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the shooting had probably occurred
Coroner Chafin was notified, and, ar
irving at the hotel, took charge of tn,
corpse. Out of the numbers attracted
by the report Of the suicide the follow
ing jury was selected: F. @. Thomson,
George H. Bradley, J. II. McGonigle,
C. D. Goodsell, j. D. Corey and A.
Ringolsky.
After viewing the body the inquest
was adjourned until 2 p. N. at the court
house.
coRoNER's VERDICT.
At the time appointed the jury as.
sembled, and after examining DIR.
Corey, Messrs. G.. q. Leighton, A. s.
Marney and J. F. Burton, whose testi-
mony was corroborative OF the nara
tive above given, the following verdict
was returned:
We, the jury in the foregoing case,
find that the deceased, Eugene @. Gun
nison, alias Clifford, came to his death
from a gunshot wound through the
right temple, as we believe, fred by his
own hand.
The following letters found on the
body were evidently written in the
Journal office, as the paper bore the
letterheads Of that office:
CHErKSSE. 81, 1884.
Friend Marney-Here 1 quit the
whole business. Ny parents are re-
spectacle, and were, when L left home,
in good circumstances. The inclosed
letter please send them. L have tele-
graphed them of my intention to COM
NIT this act. The cause Of estrange-
ment Is too much, I cannot bear it
Forgiving all and wishing to be for.
| given, l leave you. See that my body
has decent burial. My parents may
send or come for it. Notify them by
incIosed address on letter and greatly
oblige yours. truly, r
E. G. GuNNIsoN, (CLIFFoRD.)
The address alluded to in this letter
was Daniel o. Gunnison, ESQ.,, "a In.
man street. Cambridgeport, Mass.
w CHEYENNE, Wyo.,
March, l, 1888.
Dear Parents. Ere you read this
will have passed from this world
Have lost my position. Ill luck ha,
been my ghost, and after having beer
in Texas from January 25, 1881 to De
cember /, 1888, when I came here ant
had a position as business manager
but got lured into gambling In a small
way. My employers found 1t out and
discharged me. l am sick bodily and
spiritually, and this earth has nc
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, 1 remain, truly
your erring son
EUGENE q. GUNNIsoN.
l have always been known in TeXa.
and here as E. B. Clifford.
HIS REAL NAME.
These letters were the first intima-
tion his employers or acquaintances In
Cheyenne had that the E. B. Clifford
was not the real name Of the dead
man.
For a long time on Sunday night
Marshal 5chnitger and other officers
were trying to End Eugene G.. Gunni-
son, to deliver him the following dis.
patch, but no one knew of such a per
son:
BOSTON, Mass,
March 2, 1884.
Eugene G. Gunn,son, care Telegraph
Operator.
If sick have some one take proper
care of you. Telegraph particulars nnt
draw for fund, on =. j. Peters & SoI
las High street, Boston.
D. o. GUNNIsoN.
Judge Carey also received a dispatch
directing that care be taken of Eugen,
Gunnison, and to draw on D. o. Gun.
nison for the necessary funds for thai
purpose, from which it would seem Lht
rash man had telegraphed his people
and then neglected to watch the Office
for an answer. rHa ~
In connection with this concealment
OF his real name, Eugene Gunnison, Oh
Clifford, some time previous to his
death, in conversation with a LEADER
reporter, related the circumstances OF
a woman scrape he said he had in Gin.
cinnati some years ago. in which he
shot another man and after much din.
Guilty, escaped to Texas, but he made
no mention of changing his own name.
The deceased was about 40 years old,
five feet, Ave inches high, of pleasing
address, and good business quali6ca
tions.
There are reports that the woman
with whom he has been familiar wal
his wife, and she claims to have known
him years ago, and to know all about
him, but will neither deny nor &C,
knowledge her relationship. ,sl
So far as his accounts with the StocE
Journal are concerned. his cash &C.
counts balance to a cent and bear Out
his assertion that he got the note OF
$40 to balance his accounts and ex.
pected to return it.
The body will be held subject to the
order OF his relations, falling which,
the Stock Journal company will have II
decently inferred
At a late hour last night Judge Carey
received a despatch 10 forward the
body to Boston.