The morning call., 1892-10-29
FROM A BROKEN HEART.
George R. Mills Blows his
Brains Out.
Because His Wife Left Him and Sued for a
Divorce He Could Not Live-A
Pathetic Farewell

An inability to bear up under separation
| from the wife he loved and an ineurable
passion for liquor caused George Robert
Mills. Fourth-street saoon-keeper, to COM
nit suicide yesterday. He ended life in the
room formerly occupied by his wife at 1136
| Howard street.
For long time Mills kept saloon at
1921 Fourth street. He drank excessively.
and all attempts on the part of his wife and
two little sons to reform him were without
avail
Three weeks ago his wife took her two
children, left his home on Fourth street and
| engaged a room at 1l3b Howard street.
| Then she filed an action against her husband
| to secure a divorce on the grounds OF his
| intemperance, and went bravely TO work TO
| earn living as hardresser.
After subsequent chance meeting with
| his wife on Seventh street, Mills visited his
| brother Oliver, who is employed as waiter
| in a restaurant at 500 Mission street. lie
| shook hands with his brother, and said he
| was going Cd long journey.
Oliver Mills thought little of his brothers
actions until yesterday afternoon. when
| man entered the restaurant and left an en-
| yelope for him.
| Tearing open The envelope, he found two
| letters, the first addressed TO himself and
| declaring that the writer would be dead at
| The second epistle was more pathetic. II
read.
| SAN FRANCISCO. Oct %, M.
To my lore: Dearest wife, cannot live with
! out you, ana as you are bound 10 have your
divorce l would prefer TO leave you widow. as
! 1t is cheaper Well. KitIie dearest, papa loved
| mercy on me. AS you SAID yesterday you we're
! going o get married again. Will tell your, DEAR
that. you will never get man that Will love you
| as / did. Bury me decently, for l have we'll
| earned II. Let my two children kiss me In my
coffin. George will know how died, but always
| tell my pet Roy that his father goI shot Now,
| dearest Kate what little have got will give 10
| the Two boys this way: George eau have my
| rings and give Roy my watch Kate, II yon do
| not bury M decent Will haunt you as long as
| you live, as / leave you plenty OF money. Do
not or have any one else write TO LELAND telling
! them about my death. kitlie. yon blamed me
for many things that never done, but l forgive
| you. | hope you Will keep the boys at school.
Mamma mamma papa did not deserve the
| death DO not send me 10 The undertakes, but
cisco Cal. Mind that. Now, kitiie dear. you
Will always know who | was. SO good-by, dear
est. From your loving husband.
GEORGE ROBERT MILLS.
To my 7rife. Catherine MUS, 1876 H0lodTd
street, san Francisco, Cdt.: See thai my grave
Is kept green. Tell ths sisters al I2O Hayes
street hat | kllIed myself. Let them pray for
me- did not die by pistol shot. died from a
broken heart kittle, my last words viii be,
love you STILL
Having read the startling letters Oliver
Mills hastened TO 1886 Howard street. Upon
entering a room on tie second floor he
found his brother lying dead on the bed.
The suicide had shot himself in the right
eye with revolver. The weapon lay be-
side the body on the blood stained bed.
During the afternoon the suicides body
was removed to the Morgue, where an in
quest Will be held to-day The heart
broken saloon-keeper was aged 40 years
and a native of Ireland.
A pretty brunette, who proved to be the
dead mans widow, went to the Morcue last
night, when she heard of Mills death.
When she had controlled her grief she
said that she last saw the deceased at the
house of Mrs. Mckenzie. 139 Seventh street.
II had long talk with him." said Mrs.
Mills. He made no threats, and appar-
emily had no enmity toward any one.
'He asked me to meet him al my lodg-
ines, 1886 Howard street. and | told him to
como there at 1890 o'clock yesterday morn
inR."
Mills went to the Howard-street house at
the appointed time, but his wife had Sc
we're headache and did not meet him.
Then she heard that be had killed him.
self
She said that she had filed papers in d.
yorce suit to cause him to lead more tenn
perate lie.
II loved him." she said. "and hoped
lie would finally reform | had no intention
of being divorced from him.
Mills left bis widow without any means
OF sustenance.