght. MT; Ralser attempted to get up, put hao raisea himself but few inches when ne fell back limp and heipiess on Ine Dea.
 Mrs. Belser at once caiieo J n. cochran. the shsrif[ss s Strant ars sfation Mr. Cochran hurried 70 Lns Sesidence 10 ind Mr. Belser was suner- inc Intensely from pain in his lett arm. After an unavailing enor. oI sev- eraI minutes to restore circulatlon s ls sha arm. MT. Cochran was convincoo thst MT. Belser had sustained stroke of paralysis Physicians were nurriso 1J summoned, and soon after their ar- rival MT. Belser was attacked wEA nausea. .n.
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 shortIv hefore midnight, the stroke that mad previously been confined to the left side, spread to every organ of the sheriff's body except his heart ana ne sank unconscious into the spell ron which he was never aroused.
 That Mir. Beiser was beyond .ne reach of medical skill. the attending nbvsicians knew when he sank into the coniatose conditioR. but not untl 1O o'clock yesterday morning did they Inform members of the family that there was no hope for his recovery.
 News was then broken to the im- mediate relatives that they must pre- pare for the worst ana rom sna. hour until death came, loved ones watched the inert form. waiting for the last breath to leave his body. and hopinR that some Divine intercesston might yet accomplish his recovery.
 MT. Belser died without struggle and devoid of pain so far as human knowledge can tell. He seemed not tn snAfer after the stroke of midnight Monday. His life slowly ebbed away as the glowing ashes of nre graeSr ually fade and grow cold.
 Few persons in Montgomery outside inc immediate family of the Sheriff were aware of his desperate. Illness Monday night. Members or the ram ilv were so busy in administering 10 the natient that it was not until about o'clock yesterday morning that the first news of his illness was transmit- ted to the public.
 Al this hour MT. Cochran telephoned Day Jailer Pettus at the county jail and almost simultaneously he inform ad AIhert !. Taylor the sheriff's chief denlltv of Mr. Belser's critical con- dition, The sheriffs entire force of deputies was advised and in tew minutes the distressing news had spread throughout the city and even into the country precincts.
 When death had ultimately closed the eyes of the Sheriff the information was Immediately dispatched to Chief Deputy Taylor and to Day Jailer Pet tus and then on to the innumeraple friends of the dead official The or fee of the Sheriff at the County court House was closed and the door was draped in mourning
 Held in High Esteem.
 No greater tribute could be paid MT Belser than that he was universally loved. The news Of his death cast gloom over his force of deputies nearly equal to despondency for they had no better friend. They worked for him as if 1t were pleasure and ne hao only to hint to his deputies that he desired something performed In order fo have it accomplished.
 Through his kind and generous spirit, MT Belser has ingratiated himself in the hearts of the people of Montgom- erv county. Coming from substan- tiaI family and always pursuing the course oS good will and justice toward his fellow man, which traits became even more prominent in his personality since his connection with the sheriff's ofice in 1900. MT. Belser had gained the esteem and admiration of the cit teens of every section of the county
 D1l- -f-- Nld and would have reached the age of fifty-seven had he lived until December He was born In Dale county. the son of James P. and Ruth Belser. While yet