San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-06-15
ENDED HIS LIFE.
WIN. F. BRADEN SUICIDES.
A Prominent Family Bereaved-No
Apparent Cause Assigned
For the Deed.

Another suicide goes on San An
tonio's already large record of self.
murder, and, as frequently has been
the case, another prominent family
has been bereaved.
VIM. F. Braden, con of Capt Ed.
Braden. OF this city, is the unfortunate
one this time. Unfortunate, because
the deed Is n which shows q person
has given up all hope in Ifs and
needs to be pitisd. If they could only
make their troubles known that
friends might succor them.
Deceased lived on Devine street,
near South Presa, at No. 1l9. He
went home yesterday afternoon about
$50 O'Clock, and passing around to
| the rear of the house. entered. His
wife and Mrs. r. A. Drummond, q
neighbor, were sitting ON the gallery.
She asked him to split her some
kindling and he replied that he would
in q minute. He went in, they heard
q drawer being pulled out, q pistol
shot and . heavy fall. Entering, they
found Mr.. Braden's -lifeless body on
the floor, q As Galibre pistol close be-.
eide it, and y large bullet hole clear
through his head, from the forehead
to the rear.
Mrs. Braden was shocked almost to
death by the horrible catastrophe
and could do nothing. Mrs. Drum.
mond alarmed the neighbors and
help was SOC secured. The coroner,
Justice Adam, was summoned and
also the relatives of deceased. The
happy home had been transformed In.
to the house of mourning.
Deceased bad evidently stood be-
fore 8 mirror in the dresser, and de-
liberately pointing the pistol at the
cen tire of bis forehead, fred. His fore.
head was badly burned with powder.
The bullet passed through his brain
and lodged In q wall opposite. After
viewing the remains the coroner gave
them in charge of the undertaken, the
funeral being arranged to take place
this afternoon from the residence at
5 O'Clock, under the auspices of the
Masonic fraternity, of which deceased
was q member. The remains will be
deposited in the Masonic Cemetery.
L hCi OH bldIJ epOCuiuOtODo d5 " WIG /
cause which led to the suicide of
this young man. He was but Is
years Of aye, was born and reared In
this city and married an estimable
lady here He had q son 6 years of
age and q daughter of A years. His
father, Captain Edward Braden, is
one OF. the pioneers of the city,
and the family is one of the old
est and most respected of the
many old families who have
residence here. He leaves, besides
his father and mother, q sister, Miss
Merry Bradep, and brothers, Edward.
Joseph, Martin, Henry and Fred, the
latter q practicing physician of this
city. His brother Henry is at present
in Ximenez, Mexico, and has been
notified of the sad occurrence. De.
ceased was directing contractor for
his father in building the new city
hall and was himself q builder and
contractor of extensive operations. |
At the time of his death
he and q contractor named
Burns had a bid pending for the con-
struction of q big dam at Llano ard
their bid was the lowest, although,
through some unaceountable delay,
| they had not been awarded the con.
tract yet.
The cause of his suicide Is not di.
rectly known, though it is said he has
been financially embarrassed and
that this preyed upon his mind. He
had taken q preparatory course
in the bichloride of gold treat
ment but had not continued it
being called away IS q witness in the
Skaggs- Eckles murder case on trial
at New Braunfels. After his return
he had taken no more of it. Deceased
was once q member of Capt. Joe
Sheley's ranger company. He was q
member of Alamo Lodge No A, A. f.
& A. NJ, ofSan Antonio Commandery
Knights Templar, and of Burleson
| Ghantar ROvaI Arch Maaona