Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-10-22
EPIDEMIC OF SUICIDES.
Death of +. R. Sheldon from Morphine
Las Vegas Has Two Cases
on Its Hands.

from Denver, who pawned his effects,
played pharo and took morphine on Sun
day night, died at o'clock last evening
in his room at Mrs. Colds house. DR..
Sloan aud two assistants worked with
him continuously from $3.50 a. m. to the
moment of his death. Electricity was ap
piled to his throat and temples; he was
dosed with antidotes, such as black cof-
fee, etc., and constantly rubbed and beat
en- with to wells to keep his blood in circu-
lation. About O'Clock he seemed to re-
gain consciousness somewhat, and said to
his attendants, $50 away and let me alone
This is worse than hell, where have
BEEN" Shortly before O'Clock he drank
full cup of coffee, and shortly afterward
he expired.
Appended are copies of letters he wrote
on Saturday:
Mrs. Gold.
Santa Fe, 1919 '95.-Am sorry to cause
the trouble which will attend this case,
but life with me is failure, and this
room seems specially made for my pur-
pose. My mother will likely send for
what few things I have. Please fix SO
she can get them. Respectfully,
(Signed) A STRANGER.
To the Coroner.
Santa Fe, N. NJ, 1O-19~'95.-An inquest
in this case is unnecessary, as it is plain
case of suicide by morphine, taken with
suicidal intent.
Kindly have remains inferred at earliest
convenience.
There are no friends to advise.
Yours truly,
(Signed) A STRANGER.
Sheldon was about SO years of age
and is supposed to have a mother re-
siding in Denver to whom he wrote on
Saturday informing her that he would die
by his own hand before the missive
reached her. In his valise among his ef-
fects was copy of the Bible. He seems
to have been we'll educated, we'll raised
young man with fascination for gamb-
ling that proved his complete undoing.
DR.. J. F. Wade, of Denver, wired DR..
Sloan to-day to have the body inferred
here. Justice Borrego held an inquest
over the remains this morning and re-
ported verdict in accordance with the
above facts.
ANOTHER ONE AT LAS VEGAS.
Peter J. Martin, well-known saloon
keeper and property owner in Las Vegas,
followed poor John Bars example yes
terday and put bullet through his brain.
Yesterday morning he made the remark
that no sane man would take his own life.
Then he took six-shooter and a hand.mir-
ror, and with cordial good morning to his
bartender, he left his place of business
on Bridge street and repaired to clump
OF willows on the Rio Gallinas, short
distance above town. At 8 o'clock Mex
lean woman stumbled over his lifeless
body. The ball entered the left side of
the head just above the ear, coming out
on the right side. A hand mirror lying on
the ground near by was an indication that
the shot was well aimed OH its mission of
death. To all appearances Martin was
happily married and prosperous. His
age was 80 years. He leaves young
wife and one child. He was native of
Guelph, Canada.
JOHN BARR's FUNERAL.
John Barr, late chief clerk in the A., T.
Il s. F. uperintendent's Office, who killed
himself at Las Vegas on Sunday, was
buried this afternoon from the Masonic
temple at Las Vegas. He was member
of Chapman lodge, No. 2, A. F. & A. M.