Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-01
SHOCKING SUICIDE.
R. |. Mister Of SiIvertOR Meets a Sud.
den Death by Ills Own Hand.
INSANITY THE CAUSE.
Full Particulars From The Journal 5
TruSty Correspondent.

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startled 10y the report that r.. l.
Mister, an old and respected citizel
had taken his own life. The partic
, ulars as near as could be ascertaineI
are as follows:
r. L. Milster, deceased, was siXt!
years of age last May, and has liveC
in this county thirty.Owo years. IL,
owned a farm three miles north OF
Siiverton where he has resided with
his family until about a year and a
half ago, when they moved into
town. For the past four years Mr..
Mister has
SHOWN SIGNS OF INSANITY,
and has several times threatened TO
take his own life and that of differ
ent members of his family. About
one year ago he was taken before
the examiners of the asylum at Sal
EN- but was discharged, the evidence
being deemed not sufficient to war
rant his beirg committed to the i'm
sane asylum. Since then nothing
has happened to give his family or
friends much uneasiness. Saturday
afternoon he went out to his farm
and returned in the evening, bring
ing with him an old
MUZZI.E LOADING RIFLE
and depositing it IN his barn. Sat
urday evening he went to Cooledge
q McClain's bank and asked for
several notes that he had deposited
there for safe keeping. Later in the
evening he returned to the bank
and placed $40 to his credit, inform
ing the cashier that he had received
payment on two Of his notes.
He also went home and gave his
wife SlO5. Early Sunday morning
he was seen looking over a pile of
old iron opposite his residence and
informed person who happened to
be near that he was searching for n
rod with which
10 CLEAN HIS GUN.
After finding what he was i'm
search of, he returned home. After
breakfast his vie told him sheand
the children would like to go few
miles into the country to visit friends
and was told to go by all means,
and as it was Sunday she might rs
well stay few hours. The horse
was Mtched up and after a few par
ing words the mother and children !
departed, little thinking that when |
they returned the husband and |
father Would he in
DEATHS COLD EMBRACE.
Upon returning about 1880, they |
the horse and led him
into the stable, when they were
startled by finding Mr.. Mister lying |
upon his face on the floor, and upon
feeling of his hands found that they
were cold. An alarm was immedi-
ately given, and in a few minutes n
JOURNAL reporte, in company with
several dozen citizens of Silverton
hastily repaired to the scene Of the
and there found evidence of
a most
DELIBERATE SELF MURDER.
1t appears that Mr.. Mister had
gone TO the barn after his family
had left, loaded his rifle and taking
4 small piece of rope tied the breech
% the top Of one Of the stalls, placed
he barrel on "A bushel basket, raised
he hammer, laid down on his left
iide, placed the side his
HEAD AGAINST THE MUZzLE,
And with a stick pressed on the !
rigger. The next minute his spirit /
led. Ii
Neighbors state they heard the b
epOrt Of gun about $3.50, but sup
,osed that somebody across Silver
reek had started out hunting,
nd paid no further attention. The Z
oconer, Dr. ID. c. Byland OF NYood- :
urn, was notified and as soon ~ +,
ossible arrived impanelled a jury, q
nd proceeded 10 inquire into the q
use. Several witnesses were ex-
and the following letter,
rhich was found near the body Of :
eceased was offered IN evidence:
SILvEETON, Sept. 80, 1855.
/, r. l.. Mister, do say that III / o
o 10 hell, i will be damned II I live o
D hell. ] have tried 90 be "A man in Il
be full sense. II the world thinKs i
iiiereut all right. I forget all i -
sttie with all mankind. / know
ley call me crazy, but am not Ii
friid To die. have been driven all y
~ life. ! stop right here. 1 have ].
o time 10 write more. 30 good bye q
, all. n. L. Mister. p
Thejury, after examining into the u
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