Telegram-herald., 1886-08-31
TOOK MS OWN LiFe.
Joseph Chambers ~aiciaes as sh..sti
Himself ia flse Head

Gsinl-eil ia flse Head
Shortly after o. oeloeg yesterday mora
ias tle sound ot pisii shoi in "a Boy
lzn1 sa sou al tile corner % tirAalFilie-ase
All 09oireh-sf. startled iae passers IS
Ms William Brink Wha lives GA fao op-
posiie SIDE of ihe rlai. rushed across ihe
street inio fhe saio8a a. She sane tine Par.
nck F.zpatrlcs rushed oat with b.anched
lace in iae direction of No. EnEiue House
inside ine saloon Joseph Chambers Was
lying on tle door ai tae saloon Nith pistol
baAei in his brain and his Hfe's
blood slowly oaEng frefa wound
ln LIs right temple Al inCl and
a haf above Lis ear The police soon
arrived upon TIE scene with I3fsuer
Biadish aud Dr. Bess but noiNilhsiaaGiue
IAe efforts 81 tae latter. Iae wounded man
died iu tie course of al hour Joseph
Chambers tbe decreased Was lu lhe employ
~ Cody. Ball q Co.. az porer. de Fesldei
siih A.s wlle on second ave for some
time past matters have not boen runnl8g
smoothly lu his domestic circle aud BE- hao
been induiRlng Tor ile past ieN la1s iB
strong DRINK, though nof sun leuuy lo
incapaciiale him ffo.n work. Ou -4ilr
De- was granted leave of absence from has
work for the purpose of bringing B salr lis
wife who was visiting at BOVINE tNater
Instead ~ going o. kosne Center he STAYED
30 the city. Ou sunday, loNeKrr. De went
after his wiie aud brought ber home. 1es
terday morning iie arose a. $50 aud about
seven o clock went % a meat market bear
by and purchased some meat Ab0at seven
clock he left the house ostenslbiy for
WORK. Instead of going 20 work he
went 10 Boy land 8 saloon From
that hour until tea clock De frequently
visited TIE saloon. just before ten O'Clock
be met John GRADY, n delivery wseon
driver for Cody, Bail & Co. Chambers
seemed 10 Grady oesp0ndent and made the
remark that be- would never work Tor Cody
Ball & Co agaln. They took a drink Co.
gether aud passed out Chambers soon De-
turned aud tge bartender Patrick fnzpat.
rick. was busy cleaning Ont the place
On the shelf behind the bar lay a
81 calIbre I've chamhered 3" X Jacket
revolver. Chambers remarked that n
looked ike one he had lost and asked The
bartender 20 hand it % him. AdmOnishing
him 20 be careful as it was loaded, Fitzpsl-
rick passed 10 across the counter 10 him
Without a word, Chambers placed it 10 las
right temple and fired Ell B0yland hear
ing the noise II the firing rushed down
stairs, and seeing the man living on The
NDt4- Aii1 A4LtifIllih 10 '1tl Tue fffiANt
The latter soon arrived. as stated above.
No one being in the room az the time
of the shooting but Fitzpatrick and the
fact that the revolver belonged % him
caused the police 10 defain him pending d
thorough investigation. Assistant Prose
cutting Attorney Smediey and Superiniend-
eni Perry soon procured enough evidence
90 show that the deceased man suiclded
and Fitzpatrick was released from Gus ody
Coroner Bradish empanneled the following
jury. Jas Hennessey, J. q. Stuart. N. h
Deming John Nasderrei Henry kranen-
berg and /. !. Coffin. After viewing The
body the inquest was adjourned % ],
o'clock this morning in the Supervisor ,
room. The deceased leaves wife and one
child. The former is sister TO Jim and
Connor Haley.
The deceased man bore an excellent
character and had been in the employ o
Cody. Ball & Co, for several years. Previous
10 working for that drm he drove wagon,
for the American. United States and Adams
Express Companies.