The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-19
WEARY OF LIFE.
t. S. Harris Attempts
Suicide.
A BULLET IN HIS BRAIN.
He Tells His Wife That He Wants
to Die.
HIS CHANCE OF LIFE SLIM.
An Old Soldier, Editor. Miner. Printer
and Mason Surrenders to
Business Reverses.

Rpverses in business and i'll health are
responsible for T. 5. Harris, a well-known
printer and miner. attempting to commit
suicide at 3l5 Ellis street early yesterday
morning.
Harris and his wife have been living
with g. II. McCall1m. printer, at pa
Eleventh street. who is married to a sister
of Mrs. Harris. Friday night he left the
house, telling his wife that he was tired
OF living and the easiest thing for him TO
-. DO waste take his life.
He had been drinking heavily, but no
suspicion was entertained that he would
carry out his threat. Late that night he
went to the lOdsing-hOuse at 315 Ellis
street and engaged a room. That he
meant TO carry out his threat was shown
by a note he had written and placed in a
conspicuous position on the bureau in his
room. The note reads as follows:
I-have had great time. Never mind what
may be SAID. Many people say what they think
they know. They viii know more they grow
Older But what is the use Of knowledge when
il comes IN contact with brains cultivated by
years Of experience. L devote my brains-help
yourself 10 what Is left.
My wife is at PA Eleventh street. The
Board Vi Supervisors will pay 500 Tor my
burial.
About 80 o'clock the other inmates in
the house we're aroused from tteir slum-
'bers By the report of pistol. Harris
room was forced open and lie was found
in an unconscious condition, with gaping
wound behind his right ear. Beside him
was-a British bulldog pistol of 44-caliber
from which the shot had been freq.
Police Officer Schaeier was notified, and
be promptly rang for the patrol wagon and
removed the unconscious man to the Re
ceiyigg Hospital. Dr. COffman found that
the ball had entered the skull anu there
was little chance OF his recovery.
Mrs. Harris did not know OF her hus-
bands condition till about noon yesterday
and was naturally overcome with grief
She said he had been drinking for some
time and poverty was staring both of them
in the face. He had been unable TO work
for two or three years and her sister had
been kind enough to allow them to live at
her me.
when he threatened last night to take
his life, She said, Il tried to joke him out
OF it and told him not TO be so foolish. He
has always been a kind and loving hus-
band.
''At one time we were in good circum
stances. That was while my husband was
editor and owner of the Tulare Standard.
Since then we have been continually meet
ing with reyerSes, hich preyed upon his
mind and made him tired OF life''
f.. About an hour afterward she called at
the hospital, accompanied by her sister
and brother-in-law.
formed the delicate operation of trepnin-
ing the skull and extracted the bullet.
(which had fractured tue skull very badly.
Several pieces had to be removed The
doctor said that the chances of recovery
were very slim and the probability was
the result would be fatal
Harris is well known to the old miners
throughout the State. During the great
mining excitement in 1874 he ran the OAR
win Mining News and speculated exten-
svely in mining stock. He afterward had
q the Tulare Standard and was at one time
minute clerk in he Assembly. He tried TO
run a job-prn,ing establishment in this city,
but ii did not turn out a success. He is a
member of the Typographical Union.
He was a lieutenant in the Second Vol
unteers Of California that went from this
State to take part in the war of the re-
:bellion and is now member of Garfield
Post of the Grand Army. Recently be
stayed for few weeks in the Old Sol
diers' Home.
He was a prominent member of the Ma
sonic body until reverses prevented him
from paving his dues.