Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-24
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On 1uesdsy Thh Ofrio contained an ac-
count oftbe death OF Nsi Miguel salasar'
Eau his summer home. near Aguiiar, Colo
RADIO, ON that day. but Information had
not been obtained concerning the cause
although q rumor was current that II had
bsen a case Of euicide.
since that time the rumor has been CON
drmed, which, together with other actions
i The deceased, a no doubt but that
the act was premeditated and had been
studied out thoroughly before taking the
fatal step.
From X. d. Coodall, the Railroad ave-
nua pharmacists, q reporter learned, this
morning, that Nal Salaaar had been ~
the drug store On the afternoon OF June
4th. and had asked for some kind Of poison
With which he wished to XII the family
dog, which, according. to the major, had
had its back broken. He said bis wife OBJ
jected to shooting the animal which
was q pet OF the family, and
be wished to put it out Of its
Misery as easily as possi' le, asking, at the
same time the relative effects Of the d f.r-
emit poisons and suggesting morphine.
Nj. Goodall thought 1t q little strange
| Mr.. salazar would come to him, as he very
seldom traded there, and this, together
with other remarks Of the deceased,
cause ID him, GoodaiI, to make up his mind
| hat he would not give bin a deadly poison.
He u ggestsd that q little chioroform
would be the most painless thing that
could be used, and after giving the msjor
instructions how to administer IL, put up a
small vial and gave IL to him. This, taken
together with the account OF the death
IN lished In the Trinidad Chronicle Of
yesterday, proves c~onclusively, that, for
causes which can only be surmised. Major
Salazar had pl ned before hand the fatal
st4p, which he ultimately carried out, all
though not with the medicine procured In
Las Vegas.
Following is the account OF the death %
published 10 the Chronicle:
Major Miguel Salazar, one of the best
known SPANISH lawyers in the territory OF
New Mexico, committed suicide yesterday,
evening at about 0 O'Clock, at his summer
home near Aguilar, by taking prusslc acid
Monday even ny, Mr.. Salazar went to
DR. Hartisoa at Aguilar and told him that
be had run over his little cog aud cripple
him and did nor want to shoot hin but
wanted something that would kill him
quickly and rs painlessly as possible. He
was given some prus- ic acid and at once
weut home. About 3 o'cl ok be retired 10
his 70 10 and a few minutes az er the fall
Of his body a iracted bis father to his
room, where Mr. Saiazar was found lying
on the BID.
Coroner Sipe was notified yesterday,
am wen to auRi ar 10 the afternoon An
autopsy was held by DIR HARRISON and the
y ison found in his stomach. No inquest
will 10 had as IL is not thought necessary
by the coroner.
Mr.. Sslazar had but recently returned
from thu state of Sonora, Mexico, where
heis interested u tie extensively In mining
uroprrty. He had some money due bin
by parties on the Apisbipa and the dis.
appointment in not getung IL was IN
'oubtedly one OF the reasons OF bis rash
act.
Mr.. Ralsz gar ives a graduate OF the West
Point military acadrmv, and a man OF ex-
cellent education and held several high
positions at W asbiDgton. While at Wash
ngton be met one Ut the leading society
aides of the capitol city end . marriage
followed.
FOR the past nrmDer OF years ne mas boen
a resident of Las Vegas and a descendant
Of one of the best Spanish families Of New
Mexico. The deceased was the owner of q
number OF patented mines In Old Mexico
and became involved In numerous spec |
ulations in mining properties from which
he could not realize and il is said that cred I
tors were pushing him D he took this
means to avoid troubles that were bound
to come. He leaves a wife and several
children at Las Vegas.
The body will be buried at his summer |
home near the town of Aguilsr.