The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-08
DEATH OF LEE BURROUGHS.
Tragic Ending Of a Popular Young
Man.
A PISTOL BALL THROUGH HIS BRAIN
siwncd for suicide and the The
Org of Accident Advanced.

Tue community was thoroughly nrOuscu
yesterday morning ovor the news Of the
tragic death OF young Lee Burroughs. a
son Of DIR. J. J. Burroughs. and who has for
the past year occupied tho position OF
money order clerk at the Houston post
office.
The death occurred at the family resi-
dence. Sii Milan. at an early hour.
The mother had Just called tho young
man for breakfast and he had answered
her from the bath room. Soon after neng
down stairs she heard the report of a pls-
tol and fall OF the body and rushing up to
her sons room, she found him lying dead
upon the floor. Tho bulle, had penetrated
the brain and death was instantaneous
The bullet from a ii-caliber pistol had en-
tered the right temple. between the Eye
and the ear and ranging slightly upward.
caused protrubauoe near the left eye but
failed TO make an exit.
Outside OF members OF the family, Chief
OF Police Helm was among the FIRST TO
reach tho scene OF tho tragic death. lic
says tho room was still filled with the
smoke from the pistol aud he entered and
saw the body OF young burroughs upon the
floor, dressed in his undcrc.ot hing the body
lying IN front OF the dresser Warm t'ood
was ooziug from the newly made wound
and lying upon his back he stii held the
pistol graspcd in his right hand and icst-
Ing upcn his breast.
Justice Hin was summoned for IN In.
quest and the following testimony tells
what Is known of the circumstances con
lanes Ia,,rrnurhs ,osttf,cd TINT lao WINS :,
hrotho, ~ ~, 5,,c,,,sol ~, n,,rrn,,rhs
Thai his vo,,rror hrotbcr ,on,e "a r,s bn,,aa
thia r,orninc nhnut 80 o'cIncL ana ,nI1
lin IN, 40 NYa ac,d rhn,rh, ho had
.ho, binse,f .cridrr,oIiv WIN he ar,i"cS
M Tho family residence sti A,lar s,rc,,
- n. ~, ''
Mr. M r,rrou,hs ,,o,,or -, ,,. a..
censna tes,ifiod. Ahout 7 n,clnr,, n VA
| went to thc door of Ice's room IN caii
hl,, ,or h,oaI,as, H., ars,,,o,,I '..,',, ~,
ha,h rnor, ,o,d hi,,, Nj, 20, ,,,s o'' a,v
ma won, or down s,,,rs onJ ,,a, S,',s'n
onIy n fnw miruto. when henrd ,h. rsnor,
Of n n,stoi uns,nirs / hoard mo SaiI and
r.o,,, ,,,',,,t , a., ,, - W '' i ~" Nv,
hath room, and lool'oJ hnhind no ,nd ond
found him tbore
g n Srrnre ,,,,,hhor ,o.,i,to, u,,,
when no was called Inv IN. tamIlv nra mr.,
rived IA. fn,,nb no docoag,d l,aJ u>n,, ,ho
floor This WIS nhou, 7 * M
n q smith nrs,,nos,ar ,os,tao, 40
NOT know why he Jgcnna.I ,nrt.
mItted mo dord II hc did .hoo, hin.nlf
I have lcctcJ III, snf, and nnoncI :, now
gct cf hooks and viii mo, ,rv tn chcc, nm
his accounts ,,n,il Tho insn.ctor comes
wirnd to Nv, or,anrs I'M nav, mo-, h,ort
when the lnsncrtor VIII hn hero bnyo
known Ice uurroughs for tho lns, tan vca,a
! lilo varied for mo 40 NANCY ordor c,,,l,
for ono wear and no assistant monev c,dor
clerk for. n wear provious
uoot,n,s,or c,,iu Ia a ,,,,,,,, ,
vorsaiion with N post renor,or cx,r,s.e,
the utnos, confidence In Ioe purronvhs'
| hones,y and Integrity ond aid me- ma no,
the slirhtest suspiclou that there yns ANY
/ aulariti,s In MS nccountn al the rost.
office
Thus. I'm the absence OF any ,,ntlvc for
suIcid, mcnbcrs of tho family and ntbnrs
irnlinc to the belief that Inc killing wus
accidental
/ Ice ,yns in Tho bnblt az ,l,anirc ain, hi.
pistol under his plllow and al ,r1nsfoyrine
! /, I'm the morning IN the bl,rc,u dr,Ncr an