San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-04
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Judge John T. Lewis Commits Sui
eide This Morning.
The Body Was Found On. The
BlancO ROad-BuSineS Troubles
Was The Cause.

Dependency, said to have been caus-
ed by reversals in business transac-
tions, brings another suicide to San
Antonio's growing list
For several weeks Judge John T.
Lewis has brooded over business mat
ters, in which he is said to have lost
considerable money.
This morning about 4 O'Clock he left
his home, 323West Woodburn avenue,
Laurel Heights, telling his wife he was
going to drive some cattle to a pasture.
He hitched up his horse and buggy,
and accompanied by his dog, beau
tiful water spaniel, drove up the
Blanco road. Near the intersection of
the Fredericksburg road, about half
a mile from his residence, ON a hill
overlooking his home, he unhtched his
horse and tied it to a fence.
He then turned his buggy to one
side, and placing As calibre pistol to
his right temple, pulled the trig-
ger. He fell out of the buggy be-
tween the wheels, while one leg hung
in the vehicle. In this position he
was found by a boy driving a milk
cart, who Immediately drove over to
Tests saloon on the Fredericksburg
road and telephoned to police head
quarters. Mounted Officers Walter
Beck and Frank Brown arrived on the
scene a few minutes later and found
the man with a pistol clutch
ed in his right hand Co
roner Griff Jones was sum-
nj ute Aa
ordered it taken to Sheern & Burnett's
undertaking establishment.
The bullet entered the right temple,
passed through the head and went out
the left temple, blowing his brains out.
When the officers arrived the dog was
lying on the seat of his masters bug
gy, while the horse was tied to the
fence. Deceased was about So years of
age and had lived here about six years.
He hailed from Missouri and has lived
at Gainesville, Texas, and at Uvalde.
He was a lawyer by profession, but did
not practice very extensively and was
of a quiet and retired disposition. He
leaves wife and daughter, the latter
married in Gainesville to a merchant,
named Edwards.
At the county election last Novem-
Der, deceased was a candidate for the
Office of county judge. He was a De-
mocrat
Coroner Jones took the testimony of
Charles L. Sauer on inquest at noon
today. Mr.. Sauer said:
81 saw him yesterday evening about
shutdown. He was in his yard, feeding
his horses. On Saturday morning
about o'clock he came to my house,
1--WE are neighbors) to get revolver
which he had spoken of the day before.
On Friday had a conversation
with him, as was coming down
town, and he asked me if / had a good
pistol. 1 answered in the affirmative.
1 inquired: What's the matter,
Judge?' He replied: L met Captain
Stone yesterday and we had some
sharp words, and he threatened me-
1 said: Let the matter go. Judge.
avoid having any difficulty with him,
and you will have justice done you.
you will come out all right He re-
piled: That's all right. Charley. but
piled: That's all right, Charley. but a
man does not like to be run over in such
a manner as this said few more
words to pacify him. He came to my
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the pistol. He promised, before gave
him the pistol, not to do any injury
with it. l saw him this morning about
$3.50 o'clock. He was dead. The pistol
was lying in the buggy, Mr.. Beck hav-
ing taken it from the hand of deceas-
ed. His horse was unhitched and tied
to a fence. about ten feet from the We
hicle. He had fallen partly out of the
buggy, more on his right side, his head
on the ground, face down, and his feet
were in the buggy. He was shot in the
right temple and the bullet came out
of the left side just above the ear.
The gun was my pistol and Colts As
caliber."
| Deceased was formerly connected
with the insurance company of Stone
& Sullivan.