A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > District of Columbia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=323 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=31089 Submitted by: barbara-dave Article Title: Washington Post Article Date: March 8 1915 Article Description: Sheriff Whalen Page 14 Article Text: Washington Post March 8, 1915 Sheriff Whalen Page 14 WHALEN IS IMPROVING. Maryland Sheriff Who Shot Himself Expected to Recover. The condition of Sheriff B. Peyton WHALEN, of Montgomery county, Md., who shot himself in the mouth Saturday afternoon in his offices at Rockville, and who was taken to Georgetown University Hospital, was said by Dr. William R. MOULDEN, of Friendship Heights, last night at 11 o'clock to be favorable, with every chance for his recovery. Dr. MOULDEN said that his patient was fully conscious and rested well yesterday. Mrs. WHALEN visited her husband yesterday, and the couple conversed for some time. Mr. WHALEN expressed a hope that he would recover. When assured that he had every chance at getting well he was pleased. Mr. WHALEN is 36 years old and one of the popular public officials of his county. He has been in poor health for some months and with it despondent. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com