Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-05-17
MAN FOUND DEAD
IN LIVERY STABLE
Edward Moore Goes to Sleep az Owen
& Pines Saturday Night and
Never Wakes

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q Pines Saturday Night and
Never Wakes
Edward Moore. familiarity known as
Flutes" Moore about town, and re.
siding with his sisters on East Add
lion street. was found dead Monday
morning aboNt O'clock ia cab IN
owen 4 Pines livery stable OF North
Queen street Death is supposed 70
have resulted from heart failure in.
duced BY acute alcoholism, He was
about Is years old and unmarried
The discovery was made By Roland
Myers, an employe OF The livery sta
bic. who then called TO "jakey" Vol
ford. another employe OF the firm.
They found the man doubled up IN the
cab. resting In sort OF kneeiing pos
ture. aud cold in death. Mr.. Pine,
DR. Lsngfurd aud other men close by
were notified and afterwards Coroner
Kline. Later Undertaken Wilen re-
moved the body 10 his undertaking
rooms.
Mr. Moore was last seen, so far AZ
can be learned, shortly before ~ o.
clock Saturday night going through
Owen & Pines livery yard in the d..
roetlon Of the stable at the rear, X
is supposed that he went into the or
en- door and efawied into the cob at
tho back end Of the stable 10 sleep and
never awolse from his siumber, dy
ing sometime Saturday night
Monday morning, w. w Westphal
acting constable summoned the fol-
lowing jury + p staley Thomas =,
Aud, f. A. HammAnn. John II. Blon-
del, Il. d Myers ard John T panldlng
together with a number OF witnesses.
The deceased was the SOU Of the
late John Moore and wife and was
born In this city He WAS generally
employed about concrete work. lie ~
survived By four sisters and one bro
ther: Mrs. Jacob sheetz, Misses Nan
ME, Name and Evely and James
Moore. this city, who have the sympa.
thy OF the public IN thor bereave-
ment. His mother died a year or
more age
Alcohol Cause OF Mans Death.
Coroner w. n. Kline conducted an
inquest Monday evening At s o'clock
In the Wilen undertaking rooms over
the body OF Edward Moore, who was
found dead Monday morning Ia a cab
In owen q Pines livery stable.
The Jury was eompeaed OF y p sta
ley, j. +, Paulding John Il Blondel, J.,
w. Dean, Thos Il. AUD and b. y My
eSs.
Four witnesses testified before the
Jury, the first one being Dr., ". T.
Henshaw. He stated that knowing
Moore as he did, having frequently
been called to attend him 10 the
course of several years. he was con
glneed that the man died from heart
failure. no marks Of violence being
found on his body.
Roland Myere cab driver for Ow-
en- q Pine. testified thar shortly after
7 o'cloek Monday morning he found
Moore In a cab In tho haek part OF the
stable. He said that he saw Moore
pass through the stable yard some
time before midnight saturday night
and supposed he WAS Leing back 10
the stable to sleep as many fellows
were IN tho habit Of doipg when intox-
icated, but not having seen him
around the premises during sunday.
he thought he might still be IN the sta
bic ard then went to see about him.
Myers said that II was dark in the
back part Of the stable and that by the
light Of a match be found Moore In a
cab in the back part OF the stable, He
said he felt his hands and face and
found them cold He then called to
"Jakey" WoIford. another employee Of
the livery stable and the two then no.
tilted some Of the n1lghbors that
Moore was dead
Jacob o. Wexford wa the next Wit
ness and he corroborated the testi-
mony OF Myers He said that he last
saw Moore about II O'Clock Saturday
night and the latter said ne was going
back 10 take sleep
Peyton Engle also testified TO see.
Ing Moore shortly before II O'Clock
Saturday night al the Queen street
entrance Of the stable yard.
The testimony OF all Of the witness
texeept Or Henshaw WHO did not see
Mr. Moore Saturday night but was ac-
quainted with his habhs) tended TO
show that he was intoxicated when
last seen alive.
The jury then rendered the verdict
that In their opinion Edward Moore
came 70 his death By heart failure
spperinduced by excessive use of alco-
hol.