The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-26

constantly talking Of the girl in his
store. He was wasting his substance
spending his means and abusing MS
wife. He came home from 10 p. m. at
night at a. m. the next morning.
His wife was willing to take the
store and run it. She had made money
for him before and wanted TO again
but he wouldn't allow her TO.
"On Thursday prior to his death John
Clator told his wife that the end of the
world had come from him and that the
family Of his clerk was going u sue
him and take all Of his property. lie
and his wife talked the matter over ana
she asked how she could held save the
property, and he told her II she were
dead that they couldn't take the prop
erty.
Would Have Wife Suicide.
Along between 5 and 6 o'clock Friday
evening this woman determined 10 sl' e
I'd all that life holds dear to Il mother.
She decided to risk her children IN Inc
hands Of others. to give her husband 10
another woman TO save his property. He
kissed her and she kissed him. Then ne
wanted to go away from her. Elat"r
told his wife he would so to Bridg"paTS
and return within an hour ond onc-ha!t
and either said to her: Don't do any
thing while I'm gone or do ometaiag
while I'm gone We have not been a'"e
to ascertain which.
"Clator came back at 1870 that night,
instead Of in an hour and half. He
met his little daughter. Helen, en- the
pike. where she had gone to church The
little girl accompanied her father homc
and when the two arrived Mrs. Clatnr
WA; sitting up. waiting for the child.
".ts they stopped in the door Clator
said to his wife: I thought you would
be upstairs Upstairs, gentlmen Of the
jury. where he knew there was ic-
volver and where he had hoped 10 find
his wife dead. a suicide.
The woman had kissed her little boy
goodbye, but only the rushing into the
house early that evening of her little
girl saved her. Mrs. Clator had made
up her mind to die. and when she was
about to destroy herself the littlC girl
rushed in and asked: Mamma. when are
you going TO get me ready for church."
They may have remained up all Of
that night talking things over. In the
pantry there was 4 razor. On the
kitchen table there was whiskcy bot
tie. Upstairs there was n revolver
which Mrs. Clator had borrowed at her
home in East Wheeling when her hus-
band wont away and left her to run the
store and TO carry large SUMS Of money
to the house from the store.
Again Urged Self-Destruct1on.
THE next morning the fuss started
again. He told her there was but one
one way out and walked her to the pam
try where the razor lay. Clator called
his wife O damned fool for not getting
next TO what he meant. and finally said
10 her: If you don't do it, I will
Gentlemen, this woman has been in
the hospital for some time in a state OF
dclidium. She has not been able 20
make any connected statements. She
has described the scene in the house to
me as best she can in her feeble condi-
ton. 1t has been very difficult to ascer-
tain the facts.
John E. Clator. the dead mans father
entered the house and picked up the ra-
zor box near his sons body and laid
them on a window sill. The revolver
was near Mrs. Gators left hand. and
doctor will tell you that Mrs. Clator
could not have used her left hand after
her Wrist was cut. l want you always
10 keep in mind that the razor was be-
low his body"
AT this point Mr.. Mckee objected to