The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-09-25
DAVID WELLER ENDS HlS J
LIFE IN CHARLES IlFE[O
HOME AT Las VEGAS
Albuquerque Merchant Had Been in Poor Health
and Had Gone There to Start Today on Auto
mobile Trip With Charles HELD, Body Found in
Bathroom With Bullet Wound in Right Temple.


David weiiier. manager Of the
Aibuanerque. Oailnp and Nssdaiena
branches OF the Charles fifcid com
pany, a director of the company and
for many years ono Of the leading
business men OF New Mexico. shot
and Killed himself at the home of
Charles isfeid. president Of the COM
pany. In Las Vegas. saturday aftsr-
noon between 2:so and , o'clock.
Temporary arrangement. due 10 TOO
close application 10 business and thu
resultant nsreoua strain, was the only
explanation for the act that could bo
suggested by MIR. Weilier'a close
friends and associates ln the Charles
Ilfeld company. The fatal shot VAS
fired from ss-caiiber revolver.
taking effect through the right tenn
Pile. Death was instantaneous.
Speaking over the telephone laat
Springer. manager OF the Las Vegas
house OF the Charles Ilfeia company.
said that Mr.. WELLER evidently got
up from n couch on which hp had
been resting In front bedroom of
the llfsld home, walked through
several rooms to rear bathroom.
closed the door and fired the shot.
save for a maid. who was on the
lower floor. he was alona In the
house. The maid did not hear q
shot.
body Discovered al O D. NJ.
The body was not discovered until
nearly 9 o'clock yesterday afternoon
when Mr.. Iifeld. missing his guest and
becoming uneasy because OF his de-
layed arrival At the Wholesale house.
where he had been expected, began
an Investigation which led finally TO
the bathroom IN his home. The
weapon used was one which Nr.
WELLER was accustomed 30 carry In
his bag when travelling. The buiict
passed through the skull. struck tho
wall OF the bathroom and rsboundcd
Into the tub.
No confederation had besn given 20
funeral arrangements. associates of
Mr.. Weller said last night. aside
from completion OF arrangements To
send the remains to Albuquerque.
Pinnncd Trip win SIR. ilfrid.
Mr.. Weller had been In Indifferent
health for some time and at the sug-
gestion OF Max Nordhuus. general
manager OF the Charles fifeId COM
pany. had completsd arrangements
for a long motor trip with Mr..
Charles flfeId. This "trip was to have
begun this morning. Every arrange
ment had been made for the start
mobile. in which the two expected TO
travel by easy stages over the Ozark
trail to Chickasha. Oklahoma. Fort
Worth, Texas. and perhaps ON to uulf
coast points MIR. Weller left Albu-
querqua on train No. Friday after
noon, after saying good bye 10 every
employe In the big wholesale house
here. as was his custom when ieaS-
Ing town. He arrived In Las Vegas
apparently In good spirits and took
an active interest In the completion
OF plans for the motor trip. He left
the ilfeid company's stors IN the cid
town OF Las Vegas shortly after
luncheon. saying that he would return
soon. lie had many friends In Las
Vegas and his absence was not noted
until late In the afternoon when Mir.
ilfeld became uneasy and began u
search. .
Mr. Weller was &c years old. IIs
had been a resident Of Atbuquerque
for 80 years, during which he had
been actively engaged In business.
when the Charles llfeid company de-
termined 60 open Its Albuquerque
house, Mr. WELLER became the man
ager Of the branch and a director OF
the company. Hc was influential In
opening the company's branches at
Gallup and Megdalena and had super
vision over those branches AZ we'll a-
the Albuquerque house.
Mr.. WELLER In survived by his wifs
and one daughter. Cathleen: and by
three brothers. Harry and sol Weller.
both we'll known Albuquerdue merch-
ants. and Ben WELLER. of Chicago. n
travelling salesman