The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-25
SUICIDE AT
CHARLESTON
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Scott ased about 80 Ashlafdj
spteseat iye 81 tie gonnsl Coal
Company, N assy Bottom, ii the BIS
Sandy Valley died in bis room ~
Rufner hotel shortly before four
O'clock Monday afternoon. as the 10.
suit 81 taxing almost 50 grains Of sui:
phate 81 morphine, evidently with
suiciddintent. He went to his room
at about 12 80 0 clock after relEest.
ling the clerk 10 call him in time to
catch No. 10 on the Chesapeake and
Ohio. At about three O'clock two Of
the maids employed 1.-THE hotel were
passing the room and were attract.
ed by peculiar noise within. Inves.
litigation revealed that the sound was
"a g1rgllng one, which came from the
throat Of Scott. who lay unconscious
on his bed. with the almost empty
morphine bottle beside him.
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Maids inform Clerk.
Realizing instantly that the man
had taken too much Of the opiate, the
maids informed the clerk, who calle,l
Dr. Thomas. The physician responded
promptly and heroic methods were re.
sorted to in an unayailing attempt to
bring Scott from under the influence
of the drug.
Scott came to Charleston from Ash
land Friday last on No. 3. and when
he registered at the Rutfner he was
slightly intoxicated. He went at once
to a room, but as soon as he awoke
he began drinking again and remain
ed intoxicated during almost the
whole time between that and his death.
Monday morning he went to the Ka'
nawha Drug Company and purchased
a bill Of goods for his company's store
at NOISY Bottom, procuring bottle
of morphine there upon the pretext
that he wanted to take 1t with him
| to the president Of his company, who
was badly in need oft
He then went to a friend in the
city and had him cash a check for .
small amount before returning to the
hotel. When he did return to the hotel
he found that he had missed No. 8, on
which he had intended to return to
Ashland, and went to his room to
wait until time for M. 10.
Inquest Is Held.
Immediately after his death Judge
MacCorkle, the acting coroner, was
summoned and an inquest was held.
The Jury, which was composed Of
E. E. Hood, Peter silmansc Q. NJ. Tudor.
W. H. Fielder, j. R. Sutherland and
A. E. Wood, rendered verdict that
he came to his death as the result
of an overdose Of morphine admins
tered BY himself.
Scott was son of 8. A. Scott, OF
Lewisburg, a prominent Republican
politician. He registered at the hotel
as being from Lewisburg, but it is
known that his home was at Ashland,
where he lived with his wife and chill.
dren. He was a shriner, and had been
connected with various coal compa-
MES in this State during the past ten
years. having visited Charleston fire..
quentIy.
Motive Is Unknown.
What his motive was for commit
ting suicide is not known, but the
supposition is that he was. mentally
unbalanced as the result Of strong
dissipation. After the inquest his body
was tagen to Mead's morgue, where
it was held, awaiting communication
with his relatives. A telegram to Ash
land discovered the fact that his wife
and children were visiting some
where in the Big Sandy valley, but his
father was gotten by phone at Lewis
burg, who instructed the undertakes
to prepare the body for burial and
send 1t to Lewisburg.
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