Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-06-13

ID. Fay had killed liuSelf. It soon
became known that this was the sad
fact, aud corouer's inquest over the
body of tie deceased resulted in the
finding Of the following verdict
We, the jary summoned 10 inquire
into the cause Of the death Of James d. |
Fay do find that dee used came to his |
death BY woun Inflicted by pistol
shot fired from pistol held in his own
! hands
i The facts developed by the testimony
given before the jury were that the
night previous he had retired in cem
rany With l., 4. I.ane, about II O'Clock.
After that time he took two or three
drinks, but not sufficient, as Mr.. Lane
testified, TO produce dclirium tre.
mems. MIR. Lane then left hin,,
and Mr., Fay went 10 the Star "a.
loon, and was sitting by tho
stove reading newspaper when MIR. Il.
w. Sprague and a. w. Sp-ague, his
brother, keeper Of the saioon went out
and left him sitting there, They short
~ afterwards heard the report Of a pis.
.ol aud ran baek to the saloon. where
they found Mr. Fay still seated IN the
J chair. with head bent forward With the
9 blood flowing freely from his head and
his pistol LAYING 10 his hp Dr. Mack
a ey testified that death had resulted III.
, mest instantly with ,he -bot Mr Fay
!. came here from San Ffancisco an,l was
4 attending to Nnsitess he had III court,
> He had made many friends, ana bis
4 sudden and tragic death has cast gloom
j. over the entire community.
, James y Fay Is well known to the
! people Of this state, he having ii year.
!, past f..urea rfhnin~n,ly in politics. lii
hns resided in various portions Of ths
Slate during the past twenty years. Mr.
Fay was reared bp Mr.. Jeiferiea for
= mefy o. Portland bit now II Astorin
y He read law with The late David Logan
g After being admitted 10 the bar, he re
moved ia Corvallis and rac.iced n;
: profession for several years. In 1861
z Mr.. Fay renewed "a Josepkne county
F" wttre he was elected 10 the legislator
,s IN 1862 lie was se.elscted II, ls6l
ri and IN 1855 isss~a.> l.onina,cA in | {,
. land ass the douccfniic candidate fl
be eobetcsa, and in 1868 lie was electe,
from Jackson county IN the state senat
Il. aYa was chosen president Of hat bod
as for that year and 1872. Atnu, ,h
he year 1878 be removed to San Francisc
ch where tie has since resided At til
Vie t;iac Of his death he was visitn. Coo
,es bay on business. His exact age is nc
a. known, hut Ae il supposed to bav
-, been about 43 years. Mr. Fay was ur
married
-, From the following dispatch t, n
- Oregonian from San Francisco, i woul
!, seem tha, Fay's friends there 1oubt III
:. ~ truth of the report that he commit,e
''' suicide, and arc inclined to credi.
''' theory that he was murdered
mas SAN Francisco, May 3lst.
''' Regarding the recent supposed su
ont eide oi james y. Fay at Empire Gil
Of Osn., the friends of deceased in tn
'es ely are leth to believe that he died
Tie his own hand. They state that "
The Fay had made some bitter enemies
cd. Oregon by his participation in certa
let litigation. and that some few years 81
la he was waylaid and nearly killed
two brothers named Isb, one Of who
, of he shot and dangerously wounde
ter. Since then threats have repeated
adv been made against his life A teegra
re has been sent requesting that the pist
40 be retained as evidence. The surroup
. "a ings are 50 peculiar that it is propos
10 institute a thorough examination.