Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-11-11
A SUICIDE.
A N Old Man Shoots Himself at Rose
dale.

dale.
sensation was caused among the residents
OF Rosedale and vicinity yesterday by the news
that w. B. Cox, one of the best known of their
number, had committed suicide at his resi-
dence, on the corner of Washington street and
Logan avenue. Mr. Cox, who was 73 years of
age, has for some time past been living in
retirement at his pleasant home on Washington
street. with his family, which consists OF his
wife. two young children, and his married
daughter and her husband. He was formerly
engaged in the cultivation of his ranch at
Cshuenga, which, however, he disposed of
some four years ago at a handsome figure,
retaining only the live stock. which consisted
for the most part of fine horses
exhibited signs of dependency, owing to DC
mestic and petty financial troubles, his rela-
tives did not pay much attention to these
moods, and his usual urbanity OF manner COM
pletely misled them as to the true state of
affaiIs On Saturday night last his son In aw,
w Wood, left him in apparently the best
for the hight. Mr.. Cox was then sitting
in a rocking chair at small writing
table in the center of the family sitting
and finish some ant Mrisins he hsa sp
accomplish. Mrs Cox and the rest of the
family had already retired; and there was
nothirg at all unusual about his sitting up
later than the others, as it was freque { Gus
tom Of his. About four O'Clock in the morning
Mr.. Wood awoke with an indistinct idea
that he had heard the report of gun. but
rs 1t was not an unusual occurrence for
'hoodlums" while driving home from Santa
Monica to discharge pistols in that neighbor
hood, he turned over and went to sleep again.
On rising. yesterday morning Mr.. Wood re-
membered that he had brought letter home
for his father iu-law Saturday night, and, tax.
ing 1t rom his overcoat pocket, he stepped
&c wn stairs to deliver it. He went TO Mr. Cox's
bedroom, but found that the bed had nat been
disturb q, aud at once jumped to the conclu-
sion that the old gentleman had gone to sleep
on the lounge in the sitting--oom. He
crossed the hall and opened the door of
the latter room, and, seeing the old senrleman's
tinue his earch in anoihe part of the house,
when he saw Mr.. Cox lying on his back upon
an old lap robe spread upon the floor. A re.
volyer which lay upon bis breast with one
chamber empty, and bullet hole in the right
side OF the head just above the ear, were suffi-
cient evidence to account for the pool Of blood
which had formed upon the carpet beneath the
body. Mrs. Cox was notified of the
dit, three Of the nearest neighbors,
were cslled In. On the table at which the de.
ceased had sat when his son-in-law babe b i'm
good night" were letters sealed and addressed
to each member of the family. In addition to
these was roll of paper from which on being
opened there fell an envelope upon which was
written in pencil the words This is poorly got
proved to be bills OF sale equally dividing his
horses and live stock between W. E. Cox, W. A.
Cox, w. W Wood and Jessie Wood.
Coroner Meredith Was notified of the affair,
ana az 8 O'Clock In the afternoon an tnQ uest
was held at the house upon the body Only
two witnesses were examined, Messrs. Wood
snd Tarble, and a verdict OF suicide was re.
turned according to their testimony. theI
letters which were addressed by the deceased
70 his relatives were Of private character,
their contents could not be sscertained