The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1897-04-03

Wednesday morning about O'Clock
upon going to his office at the livery
stable, James Poole discovered the dead
body OF Cain B. Mahoney stretched upon
the lounge. The body was reclining
naturally, the hands at the sides and
the head slightly turned toward the
east. A hasty examination showed the
cause of death to be a gunshot wound
about an inch behind the right ear, at
which point the bullet entered, extending
through the head to above the left tenn
pie, where the bullet made its exit. On
the floor at the head of the lounge was
large pool of fresh blood. Near the
lounge was chair, and scattered around
1t were soiled underclothes and a pair of
shoes. There was fire in the stove and
bucket half full OF luke warm water
which indicated that the old gentleman
had taken bath, while the condition OF
the room and contents showed that he
had put on clean undergarnents and
socks and dressed himself in his best
suit. A colts 44-calibre revolver, iden-
tilted by several parties as the old gem
tleman's property, was found under the
left knee of the body the butt OF the
weapon lying near the left hand. There
were three loaded cartridges in the cyl
inder and one that had been exploded.
A search of the body made by the Cor
oner brought to light rolled gold chain
and silver watch of Elgin manufacture,
a one-cent piece and an empty purse.
An examination OF the wound by DR..
Holmes showed that the bullet had gone
through the head and shattered about
every bone in the skull. No powder
marks could be found about the wound
and the Judgement of the bullet after it
left the head has not been found although
several hours have been spent looking
for it. There are different theories ad-
vanced as to the position the body OF the
deceased was in at the time the wound
was inflicted, the most plausible being
that he was reclining upon the lounge
with his head slightly inclined to
the east, to facilitate the plac-
ing of the muzzle of the pistol
at the point behind the right ear.
Why the old gentleman should see tit to
uffle off this mo ia coil in the nam r
AMI at the time he did, has CAUSED con-
Il. Init u.,
arisen from his bed about 5 o'clock,
started fire. heated some water, bathed
and dressed himself, which certainly
took an hour, and at O'Clock ended his
life, or somebody ended it for him. The
preparations made tend to show that the
act was premeditated, but there has
been no apparent cause for the deed de-
veloped up to this writing. The deceased
came to Wadsworth about two months
ago and secured employment with d. H.
billiard driving stage. He was relieved
a short time ago and hal been promised
employment by James Say. He has
made no complaints about being iu need
of money and had refused several offers
of it. He was working the day before
his death, and the evening before when
Mr.. Poole left the stable he babe him
pleasant good night. Tie Coroner's jury
found that his name was Cain b. Ma
honey, native OF Ireland and a citizen
of the United States, aged 63 wears, and
that he came to his death 10y a gunshut
wound inflicted by his own hand.
Mr.. Mahoney was member OF West
ern Sun Chapter No. IL, Montana, OF
Missoula Lodge No. l3, +. & A. NJ, and
a mem Der of Covenant Lodge No. 6, |.
O. O. F., and was in good Standing in
both orders.
Receipts were found showing that up
to April, 1895, lie was member OF the
A. o. L. w.
The body was turned over to the Mas
ons and Odd Fellows by the Coroner and
taken to Fraternal Hall.
Thursday at 80 o'clock, p. ~, fun
eral services were held in Fraternal Hall
and memorial addresses were delivered
by Past Grand n. A. Hnmmel, repre-
enting the Odd Fellows, a Worship