Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-31
WILLIAM II. ROlRN.

From the san francisco Bulletin. 2'th.l
The fnuuest i'm the case of William Il.
Bourn, who shot himself through the
heart on Friday last, was held on Sat
urtay afternoon. The testimony threw
no new light upon the suicide.
William Il. ingalls, was sworn and
he testified as follows: | am the neph
cw of the late Mr.. Bourn. Saw him
last alive on the night of the I'D. MIR.
Hourn was born in Somerset, Mass.
lie was 81 wears old last June. l have
been on intimate terms with him since
last January. Lived in his family, and
when his family were in the country
slept with him every night, except the
night preceding his death, when he
slept alone. For some weeks past he
had onplained of pains in the head.
lie went up to st. Helena on the nth
instant. l was there and met him at
The cars. lie said then his head
troubled him, and no seemed much
depressed. IIe went to bed at once.
ON the l4th went down to attend to
some business for him. Before leaving
| saw him and he said he would try
and come down in Il day or two-that
he felt the need of rest. The next day,
the 18th, he came down, but did not
seem at all well. lie remained in
town. however, and attended 10 MS
business. lie frequently complained,
though, of feeling badly. During this
time lie had no physician, nor did he
take any medicine that l know of. DIR.
Raldwid was his physician. On Thurs
day night Mr.. Bourn's son and myself
parted with Mr.. HOurn on the corner
Of California and Montgomery streets.
lie was talking with MIR. Montanya.
lie told us to get our supper, and that
he would he up to the house presently.
lie came up at about $50. His son
had gone out and he asked me to go
and find him. | kissed him good
night and he went up stairs to bed;
and | went down town, joined
my cousin, and we returned
at IL o'clock. We thought we would
not disturb him, and so we slept to-
.cther that night. The next morn.n"
Willie went into his fathers room.
His father gave him some money and
told him to go with me and Get his
breakfast. We left the house at "
O'Clock, and after breakfast went to the
office. At half past ii took mes
Sage from the office to the house, and
went right up to Mr.. Bourn's room.
knocked on the door twice, but got no
answer. The door was not locked, so
pushed it open. SAW smoke i'll the
room and felt alarmed. looked in
his bed and found it vacant. then
looked in the bathroom and found
his body stretched out. do not know
that he was i'll the habit of using chic
rolorm.
[The Coroner here explained that lie
had found an empty vial i'll the room.
The WitneSS-I think this was used
by Mrs. Hourn, who was greatly
troubled with neuralgia.
lThe Coroner here displayed the
things found in Mr.. Bourns clothes.
They were II handsome watch and
chain, a lot of priva,e letters, bunch
of KEYS, and 81 in money!
William B. Bourn, Jr., was next
sworn. lie simply corroborated the
above testimony, and added that when
he went into his fathers room Friday
morning the father seemed 10 be >uf-
ierny acutelv from pain i'll the head.
lie then said that his father WAS strict
lv temperate always, and was kind.
indulgent and atlfctionatc parent.
The Coroner announced that there
was no more testimony, and referred
the case to til" jury. They found that
Mr.. Hourn, who was II wears old and
was born in Massachusetts, came to
his death by Il wound from a pistol
bullet, inflicted 10y his own hand while
laborin. under great nervous excite
ment and mental pro>tration. surcrin-
ducing temporary alteration of mind.
The funeral was held this morning,
the procession leaving the late resi-
dcncr of the deceased at ten minutes
before l. o'clock. The procession en-
tended for Il length of three blocks.