Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-08-02
DOWN TO THE GRAVE.
A Former Resident of Tucson is Betrayed and Robbed-He Loses His Mind
 and Commits suicide.

former Resident of Tucson is Bstraye
 and Robbed-He Loses His Mind
 and Commits Suicide.
 The DAILY CITIZEN of June 18th con
 tained the particulars of the sensation created on the westbound express b
 Joe Protopsalti former citizen of thi
 city. The man had an emigrant ticke
 to San Francisco and the conducto noticed that he was somewhat gone il the upper story and was growing worse
 When the train arrived at Picacho tb, conductor informed the agent of tn, mans condition and while they wer, talking about the matter Protopsalt threw his baggage from the tram snC jumping to the platform tore his ticke, into small pieces. He was continually talking French and was not under stood, but 1t was surmised by the trair men that his insanity resulted from drinking absinthe. After he had torn his ticket to pieces the men at the station took him in charge aud tele. graphed Superintendent Muir of this city the facts. The superintendent tele. graphed the conductor of the regular passenger train to take the man on board and see that the man was taken through to San Francisco. When the passenger train arrived at Picacho the unfortunate man and his baggage were placed aboard the train. Soon after the train left Picscho, he picked up his baggage and threw it off the train and attempted to jump of but was held by the conductor and other train men. \ train man was directed to guard him and when the train arrived at Msricopa the conductor informed the agent of what had happened and the latter tele- graphed the agent at Picacho who sent men along the track to find the baggage which he promptly forwarded to the general baggage master of the Southern Pacific at San Francisco.
 This information Is supplemented by the following from the Los Angeles Times of last Sunday:
 Yesterday afternoon the report was brought 10 the police office that a man had shot himself at No. 239 New High street. Officer Steel was detailed to look up the matter, and immediately went to the place named. He found the door locked, and finally entered by a window, when he found q man lyIng on the floor pouring out his life blood, but still living. Dr. J. :. Owens was imme- dIately summoned, but when he arrived. as the man was evidently dying, he could do little more than raise his head and ease his last moments, and he died Tn about ten minutes. The body was taken to the Morgue, and Tn the eyen- ing the Coroner held an inquest, at which the following facts concerning the past history and causes winch led to tine suicide of the unfortunate man were developed:
 His name was John Protopsalti, and he was born at Olympis, Greece, about forty years ago. Like many more Of bis countrymen, he came to this country with nothing but his health and deter imitation to make bis fortune, or at least sufficient to render him comfortable. He finally drifted out to Arizona, where he became the proprietor of a small restAu-
  erty. While living m Arizona he be- came acquainted with pretty young French woman. who fually captivsted hlm, and they hvcd together as man and wife, although it IS by no means certain that they were married. Times grew dull few months since, and ProtOpsalti and wife concluded to sell out their pos sessions and return to Europe. They did SD, and he realized S4,0OU They then took theIr departure, and. reach rug New York, concluded tO stay for few days at hotel pend ing their departure. PrOtOpsalti. who placed every confidence iu his wife, lett his money m her hands, or nearly all that he had in his possession. One day he returned tO find her gone and his money also. He searched for her in every direction. but was unable to find her, and finally was forced to come to tie conclusion that she had proved false to him and robbed him of tine accumulation Of several years of haId toil. He concluded to return to the Pacific coast, and boarded the train for this state. When he reached Mari cOpa the heat oyercame him, and the wrong which he had undergone SO prey ed upon hIs mind that he became in- sane and attempted to leap from the train. He was prevented from injuring himself, and was transferred to the ex- press train, which brought hm through to this city, where he speedily recovered aud secured position m the Queen Chop House as cook He acted strange ly, however, and often said some one was trying to kill him He insisted that an Italian waiter was attempting tO as- sassinate him, and claimed that some parties wished tO hang him. He made these statements to friend of his, fruit-dealer named COrllls, and also tO the walters of the restaurant.
 Night before last be went home to his room and told his roommate, Nassalia, that he was feeling sick. He slept all night and Nassalia went to his work, Te- turning at II o'clock to find out how his cumrade was feeling. He seemed all risht, aud NassalIs dId not return till D. m. when be again went tp the room and knocked. Just at that moment he heard three pistol shots Tn the room. He immediately went and and secured a policeman and the room was entered in the manner described.
 At the MOrgue an examination of the body showed a bullet wound m the mouth and wound on each side of the left nipple close to the heart. On the body wss found a few articles, includ- ing photograph of himself and wife and a note written m Greek, of winch the following IS a translation:
 II am dying for nothing. never was a bad man. I am not as the people say. Vassalia please write to my broth CT the ease"