The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-05
he MADE HIS LAST RUN.
Conductor Charles Il Mcmillan Com
mitted Suicide Yesterday
IN A STORE on TRAVIS STREET.
Grief Mt tho Death OF his Infant
Child Il the supposed Cnuse-A
Son Of Capt. j. A. Mcmillan.

caiiber bullet through his brain yesterday
afternoon. and within few minutes he
was dead.
The affair created grea, Zeal Of 'sciie-
nent In this city, aud especially IN TIE
vicinity in which 81 occurred. Ahor; ';9s
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. Mr. MaAlllan
walked into the stor q the
S. puniay Hardware company. Nos 40
and 49, Travis street. snd asked 10 be
shown a second hand pistol Mr. DunlAy
replied that no second aani pistols we're
kept in stock. but that he bad wss"o
OF his own. Mr. Mcmillan asked sec
Il and II was handed to MIN. ir. nCplay
cautioning him to be careful. IS the stol
was loaded. MIR. Mcmillan examined The
pistol. cooked IT, and with thS remark.
This is Jus, what want" stepped back |
from the counter and placing the muEzle |
tn his right eye. pulled the trigger. The /
report o, the shot startled the clerks and /
customers IN The store and all rushed 70 /
The SPOT whore the body bad fallen. \ So /
caliber hullc; had torn the eye from its ,
socke; and passing through the brain cane |
out at tho back Of the head. causing a gap {
Ing wound in The skull. from which COED |
the brains Of the dying man. and where a
;rs ,h. S,o,bi,,. =, ~. $50. "a 'orr,t,r
49,. ~ -, - -, ~ -
Dunlay was almost paralyTet BY he action
@, his customer and stood for a moment
- a. ,a,u
,s,I',s, va u" - W -"s ,"s'tut
:" M ,nt.et'-s,, "e s''o, N"s -
into the store ol4i The curious ~ere soon
asked to retire by the police who responded
immediately br Fox, the assistant city
sr-i-d ~ It'll '',.''" W. t
L-ssts 80. - t--s ".e '"''
ntsiv ,c, -. - 80
Immediately agtor the death 81 IN. sc.
''''" e' ~"
time Of his own true ann. Ross q Wright
arrived and took charge Of the rcutns
removing tho BODY IN fbe,r ,tr3.-.,t,,-.-
rar,o,s =. ,ho - y. - ,-....'.-,
f"'i"'s a. '"o corner OF i'A@s avenue ora
Travis street large and curious tr.a,t
of people fouowod and il was ,l,os-, .,,
10 -,o,.. ~. -. t 90.
,
"rlsat made re9''rSt 'n't every enc
leave az 10 one would be allowed 80 ses tho
body calling the attention e. ,hosa con-
to he fact that he r,.laiit..s would I
arrive within fev r,in.te. t,1 ,t
would DISLIKE 10 see 20 many lntf.-c1
about the place. IN this way IN. rurloi,s Y
were persuaded to leave y
Justice ". II. Am was noiifl.l Of The d,
suicide and vlowed the remains before ti,r, 81
we're taken from the store He ,n,snnl b.
ltey took the testimony Of MIR punlay i1
which is in substance as atatoG abuy,. tnat i
gentleman having made a statement TO M.
writer Tor the Pos, .ten,Icsl .,.,,, t,'. '... u
The testimony OF John run w Newman,
sosooi House was also taken. sir i-c {
ale and was stsnslnr nc., , n.l,, ~ To-,
MILAN came in aud asked .ar rhe fi,,-. 90
.,I saw the deceased cock tlr vc1r'n ana p
leard hi'n remark 'Tai9 IS lust whai "
~" anu next ne saw hm are tar ta'1l
asa.
:, " ~. ri'o Wv tlgu'c justice ma Wii! Hn
~ 'erd''' Of suicide
" "c''h'"h was "o0ht ~ ecaf-
d age he was son Of Captain : \ Nc.
MILAN. chief clerk in The ,.e.. az, -i., n
Quinlhp IL, ,b. tto,,..,., ..,
r.r,s c,,,.., r, ''s''" "'1
N'"'''' 'he young mAn has hrcn
a.