The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-09-13
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SUICIDE OF SEYMOUR WILSON.
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Early Tuesday morning Coroner Tag
gard was notified that a young man had
committed suicide during the night, ai
the ranch OF W. J. Aumiller, just north.
west Of the city limits. Summoniny q
jury consisting If +. E. Butler, G. W.
Cary, J. J. Carpenter and John Horton,
and accompanied by The HERALD re-
porter. the scene Of the fatality Was Wis
tied and evidence taken. The suicide
proved to BE- Seymour Wilson, aged about
80 years, who arrived here on the 10Th
of August from Shannon City. Iowa,
where he had published a weekly paper
called The Sun, which he had sold before
leaving for 81 200. Wilson on arriving at
Yakima made application for work at the
several newspaper offices, and claimed to
be competent man in any department
OF publishing; but the impression he
gave was that he was trifle OF In the
upper story. A few days before taking
his life, and while lounsing about Lar
sons lumber yard, he met VIM. Aumiller
and made application for work, oferinp
his services for board. The offer was &C.
cepted and for three days he worked hard
at carpentering; but the fourth day he
shirked and at evening complained oil
sickness. The Aumillers were solicitous
about the young man, but he could not
be persuaded to eat supper and about 8
o'clock he went to the shed in the back
part of the dwelling. where he occupied q
cot. About o'clock in the morning Mr..
Aunliller, ar, was awakened by . shot
but thought it came from Chinese camp
some distance off aud gave it little
thought. About six o'clock he en-.
tered the room occupied by Wilson and.
attracted by the blood stains on the pill.
low, made examination and found that
Wilson had shot himself in the left tenn.
pie and had evidently been dead for some
time. He still had the fatal revolver, q
32-calibre Hopkins & Allen, in his hand.
The jury examined his effects which
consisted of considerable clothing, q
valise filed with printers material, some
jewelry, including Odd Fellows emblems,
and "a in money. No writing was found
showing the cause Of the act, but from all
indications and evidence verdict Of sui.
eide, while suffering from temporary
mental arrangement, was rendered.
The body was taken charge OF by the
Odd Fellows, the telegraph wires were pu,
in use and Wednesday telegram was re-
ceised from the young mans father, with
instructions to have the body embalmed
and shipped to Clear Lake. Mimi. This
was done. the remains being forwarded
on this mornings east bound train.
The following special to the weekly
Times Republican, of Marshalltown, Iowa,
4 copy OF which paper was brought to
THE HERALD Office by r. Whitney, may
shed some light in this connection.
erosion, Aug. 81 Seymour Wilson,
editor of the Shannon City San, disap-
peared mysteriouslv last FRIDAY. He
arose early to take the train for Des
Moines, but il trsnspired that the train
left without him, ami not the slightest
clue exists as to his whereabouts up to
the present time. Wilson was not in
volved in business difficulties. and was
but recently married. His conduct pre-.
cludes the idea of suicide and foul play ID
suspected.