Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-06-09
4 SUICIDE.
Henry Schaben Blows Out Ills Brains
 With a Pistol.
Financial disappointment Supposed to he the Cause of the Rash Act---The
 Inquest To-mOrroM.

"SNhoHNaf AAoL uluk NOru was DrOug
 the City Marshal's office about 10 o'clo,
 that man had suicided at S32 ConveI
 street. Officer Murphy, accompanis
 by CITIZEN reporter, proceeded imm
 dlately to the place. 4 crowd of pa
 sanos were standing around the entran,
 very busy talking and gesticulatinp. C.
 ing into the hallway of the house, u
 first door on the lett-hand side W,
 opened, and there, stretched upon ca
 was a man lying stiff and cold in deat
 So recent had been the act that the ma
 hardly seemed to be dead. He was la,
 ing partly on his right sIde. His sliI
 pers had been removed and were Twin
 on the floor at the foo. of the cot. Tn
 man was neatly dressed and his shil sleeves. His head reclined on
 pillow. Back of the left ear was a te rlble and bloody wound.
 l From the right side of his face next f the pillow a stream of brains and bloc ran down several inches. His left han elutched a nickel plated pistol, and wa ! lUQulrk name was ascertained to be Henr Schaben. He was of Jewish birth. Tn | Great Register says he was a native c | Germany, was naturallzed June f, 1855 ln the Superior Court of New York city and was 62 years old last September. Ii has relatives in Los Angeles, the Sus. kind brothers, who keep dry good store there.
 he circumstances of the suicide, A near could be gleared from eve wit nesses, were as follows: Schsben ha, been out somewhere this morning, and ou returning to his lodging room, wa seen to go out in the back ward. an, then return to his room.
 In few seconds the women of tn house and the people of the neiehbor hood heard the pistol shot. On goini into the room Schaben was found dead
 Notice was immediately given tn, authorities and he was left undisturbeC until taken charge of by the coroner
 The eappearancesindicR that SchabeI lad down on the cot, and putting tn, pistol to als left ear, fired, the ball pass ing through his head and coming out ot the right side of his mouth. He died without moving a muscle.
 The revolver IS a British bulldog oi fl cahbre. The Coroner, E. J. smith arrived few minutes after 10 o'clock Schaben's trunk and the room were searched for communication of some kind, but none was found.
 The causes which led to the suicide are supposed to be dlsappointments in financial matters. It appears that four gentlemen living m New York city own a mine ID the Mexican State of Sonora, winch they authorized Schaben to sell. He commenced negotiations with some parties ID England, and had a prospect of making a commission on the sale of about SlO,OO0. 4 mining expert was to have been sent to England to confirm the testimony Tn regard to the mine, and everything was going smoothly. The owners had promised Schaben thirty days additional time to sell the mine, the first allotted time being nearly run out It was on this extension of time that Schaben was basing a great deal of hope on making the sale. Yesterday he received a letter from the New York owners saying that the thirty days time had been withdrawn, thus precluding all hopes of the sale. Schaben showed the letter to several of hIs friends, and seemed to be very much disappointed His courage and cheerfulness was gone. IL IS on this ground his friends account Tor his rash act.
 A pOst-mOrtem examination will be held this afternoon, and the inquest tomorrow. Coroner Smith has tele- grApHe ed to Schabens relatives in Los Angeles tO know what disposition 10 make of the remains.
 Schaben did not die penniless by any means. 4 few days ago he showed re- ceipts for taxes paid on S1,00O worth of ID Colorado, and IL Is known that he has l20 acres of land in that State. His personal effects are small. He was well known in this community as a quiet, sober but eccentric citizen. At one time be kept lodging house.
 E. J. Smith, county coroner, convened the following jury at 10 o'clock next to hold an inquest on the re- mains of Henry Schsben:
 Charles Heaton, Charles Payne, A. J. Preston. J. NJ. Marr, W. A Clark. F. O. c. ". Richards, W. c. Proctor, J. H. Jencks, T. r. Keith. Louis Smith and L. 5. Foster
 The jury viewed the remains. The bullet hole was just above the left ear. The range of the ball was evidently and passed out of the right corner of the mouth, as the lip there had B cut.
 Charles 4. Fully was the first witness sworn; heard of the suicide about 10 ID. yesterday; went to my mother n-law's house. Mrs. F. Baron, 332 Con. rent streeet, and heard her account of he matter. Mr. Charles Heaton objected to any learsay evidence. The Coroner sus- aimed the objection. Tully-Went in and saw the body ylng in the bed, partly on his right ide. Witness here positively identified the pistol, nickel-plsted British bulldog ,f A. calibre, and five shooter, as the me found Tn Schsben's hands. Tully-Schaben did not have the pis- Ol in his hand when first saw hIm;
 
 ,e: he never had pistol before in his ,ossession; he used to room with me; lid not know he had a pistol; do not .now where he got his pistol; heard he ,ot the pistol of clerk at Anton Hit l inger's saloon; little girl told me SO l his morning: 1t was since Schaben's | Ieath that knew of his having pistol; l .on't know that I was first there. Coroner Smith-You were not there | III after I came the second time. IA CITIZEN reporter was the third per l on to enter the room after the suicide sep. Tully-Have known Schaben three l ears: his occupations cannot be well | efined: he has not been known as | honey lender: he was near-sighted; have | oticed the past few days he was de- ressed in mind; he has not said any hing lately about committing suicide. then related MT. SchRben's l naneial troubles, as printed Tn yester- avs CITIZEN, that are supposed to be | he cause of his committing suicide.
 4 written statement of the Coroner | -as read about how be found SchRben nd his effects in the room when he | rrived at the scene.
 Thomas Cordis sworn-Am under- heriff of Pima county was going down 'onvent street about 10 o'clock yester- ay morning, when I heard of the sui ide went to No. 332, and went to Scha- en's room. He WAS lying dead in his ed at the right of the door; the blood -as trickling down from a wound over he left ear there were mo evidences [ any struggle allowed no one to en- sr til officer Murphy came knew chaben previously did not know Scha- en was left handed.
 The testimony here closed, and the lry rendered a verdict that Schsben anne to his death by his own hands. opper Smelting- Remarkable Results. A correspondent of the Boston Herald, .rltinG from Bisbee, Arizona, says: "The