The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-20
RivesvilIe Man Had Long
Contemplated Self
Destruction
HELD TODAY
Same Story Told By All.
the Witnesses AT
Proceedings

That Alex. Sabo, a Hungarian
miner, aged 40, met his death yes.
terday morning by self inflicted
bullet wound wrS the finding Of
the jury impaneled at Riyesyille by
Coroner ]. L. Blocher this morning.
The inquest was held in the office
Of the Fairmont and Cleveland Coal
company.
Four Witnesses were examined
by the coroner, three OF whom tes.
titled that the deceased had Deen
Respondent for several weeks on.
account Of losses at cards and a
drinking spree that he had been
on for some time. The other wit.
ness was a brother Of the dead
man, who arrived in Rivesville yes.
terday afternoon by un appoint.
ment with the deceased made last
Tuesday. Il
George Kuscere, aged IL. a son
of the Hungarian with whom .Sabo,
boarded for the past four years,
was the first witness, He said that
Alex had been despondent for some
time ph account OF losses at cards.
He had bought himself revolver
last, Tuesday. His sister. Matte,
said that Alex had showed her the
revolver saying he was going to
shoot himself In the heart, and
would "get her" IL she told anyone.
Yesterday morning, she heard the
shot and when the room was en-,
tered It was found that he had shot
himself through the heart, as he
had threatened to do. The body
was lying across the. bed with 50
caliber revolver elutched In the
right hand.
Joe Koscers, the owner of the
boarding house, said that one day
recently; Alex came to him and
asked him to lend him $40, saying
he had just lost S35 playing 81.
Joe advised him to quit gambling
and Alex said he would quit every.
thing pretty soon"
A letter written in Hungarian
found on the dead man, addressed
to his brother, John, was read by
tho brother and translated by
George Koscere. The letter said
that 1t would explain everything,
that he would be found dead. 1t
stated that Joe Koscere had $40 OF
his but that he owed Joe a board
BILL. After paying the bill, his
brother was to get the balance, also
what was due him from tho Fair
mont and Cleveland Coal Co. for
whom he worked at their Parker
Run mine at RivesvIlle. He also
expressed desire that his brother
get his job and directed him to ask
Hays" to put him to work. BY
Hays" was meant Hays Gaskell.
the pit boss at the mine. His tools,
he said, could be used by his broth.
er who would not then be COMPEL.
cd to buy new ones. All his other
personal effects, including q ring
and a watch. were left to his broth
or, John, the one 10 whom the let.
ter was addressed.
Another brother, Joe, lives at
blaine, Pa.
John Sabo, asbrother Of the dead
man, said after the inquest, that
he had come to Rivesyille last week
to see his brother Alex and had
made arrangements to move hero
from EdInborn, Fsyette county,
Pa. He had returned there Tues
day afternoon, for the purpose Of
getting bis clothes and other be-
longlngs, returning here yesterday
afternoon. When he arrived in
Fairmont he learned Of his broth.
er's death. He was greatly shock.
ed, for the reason that his brother
seemed to be in the best OF spirits
whom he last saw him and express
ed the greatest pleasure at the
prospect Of their living together
again.
Joe, the Oldest brother. aged 50,
has been in this country for the
past 20 years. John and Alex came
here Is years ago. None Of the
three was married.
The body was removed to the un-
dertaking rooms Of Carpenter and
Ford yesterday, prepared for burial
and afterward taken to the Kos.
cere home, where the deceased had
boarded for the past four years.
Tho funeral services in charge Of
Local No. 401s, United Mine Work,
ers OF America, will be held Sun.
day afternoon at 2 o'clock. Inter-
ment will be made in the Montana
cemetery.
Following are the names Of the
coroner's Jury: W. NJ. Miers, Lee
SRtterfield, George Radcliffe, C. A.
Stuart, @. E. steibert and E. G.
Taylor.