Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-09

been presented to the woman reier ,t,,
ia. and nscendinr the stairs WITH tnt
landlord to CliRord's room, tney
found him welterIug In blood upon ths
he'd n revolver lying under nis IiRn,
hand and n uha-tIy wound IN MS righ'
tau,nIe DT. Corey was at once cailcu
INT az conrsc could do nothing ana
The wounded man remained uncoh'
srin,,s nntii half past ten O'clock W
The morning. when he expired, ABOUT
! tsp hotfrs after the shooting hAu prop'
ally occurred. Coroner Challln was
nniinrd md arriving at the hotel
tool, charce of the corpse. Out OF the
numbers attracted by the report OF tlle
suicide, the following jury was Sc 81
lertad. II C. Thomson, George y
BRADLEY. ]. II. McGonigle, G. "
Goodsdll, J. d. Corey and A. h'hgoi'
After viewing the body the inquest
was adjourned until Up. M at the
court house.
C0noNEg's WERcfcr.
AT the time appointed the Jury as as
sembled, and after examining ~
| Corey, Messrs. G. G. Leighton, A. -
Marney and j. +. Burton. whose tesli'
mony was corrOborative oil the MARIA,
tive above given, the following verdict
was returned:
We. the Jury in the foregoing case,
find that hedeceased, Eugene T. Gun
nison. alias Clifford came to his deatu
from "A gunshot wound through the
right temple, us we believe, ilred ny
his own hand. A..
The following letters found on the
body were evidently written in The
Journal Office, as the paper bore the
letterhends of that Office
CuEY EENE, 81, lSsl.
Friend Marney-liere quit The
whole business. My parents are re-
spectable. and were, when ! left home,
I'm rood circumstances. The inclosed
letter please send them. have tele-
praphed them OF my intention to cont
nit this act. The cause OF estrangement
is TOO much. cannot bear IL. Forglv-
ing all aud Wishing TO be forgiven, |
leave YOU. See that my body has. de-
cent burial. My parents may send or
come for it,. Notify them by inGlosed
address on letter and greatly obiige
yours, truly,
ID, G. GuNNisoN. (CLWFoRp.)
The address alluded to in this letter
was Daniel O. Gunuison, Esq 81 In
man street, Canbridgeport, Mass.
CuEYENNE. Wyo., Mar. ], 1851.
Dear Parents Ere you read this |
will have passed from this world.
Have lost my position. III luck has
been my ghost, and after having been
in Texas from January -, 1851, to De-
cember /, 1883 when | came here and
Ind . position as business manager,
but got lured into gambling in a small
way. NV employers found it out and
discharged me. | am sick bodily aud
spiritually, and this earth has no
charms for me without work or pres
ence of ones family. Hoping that
you have forgiven me for the trouble |
have caused you in past, remain, trn-
ly your erring son,
EUGENE G. GUNNIsoN.
| hay always been known in Texas
and here rs h. Il. Clifford.
MS REAL LUCK.
These letters were the first intima-
ton his employers or acquaintance in
Cheyenne had that the II. u, Clifford
was not thereal name Of the dead man.
For long time on sunday night
Marshal Schnitger aud other officers
were trying to find Eugene G.. Gunni-
aou, to deliver him the following dis
patch, but no one knew of such Il per-
son:
BosrUN, Mass, March >, 1881,
Tor.
Ii sick have some one take proper
care of you. Telegraph particulars
aud draw for fund, on G. j. Peters u
Son, ll5 High street, Boston.
ID. .. GUNNISON.
Judge Carey also received n dispatch
directing that care be taken of Eugene
Gunnison, and TO draw on ID. &. Gun
nison for the necessary funds for that
purpose, from which it would seem the
rash man had telegraphed his people
and then neglected to watch the office
for an answer.
In connection with this cOncealment
of his real name, Eugene Gunuison, or
Clifford, some time previous TO his
| death, in conversation with n Leader
| reporter, related the circumstances OF
a woman scrape lac said he had in Gin.
| cinnati some years ago, in which he
| Slot another man, and after much diff.
| iiculty escaped to Texas, but he made
no mention Of changing his owr
name.
The deceased was about forty year.
old five feet, five inches high, Of
pleasing address, and good business
qualifications.
There are reports that the woman
with whom he has been familiar was
his wife, and she claims 20 have known
him yeats ago, and to know all about
him, but will neither DENY nor nc
| knowledge her relationship.
So far ms his accounts wiki the Stock
Journal are concerned, his cash ac
counts balance to u cent and bear ouI
his assertion that he got the note o
Sli0 to balance his account and eX
pected To return It.
The body will be held subject to iii,
order OF his relations, failing which
the Stock journal company will hay,
il decently inferred.
At u late hour last night Judge Care,
received Il dispatch to forward The bodI
TO Boston.
FANNIN COUNTY.
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