The herald., 1893-07-13
SAN BERNARDlNo.
The Suicide of Robert T. White - Notes
and Personals.

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and Personals.
SAN BERNARDINo. July 1.-THE dead
body of Robert T. White, one OF the
best known citizens OF this city, was
found this morning dead in bed at his
residence on E street. near Mill. The
body was discovered by two neighbors.
A bullet hole through his head clearly
demonstrated the cause of his death,
while on the floor at his feet lay an old
army cap and ball pistol, the instru-
ment with which the deed was commit
ted. He had not been seen for several
days, and two women in the neighbor-
hood having q message for him, called
at the house at s ;30 o'clock this morn
ing. There was no sign of life about
the house. They looked in a window of
the apartment which White occupied
and were Mortified to find they after
ward learned was the lifeless form of
that gentleman stretched across the
bed. A lamp was burning in the room,
casting a sickly glare in the daylight.
The ladies at once gave the alarm, snd
M. P. Sullinger, the janitor of the
court house, and another man proceed
ed to the house and broke in the door.
A glance showed that White had been
dead some time. An ugly bullet wound
was in the right side OF the head
near the temple, the ball had emerged
at the left side near the
the hair. From the position Of the
body it was evidently q case of suicide.
There is but little doubt that the cause
which led to the rash act was melsn-
choly caused by the death of his wife,
to whom he was devotedly attached.
He had been despondent at intervals,
and during the past few months had
been heard to express the opinion that
life was not worth living. Judging from
a note left behind, ill health had also
Influenced him. There is no trouble in
fixing the time when the fatal shot was
fred. A number of people in the neigh
borhood say they heard the shots about
10 O'Clock Monday evening. No atten-
tion was paid to the matter at the time,
but since the discovery of the body the
connection between the two is clearly
established. Coroner Thompson being
absent from the city, Justice Felter was
notified of the case and acted as coroner.
A jury was summoned and the remains
were viewed at the scene of the tragedy,
after which they were removed to Bar
ton & Catick's undertaking establish
ment. The inquest will be held at Jus.
tice Felter's court at 8 O'Clock tomorrow
morning.
G. T. Switzer, the harness man, made
an assignment this afternoon for the
benefit of his creditors.
]. @. Mcclure of Pasadena was noticed
on our streets.
G. W. Jones died last evening at
Vale's ranch, Waterman cafion.
W. 9. Pedley, ]. W. Mcconnell, mine
owners at Pine Lake, are in town.
]. @. King has resigned as member
Of the board of education.
aDr. w. F. Perry passed through this
city yesterday en- route to his home at
Perris. He has visited his old home at
Chicago.
U. B. MeSweeney, who shot and
Patrick O'Mera in the lower Holcomb
valley, Monday morning. was taken be-
fore Justice Knox yesterday, and his
preliminary examination set for Fri
day.
County Tax Collector Richardson had
Patrick Kennedy of Mentone arrested
yesterday for selling liquor without q
license. The case was called before
Justice FELTON, yesterday and was set for
trial Thursday.
Col. A. B. Paris appeared before the
board of city trustees last evening and
read a petition asking for the repeal of
an ordinance requiring restaurants to
pay $50 per month for serving wines,
beer, etc., at meals. The matter will be
taken up at future meeting.
Deputy Sheriff William Reeves and
Coroner Thompson returned today from
Holcomb valley, where the inquest over
the remains of Pat O'Mera, who was
shot Monday morning by U. B. Nc
Sweeney, was held. The jury brought
in a verdict of death by a gunshot
wound inflicted by U. B. McSweeney,
and charged him with murder in the
first degree.
William Pablo, captain of the Potroro
Ygindio Indians, was in town today and
reports a grand celebration of the in
stallation of their new Indian agent,
Francisco Estudillo, which lasted from
June 4th to the 10th.