The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-12-19
USES REVOLVER
ID END HIS LIFE
MISSES ffIsfsI.I.f' THIS FIRST rnEzs.
BVr SECOND BULI,E5r T.oDeEs
N BRAIN.


WASHINGTON, D C.. Special step
ping into a Pennsylvania ~ enue ROOM
ing house at noon yesterday and With
out pausing TO Disclose his presence or
intentions TO the propriefress. William
9. WDlge, thirty years Old, clerk in
the Departments CT Commerce and La
Dor, hred bullet into his brain. cals-
ing Instantaneous death.
About a year ago J Louis Wilige.
president Of prominent realty COM
pany bearing his name, with Offices at
oeo lnirteentn- street, Northwest. and
Drofher OF the dead nan. committed
suicide 80 his Office by shooting him
self in the head with a revolver.
Relatives and friends attributed WiI~
liam's act to brain fever, which. they
say, resulted from a severe spell Of ty-
isSAoid. He was IA GARFIELD Hospital
Tor about six weeks, and was dis
charged from there only about three
weeks ago. He returned TO work and
the lightest duties that could be found
We're assigned to him on account OF
his weakened condition But even
these proved too much for him. and
friends advised him 10 take several
more weeks to recupefafe-
Shoots ,IIimscif Twice
While on his lunch hour yesterday he
ran into the Avenue room house. which
is over cigar store. and assembled to
Il.
for nobody saw him enter. After re-
moving his coat. vest and hat and
hanging all on the bed pos4s he shot
at himself twice with a revolver. One
ball missed his head and fiattened
against some object ia the room. 1t
was sfterward found or the floor by
Coroner hewitt The other bullet en-
tered at the right temple, and death
was probably instantaneous
Mrs II. S Godshaik. proprietress or
the rooming house. and her nephew.
William DIX. who were sitting Ga the
cigar store. were startled by the re-
ports. The nephew ran upstairs 10 in
AeS1i@ates ard 81 - room next to the
'front.' one found Wnuge.s body 7lying
across the bed. The revolver was lying
on the moor.
leaves Widow and Two Children.
The young man ran to the First Pre-
cinct Police Station. only two blocks
distant, and reported the tragedy An
ambulance, with physician, was sent
out from Emergency- Hospital, and the
doctor said that The man had probably
died instantly
was convinced than Il was plain case
or suicide. The news was broken TO
Mrs Bcrtha NNillige, the wife. who,
with n little hoy and girl. lives Al: 2s1S
seventeenth Street Mort hives She
Eas greatly shocked, bur gave orders
nat the body be turned over to an un-
dertaker.
Yhe dead man left no note TO explain
his deed and the family could fhink
of no reason for II other than his III
ness. Why he went into the r0oming
house TO accomplish his purpose is like
wise conjectOrah but IL IS believed by
some That his only idea Ia going there
was that there would be nobody to in
I terfere. Others thought last night that
while Passing the place the suicidal
Impulse seized him. and that he could
not resist a.
Grletea for his Brother.
some persons who knew William c.
WineEe wei said that he had grieyed
J over his hrother,s suicide. II was re-
called that he was one OF the first In
the Thirteenth street Office after his
brother killed himself and that the
ordeal OF eXpiaiusng the deed 10 his
/ brothers numerouS friends in the besl-
ness section, Whe called at the ofiee.
teu upon him, J. Louis Wiilege's sui
eide hiss always been supposed to have
been due 10 mental straln caused By
oVerWork
William G. was married about I'VE
wears ago. and those who knew him
say he was very happy. The only
his recent illness
There is one brother left-Augustus,
who is a salesman fer the realty firm
formerly headed by his brother Louis.