Arizona silver belt., 1897-05-13
$. S. Patterson, While Insane, Com- mits Suicide by Cutting His Throat.

| iness until The next morning, when he showed unmistakable signs of insanity. He declared that his companions wanted to hang him, and he attempted | to take his six. shooter from the pack but was anticipated by one of the party, who got the gun and kept it. Patter- sons animusity seemed directed prin cipally against Shute, who he wanted to fight.
 A close watch was kept on him from that time and the party pushed on as rapidly as possible, hoping that he worhl become more rational when they got into Tonto Basin and bis suspicious would be allayed as they drew near home. Mir. Baker occasionally gave him whisky from small vial into which it was pu. so that he could get only little at time. Patterson ap- peared to be doubtful whether it was all right, fearing that he was being doped, but he drank the whisky and said it was ''good medicine and would sure make man tell the truth"
 The third night the party, with the exception of Shutc. stopped at Bud Armer's ranch (the old Tebbs' place) on Upper Salt river. Shute pushed on home the same night. Patterson slept well and got up the next morning before any of the others and cooked breakfast. lie seemed more rational than at any time during the journey homeward, and Baker believing he would give no further trouble secretly returned the pistol to the pack and with Bud Armer went out to hunt the horses. The Mexican, @hoin they had left with Patterson, concluded be would not wait for the others, so started for Shute's, leaving his charge alone.
 Patterson improved tue opportunity 10 escape and having found the pistol he struck out toward the river and continued up the stream through the weeds bordering the channel for about mile before returning to tue rosd. He went to Dellinger's ranch and asked for something to eat, and when food was given him he went ont into the brush and ate it. Mr Shute who had been notified of his escape found hun at Dellinger's, got the pistol away from and persuaded him to go home with him. That was last Saturday afternoon.
 During the evening he was qaiet; read his letters which had been received at Shute's during his absence, and about 9 o'clock said he would go ont and make down his bed. Mr. Shute wanted him to sleep in the house and after a good deal of persuasion he con- sented and went to bed. When left alone he tried to open the window but it had been nailed down to prevent his escape. He called Mir. Shute and ex- postulated with him and said he knew he was being guarded. He was finally quieted, few drops of laudanum given him to induce sleep and he was then left alone.
 Shortly after midnight the family was aroused by calls proceeding from Pat tprson's room, and on entering Mir. Shute fonnd Patterson lying on the bed with blood rushing from his throat. In answer to questions Patterson said he had snagged himself, and that it was better for him to do it than let his friends hang him. He presented 8 ghastly appearance. With \ dull blade of q pocket knife he had cut deep gashes on both sides of his throat, almost serving the wind pipe but miss ing the iugular vein. Bud Armer was at once dispatched to Globe for doctor and Dr. Claypool had started for Sali river when he was met by Howard Livingston who told him Patterson was dead.
 Patterson died about o'clock Sun day morning. He retained conscious mesa almost to the last, and talked witt slr. Shute and others, giving instruc tions in regard some business matters The only regret he expressed was tho condition in which he left the room.
 The deceased was native of Illinois 37 years of age. For tho past eight years he has lived on Coon creek, il this county, having charge of cattle be longing to J. II. W. Jensen of Phoenix Mir. Jensen was notified by wire o , the suicide and came at once to Globe arriving Tuesday evening. Owing to [ press of business at Phoenix he wa.
 unable to go out to the ranch and ar
 ranged with Mir. Shute to take charg, of his cattle temporarily. Mir. Jenser left for Phoehex this morning but ex
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