Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-08
ANOTHER SAD SUICIDE,
John Heinl Of SiIvertOn, Destroys Him
self with q Revolver
IN A FIT OF WILD INSANITY
He Sends Two Bullets Crashing
Through His Brain.


of Silverton and vicinity, were
thrown into a wild state of excite
ment by the report that John Heinz
of Garfield precinct
HAD KILLED HIMSELF.
Scarcely before the soil had settled
over the lifeless body of r. L. Mil
ster, and lacking only about four
hours of being one week after that
gentleman ended his existence, the
community was called upon to
listen to the details of Il self-murder
more shocking if possible, than the
first.
a JOURNAL reporter heard the
announcement of the self destruc-
tion and in company with Assessor
a. F. Blackerby started for the
SCENE OF THE SUICIDE.
Arriving at the Heinz house, in
Garfield precinct, six miles from
Silverton, it was found that Coroner
d. c. Byland had arrived. Imme-
diately he empaneled jury and
began the inquest.
The first witness called was Mrs.
Heinz, the wife of the deceased, who
testified as follows:
Mr.. Heinz had been complaining
about feeling unwell for the past
three or four years, and had been
under the doctors care; he had re-
peatedly said that he intended to
kill himself, and on one occasion
remarked that he would kill her and
then take his own life, as there was
nothing but misery in this world
for him and that she was injuring
herself by working too hard, and if
they were both dead and in another
world they could be happy together.
That on Saturday evening he had
read an account of the suicide of
~. lIs NlllSltl III ltlt SAIAAh Al
JOURNAL and made the remark that
HE WOULD BE THE NEXT TO GO.
On Sunday morning they both
arose about the same time, and af-
ter she had made Il fire in the cook
ing stove, asked him to come and
get warm, but he went out doors
without saying n word. Shortly
afterwards she followed and found
him standing in the door Of the
granary, which is located short dis
tance from the house, holding in his
hand a pistol, which belonged tc
one of the boys. She asked him fol
the weapon and he told her it was
not loaded, but she insisted on gain
ing possession of it, and he said ht
would put it away where the boys
could not find it, and stepping upon
box made a movement as if to lay
the pistol upon a shelf. She ther
stopped down to pick up piece OF
rope lying on the ground at her feet
when she was startled by hearing
the report of the weapon, and upor
raising up, noticed her husband fall
ing over. She started to go into the
granary where he lay, when he
again
RAISED THE PISTOL TO HIS HEAL
And fired. She then left the
building screaming for help.
Mr.. Moser was next called anC
deposed as followes:
Had been acquainted with de
ceased for several years, and had fol
some time past considered him in
sane. Had heard him make tn,
remark, 81 may see you pick hop'
this year but l never will another
year, for if 1 do not die a natura
death
WILL KILL MYSELF"
Several other witnesses were called
but nothing of importance wa
elected.
After a few remarks by th'
coroner the case was submitted t.
the jury who returned
THE FOLLOWING VERDICT:
We, the undersigned, empaneleC
by the coroner Of Marion county
10 inquire into the death Of JOIN
Heinz, find that he came TO hi
death from a gun shot wound in
flicted by his own hands.
G. ID. HARTMAN,
w. NJ. MOsER,
HENRY DALEY.