San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-05-12
BLEW HIS BRAINS OUT.
Will H. Cayce Ends His Life With a
Pistol Shot.

Another suicide was this morning add
ed to this months already full list OF
those occurrences.
Yesterday Will 81. Cayce walked, talked
and laughed with his fellow men, seem
inglv with a light heart. This morning he
was found in his room dead, having met
death by his own hand and with the
help of 3s calibre pistol.
He was discovered this morning about
S:45 by cham bermaid named Annie Post.
in his room at the Southern hotel. lying
on his back, the pistol under his head,
and the brains and blood oozing
from woond in the centre of his
forehead. The girl Immediately notified
one of the proprietors and DR.. Bennett
was sent for. He arrived in a short time,
but could do nothing for the dying man,
who breathed his last at $3.50 a. m
Justice Heron was then sent for and soon
arrived He viewed the body and took
the chambermaid's testimony, but viii
not send in verdict until the mans
family has taken some steps in the mat
ter.
Upon examination of the room,
it was made evident that suicide
had been committed. He stood In
front of the mirror, pulled the trigger OF
the pistol and fell back. The mirror was
spattered with blood and on his hat,
which was on the bureau, was found par
ticles of his brains.
The chamber maid, who was the only
person on the second floor when the affair
occurred, was across the hall from his
room and when she heard the
shot thought it was down stairs.
She afterwards crossed the hall
into the room, next TO the one occupied
by him, and as she was leaving this lat
ter heard him breathing hard and partly
entering his room saw him lying as before
stated in his underclothes. His clothes
were lying on a chair where he had
placed them carefully last night when
taking them off On the bureau was
found letter addressed in pencil to his
wife, The address read as follows: Mrs.
Ida Cayce, care L. Oge, No. Is Washing
ton street, San Antonio, Texas. III was
not opened by the coroner as it was
sealed.
Soon after the discovery his wife was
notified by Mr.. Slevin, one of the propri-
etors of the house. She refused to have
anything to do with the affair, and the
letter is still sealed and in the hands OF
the hotel men.
The cause of the act is said to be from
dependency caused from drink and
gambling, and also on account
of matrimonial unhappiness. His wife
left him about three months ago because
of alleged i'll treatment, and has been
living since that time with her adopted
father, Mr.. Louis Oge, at 10 washington
street. She did not know that he left a
letter. as it had not been found when she
was told of the affair.
1t seems that he had meditated self
destruction before, as he is said to have
once stated his intention of taking poison
TO Mr. Chas. Denney. All who saw him
yesterday and last night say that they
never for an instant thought that
he was meditating the deed. He
probably woke up this morning, and
feeling badly from the effects Of drinking
heavily last night shot himself upon the
Impulse OF the moment
he was discharged by Messrs. Slayden
& Clarkson, wool and commission mer-
chants on Nueva street, bout two months
ago. He has been in the employ of sew
eral local firms as drummer and held
other even more responsible positions,
but has always lost the said positions.
The body is in the hands of Sheern &
Burnett under akerS.