The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-23
ELM GROVE GIRL DID NOT COM
NIT SUICIDE IS DOCTORS RE-
PORT TO CORONER.
ORIGINAL IDEA THAT SHE HAD
TAKEN cARBoLIC ACID FOUND
ERRONEOUS

nr. Carl ". Ul:ay:. a. 81 o'cior'i
To-; u.EAt repvr,"d u Coroner X q.
HOBBS that MISS Josephine Bnucnhergc"
~ F,,m Grove. came 70 her death acct
Urntu',y by TSphNN;guoa troW flames
Of natural gas. Miss liuUruherS"r Ms
tnu!d dead m her room At Mrs. ;. VI.
CiruSrS'S yvomjuy house, NJ. g. rti-
tscuth street. Il Was reported ~ LrSI
that she had deed from drinking car
bo.lc acid. When the body MAS tlN"9
10 SvNrudcr'S undertaking parlo:s, how
ever. the undertaken questioned the car
oolic acid theory, holding that The d'S-
coioratiop on the dead girls face WIS
not due To Carbo,Ic acid burns. bat WAS
only the effect OF caS On her face. Cor
ouer Hobbs then ordered Or. tItcvt 3ud
Dr. II. l.. Copeland 70 perform An auto3-
sy with tho result chat hr. lii"rt made
the foregoing report 10 the coroner. 1T
Copeland stated that 4 clear analysis
MAS impossible owing to the length -
time the girl had been dead
Incidents surrounding the death OK
Miss BOncnberEer we're related I" the
Intclltcencer last evening b. t.. L. Bon
CuherGer. OF III Avenue II. Elm EroNc
father Of the dead 'r!rl. and Paul K. Bon
cnAcrgcr. OF E.IgIngtun Lane. one OF her
brothers Miss ROnruh,CEcr they said
MAS employed at WaEucr'S wh".">'""
grocery. and decided. during the present
rush Of business tNNt prcccdcS the nor
idayS to engage room in town, since
she would have - work a. nights i"'
the next two weeks. and would lie very
late IN reaching her home at Elm EroNe
Miss Eoncnb berger. they said. went ["
her home a. Elm Grove Saturday after
noon and did not leave 10 com" I" ne
room at Mrs. Groves place until ahou;
6:I5 O'Clock Sunday cvfu.ug. She had
told her mother. they said. Of her ar
ranEemcnt TO stay in Wheeling tor
TWO weeks. raul 'Eou"nhcreer stated
that he S.tw his sister IN Wheeling sat
urcay. and that Sh" arranged WIKI him
70 bring her clothes 10 her room on
Fifteenth street.
Burst OF Gas Eumos
When Miss RuucuNrrG"v failed 10 re-
mort for work ~ WaEn,r'S Monday an"
again on Tuesday morning a call was
made 10 her home 10 learn II She was
sick. Mrs. l.. l. EoHcUbrrgrr. jose
-,hir.'s mother. went immediately 10
Mrs. Groves house 70 !uIUi;, ,sSo"t her
daughter.
Pushing open :nc door to the girls
room. MIR Uourun"rCer sud. Mrs. Hon
CuhcrCsr met 4 bUrS' of gHS fumes tH2t
WIS almost strong enough - Su'to"'t"
her. \ fire. Mrs Euuca,rrErr said. VA
burning strong IN = EczHor heating
stove and iAcr" vas. NJ Ventilation IN
the room. Mrs. Groves said that the
room WAS 50 full OF gas fumes and 50
no, that Shr could scarcely Gct inside
To turn OF the gas and open the win
dowS
According 20 MIR BoncAbcrg"r. his
dauchtrr lay Just as though Sh" ha"
dropped OF t. sleep, with her hands Toll!
cd across her breast. and there was n"
sign that she had struggled as NA"
doubtless would have done had she SUI
fcrcd the pain that attends the taking
Of rarbo,ic acid. Her hair ha" been
done M - WIS her custom oct"r" re-
t,ri0r. and she was covered neatly. The
only diScolorIi.yu. Mr.. Hone"2crEeT
said. ON his daughters body. = that on
her face The rest Of her body. cover
al hy the bed clothing, was not dis
colored
No Bottle Pound
There was no carbol:r Jc.d bottle -
b.. found in tho room. Mr.. Rouenoe"C"r
said. 10 Indicate that hts daughter ma"
swallowed poisson. and 'h:s statement -
verified Ivy Coroner Hobbs.
The father and brother. not s2tiSh"!
with The hrs, r~nur; tha, the girl h''t
committed ~uir,Gy. asked for = '""r"
con.rlet, iu,-~:.E.l."n. with tn" result
~ rrror,.L To- ~. coroner Icy I'r lltc";
When the c"ronrr has give" th" O"dv
over In charge g.: III" family. ;he G'r.S
r,:?t:vrS vii nIv" "'h"r Dh%*ir','nS
u'lE,' au rxa31.aa;.vn OF their """F :"
satisfy Themselves Nor" fuzzy as 70 the
cause Of her DEATH
Miss Ju~rphiu" Eon"nhrrg"r was -"
Years of age. Resides her Parents. Sh'
leaves ;wo brothers. Eugene. 1T nom"
and RAUL r. Who lives 1T 10" EdGinE-
Ion Lane. She received part 81 her ed
urq;!on IN -. JoSeph'S academy and
graduated from the high school AZ Elm
Grove.
Funeral ARRANGEMENTS are incomplete,
but the funeral rro0abIy Will b" hello
Friday morning from the catholic
church at Elm Grove. with interment IN
Mount Calvary cemetery.