Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-24
PACIFIC COAST ADvICES.

snicide Of Young w. HI. Lent.

Suicide of Young w. III. Lent.
SAN Francisco, April 23.-W. H. Lent,
Secretary Of the Bodie Mining Company,
was found dead, at a late honr last night,
in Jefferson Square with a bullet through
bis heart. Officer Haggett heard the shot,
and running into an Enclosure met George
L. Hulse, a teamster, whom he arrested
on suspicion. On searching in the dark
the body of a man was found sitting on q
bench, apparently asleep. A few moments
examination was sufficient to determine
that the man was dead. His coat and
vest were open, and just below the left
breast was the mark Of o bullet wound.
A few feet from the body o bulldog re-
volver was found on the ground, convey
ing the idea that the young mau had
committed suicide. The body was re-
moved to the morgue, where 1t was
quickly identified as that Of Mr.. Lent. In
quiry at the family residence ELECTED the
fact that he had not been feeling we'll OF
late. His sister had urged him to go to
the theater, and about s O'Clock he left the
house ostensibly with that object. Where
he was during the interval between leaving
the house and the time Of the fatal deed
CbuuOb Dc hbCtT thluous III bnO DVAy
jewelry and money were found. Hulse,
the teamster who was in the square at the
time, and who was arrested, was taken to
the station-house, where he gave such q
satisfactory account Of himself that he was
released from custody. Mr.. Lent was
about 80 years Of G and highly re-
spected. The reasons which led him to
take his life are mere c~onjectures. No
shadow Of suspicion was upon him in re-
gard to his accounts, as the Score
tary of the Bodie Company. His
father, w. M. Lent, who is a large
capitalist, is at present East. His family
are in an excited state, his mother recov-
ering from one fainting fit only to fall into
another.
LATER-Inquiry at the Office of the
Bodie Mining Company ELECTED the fact
that Mr.. Lent, who was found dead in
Jefferson Square last night, and who it is
supposed committed suicide, has not
been Secretary of the company for the last
two years. The reasons which prompted
the fatal deed are still q mystery, and in
all probability will remain 80. William
P. Ward, President OF the Bodie Com
pany, stated this morning that since Mr..
Lent's return from Europe, where
he suffered from an attack Of brain fever,
which at the time nearly proved fatal, he
has never been we'll. He was ordered by
his physicians to abstain from all excite
| ment, bat Notwithstanding this, ii has
| been remarked of late that he was labor
| ing under an excitement which he could
not suppress. Yesterday he was observed
| to be singulsrly cool and collected. His
| domestic and former business relations
were of the happiest character. His
father is lying seriously i'll in New York.
Another New Gold Excitement.
SAN FRANCISCO, April pa Chronicles
Denver (Col.) special says there is still
considerable excitement about the Pisgah
| gold fields, and a great many men are
| going to the scene. The latest kilograms
from correspondents on the spot indicate
| that the place is a first-class fraud, and
that all the ground has been sailed. The
| stampede to the field is declared to be the
most senseless ever witnessed. Claim
| jumping began yesterday, but it will cease
| to-day or end in bloodshed.
| Death of Tom Smith.
TOMBSTONE, A. T.. April 23.- Judge
Tom Smith died here suddenly last night.
He was District Attorney OF this county,
| and one OF the attorneys for the Southern
| Pacific Railroad for the Territory. He
was formerly a leading member Of the bar
| OF Nevada and in Utah. The courts have
| adjourned for two days out Of respect to
| his memory.
Death of a Sharon Witness.
SAN Francisco, April 23.-H. M. True,
a witness in the Sharon trial, died at
| Santa Cruz last night Of pneumonia, pro-
duced by a cold caught while here. True
WAS the mar who split upon the Wells
conspiracy, and was quite an important
| witness in the case.
Rehearing Denied.
SAN Francisco, April 23.-The Supreme
| Court has refused to grant the petition for
q rehearing in the case Of Lloyd Majors,
the Lexington, Santa Clara County, MUIR