The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-01-28
SUICIDE.
Henry 7. Martin Bids His Friends Goodbye.
and then Shoots Himself
Through the Head.
His LifcIess Body Found on n Chicken
Coop.
No Reason Assigned for the Rasb
Deed.

| by Il report To the effect that
Officer Henry Martin, who for
several years past has figured 80 conspicu-
ously among the police force of this city,
had committed suicide, by shooting him
self through the head with "A revolver.
The act wa, committed at about fifteen
minutes after two O'Clock yesterday
morning. at the corner of Eighth street
and Commercial avenue. The particulars
of the sad occurrence, ~ stated by olll-
GERS Cain aud Brown. who were the first
parties who came upon the scene. are ~
| follows: While they were standing on
the corner of Eighth street and CONNER
cial avenue. about fifteen minutes after
two o clock Wednesday morning, they
were startled by the report of a revolver.
| They supposed the sound came from the
| direction of Bcdford's saloon. between
| Fifth and Sixth streets. on Commercial
avenue. whittier they directed their steps
at a quick pace. Their search did not
bring to ligh, any evidence Of
mischief, but Icing anxious To know
who had fired the ,hot they rctraced their
/ steps to sixth street, thence up Sixth to
! the lcvcc, and up lrycc street to Eighth,
| down Eighth 10 commercial. aud then
| back 10 the corner If Sixth. but still they
/ were in the dark a. 10 who had fired the
| shot. The officer state that they re-
] I..
conNcrsing, when Brown stepped out 10
/ the edge of the SIDEWALK on Sixth street
aud turned roundto 20 back where Cain
was leaning against post on CONNER
/ cial, when his gaZc fell upon the form of
/ a man lying on chicken coop. standing
against the side If the building. The uili-
Ger. surprising II to be- some
drunken man, went up and
shook him. but seeing that he did moi
go, nd. o. .g,.l one ,ybn IL ,,..,.
by turning his face upward. Brown wa
shocked when lac discovered the dca,
face OF Henry Martin.
The unfortunate man had put a bal
through hi, head from the left temple tc
/
brought To light a revolver lying between
the dead mans legs on the chicken coop
with one chamber empty, and the other
five loaded. The weapon had lately been
purchased by officer Martin in New iorh
city, and is known there a. one Of the
most deadly pistols now in usc. being
,alled the New York Bull Dog" Mar
tin was lying on his back, with hi lrg-
from the knee hanging over the end OF
the coop, Officer Cain left Brown Ia
TAX, care of the body, while hc went after
Coroner Gossman. who was not long in
appearing upon the scene, but being IN
able to find Il jury at that hour Of the
night. the body was covered and allOwct
to remain where ii was found until sever
O'Clock. when a jury was brought TO
gether. Aiter hearing the evidence of Tia,
two officers named above, the same
being substantially what We have stated
the jury returned verdict to The ciiec
that the deceased had come to his dealt
by his own hand. The corpse was then
removed to the Rough and Ready engine
house, of which company Martin WA. an
active member.
The cause for the rash act is unknown,
even the most intimate friends of the de-
= ceased being unable TO assign any reason
for it. ltls said by gentlemen who were
very intimate with Martin. that he went
TO several of his friends and b4de them
goodbye, saying that he was going away
that he would never see them again. 1t
is also said that the night before he com
mitted the deed, he was very much under
| the influence of liquor, and seemed 10 u,
: indisposed to talk. He was hear,
, to say, while in conversation VIII
: friends ut the Rough and
G Ready engine house on Tuesday morn
0 ing, that he did not care continental fol
D his life. IL would just as soon die THU
[ minute as not" lie, we are told, signiiieo
: his intention to kill himself as long as tive
4 years ago. but Ia, never male an attcmp
"A to do so until his successful one Of yes
d terday morning. The deceased was {
II man of twenty-cight or thirty years o
/ are. lie came to this city from Balti
more. and has since his sojourn her,
been connected with the plicc force
large norton of the time. lie has rela