The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-11
DR.. c. coFF TALsorT FOUND
DEAD IN eENwoop, EARLY
YESTERDAY.
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Vraeks-Was Probably Placed
There-Suspeet Foul Play.

oocy was ouetehed Across Railroad
Traeks-Was Probably Placed
There-suspset Foul Play.
Dr. c. Con Talbot, Of Aloundsville
dentist at the State penitentiary. WAS
found dead. his body lying directly
|ecross the tracks OF the Ohio River
division OF the d. & o. Railroad. at
benwood, Sunday morning at 5
O'CLOCK whether he met with foul
play. or whether he died a natural
death has as yet not been decided by
the Marshall county officials. who are
making q thorough Investigation of
the case.
The body was found by Harry Metz.
OF benwood. night Waterman at the
wheeling Steel & Iron plant. as he
was returning home from duty Sun
day morning. Mr. Metz Immediately
notified Chief OF Police Luke Sauers,
OF Benwood. Chief Sauers called Ed
ward Cooey. Of the Cooey q Bentz I'M
dertaking establishment in Benwood.
and the three went to the spot where
the body lay. They made an investi-
cation and had the body removed to
the Cooey & Bentz morgue. and then
notified Coroner ]. T. McCombs and
Prosecuting Attorney James ID. Par
riott. OF Moundsville.
Mr.. McCombs and Mr.. Pariott, to-
gether with Sheriff c. e. Hutchison,
of Moundsvflle. Immediately went TO
Benwood. where they viewed the re-
mains and began an Investigation into
the Doctors death.
The officers were at loss how to
commence an Investigation until after
noon Sunday, when, after the news OF
the death was made public at
Moundsville. three young men of that
place. Friend Williams. John Hannah
and Harry Wise. notified Prosecutor
Parriott they were with the Doctor at
10 O'Clock Saturday night.
Was In BeIIalre.
II was learned from these parties
that DIR. Talbot had gone to Bellaire.
Saturday afternoon TO attend the
homecoming celebration. leaving
Moundsville on the $3.50 o'clock car
When leaving Moundsville he was
alone. Williams. who was the princi-
pal informant, stated that he and Han
nah and Wise met the Doctor at the
Windsor hotel in Bellaire about $50
o'clock Saturday evening. and that he
was in a drunken condition. Williams
went on to say that he helped Talbot
to the ferry landing and brought him
across the river to Benwood about 10
o'clock. or shortly after that hour
He was too drunk to be taken home on
a car. so they started out to find
place with bed TO put him for the re-
mainder of the night They incurred
at several alleged speakeasles IN Ben
wood, but all refused. They were GO
ing up Seventh street, when they met
four men. who knew Williams, but he
L. L.
the men IL they knew where they could
secure lodging for a man over night
and one party volunteered to look them
up a place. The three Moundsville
parties. together with the stranger as
sisted the Doctor TO an alleged speak
easy upsan alley from Seventh street.
where they asked IL the Doctor could
not have a bed for the night
According to their story. on entering
the house. which is alleged to be a
speakeasy. four men were sitting
around the room drinking. One stated
they would allow him to stay all night,
and inquired how much money he had
He was told by Williams he had 81 90.
At this place Williams and the other
two Moundsville parties left DR. Tai
bolt and knew nothing OF his death
until Sunday at noon.
II was learned at the prison, that
DR.. Talbot had been paid SAL. Satur-
day at noon. and others who saw him
In saloons in Bellsire. state he was
spending money promisciously 9th
ers said that he bet all OF his money
on Boston. In worlds series. and al
most doubled his money. Williams
stated that when he first saw the Doc
tor Saturday night, he was in the
Windsor hotel bar room. and that he
was buying drinks for the house. one
after another.
Body TO MoundsviIIe.
a tnoon the body was removed
from the Cooey a Bentz morgue TO
the ID. G. Lutes undertaking parlors
at Moundsville. where an autopsy was
conducted by Coroner ]. T. McCombs.
Dr. A. b. Ashworth. the prison physi.
clan. and DIT. W. p. Bonar. No scars
nor any marks OF violence were found
on his body. II was then thought
probable that he had been poisoned.
His stomach was removed and ana
lyzed BY DR.. Bonar and DIT. Ashworth.
The stomach was found TO be nor
NAL. and there was no sign Of any
poison. His lungs and heart were
also examined by the physicians. His
lungs were fognd TO be enlarged. due
TO intoxicating drink. but hts heart
was found to be normal AS no signs
whatever were found that would lead
20 the belief that he was poisoned.
the stomach will not be analysed BY
a chemist
Withholds Verdict.
Coroner J. T. MeCombs last evening
stated that he was not In position al
the present 10 render a verdict as 10
how DIT. Talbot met his death. and