Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-20
SUICIDE.
a Well Known Man Blows His Own
Brains Out.

a Well Known Man Blows His OWn
Brains Out.
Dugald M~cNaughton, a miner we'll
known in Eureka, prefering the uncertain
ties Of an immediate future to the pains,
real or fancied, Of the present, shot him.
self through the head Sunday afternoon.
He was a large, fne-looking man, in full
health and generally seemed as cheerful as
most other people. By those who knew
him in his various moods, however, he was
said to be, at times, irritable, cranky, sus-
picious and unreasonable. He was re-
Gently married, and if report is correct, the
marital relations seemed to develop a
demon in him. As the story goes, he had
been married but a few days when he
locked his wife up in a room, from which
she escaped in terror and sought the
protection Of her parents. 1t is said that
he entreated his bride to return to him,
but that she felt so outraged by his treat
ment of her that she remained deaf to all
his pleadings and promises Of reform. 1t
is surmised that this trouble WAS the i'm.
mediate cause of his balancing in favor Of
the (%presumed) other world and OF taking
his own life.
The circumstances otherwise are about
as follows:
DR.. Hagar, whose sister is the widow
Of McNaughton, went to his drug store
late Sunday evening. about dusk, and
found this note, which had been left there
for him during the afternoon by George
Douglass:
DR.. HAaAR: When you receive this I
will be no more. Come to some point
above the Albion works and you will there
find my remains. Be kind enough to give
me a decent burial. Mon.
George Douglass states that McNaugh-
ton had given the note early In the after
noon with instructions to leave it where
he did. He says he observed an excited
look about the deceased when he handed
him the note, but that this circumstance
time.
DR.. Hagar proceeded forthwith to the
Sherif's Office. whence, in company with
Mr.. Sweeney, they went to the Albion
mine. Thence they separated In search OF
the body. being assisted by Mr.. McNamara.
About 200 yards beyond the works the
corpse was discovered lying on its. back, .
bullet-hole through the head and a pistol
lying close by discharged. Upon examin.
alton it was found that the ball had en-
tered the flesh by the roof Of the mouth
and had passed through the top Of the
head.
Summoning additional help the body
was carried to q wagon O the road, and
thence conveyed to Hubs undertaking es-
Enlistment, where an inquest was held
yesterday afternoon.
The deceased will be buried this morn.
ing at II o'clock under the auspices of the
Miners Union, Of which he was q member.
THE VERDICT.
Upon hearing the facts - above stated,
the Jury Of inquest, composed OF Alex.
Mckay, NJ. B. Bartlett, r. Ryland, John
M. Crawford, John E. Jones and John
F%itzmaurice, reported as follows:
We, the Jurors summoned to inquire into
the cause Of tho death OF Dugald MoNaugh.
ton. having been sworn according to law,
and having made such inquisition, after
inspecting the body, and hearing the testi.
mony adduced, upon our oaths each and
all do say that we fnd the deceased was
named Dugald McNaughton, was native
Of Canada East, aged about forty-two
years, that he CAM to his death on the
18th day OF March, 1883 in this county
from the effects OF q pistol shot wound in
fictsd by his own hand with suicidal in.
tent. All OF which We do duly certify by
us signed this 10th day Of March, 1883.