Arizona republican., 1898-06-24
DIED VOLUNTARILY.
The Suicide Yesterday of
 Nelson A. MdrSfOn.
He Tried to Destroy Himself . Year AgO-The Motive and CirCum- stances of the Tragedy.

Nelson A. Marston shot himself in an attempt to commit suicide yesterday morning at his home on the Tempe road opposite the Gibbs place. The att tempt was successful, for he died at 4:2a o'clock yesterday afternoon, about twelve hours after the shooting. He was impelled to self by long continued i'll health resulting from stroke of paralysis nearly two years ago. The paralysis was caused by a of the neck affecting the spine. A year ago he tried to suicide by shoot ing himself in the head. He explained sfterward that the shooting vas acci- dental.
 About o'clock yesterday morning a daughter of Marston found him lying on his face in ditch behind a summer kitchen which stands several feet in the rear of the house. His coat and hat lay on the ground near by. A shot gun with the muzzle pointed toward his head was grasped in his left hand. The cries of the daughter were heard by neighbor, B. A. Grant, who went over. He saw that Marston was still alive, but there was ghastfy hole above the left eye from which the brain was still oozing. The ground about the head was saturated with blood. The wounded man was carried into the house and laid on a cot. Dr. Ward was summoned and later Dr. Wylie and Dr. Mcintyre were called in. It was evident that the wound was fatal and none of the physicians ex- pected that he would live so long as he did. The right side of the head was horribly swollen and there was lump on the left side of the top where no doubt a considerable part of the charge had lodged.
 As soon as Marston died Justice Johnstone was notified and he impan- eled the following jury: R. c. Fowler, L. E. Warren, w. A. Fickas, Henry Morgan, J. Ernest Walker and D. c. Warren.
 The body was viewed and the place where the tragedy occurred. The spot where the head had lain was cov- cred with a gunnysack, concealing a mass of coagulated blood and brain The weapon with which Marston had shot himself was an old-fashioned muzzle loading shotgun It was shown how he might have set the muZzle against his eye and have reached down with his hand far enough to push the trigger. The shooting must have oc- cured soon after o'clock. No mem Der of the dead mans family heard the discharge of the gun, but neighbor woman said she heard a report soon after she got up at four.
 The suicide was evidently contem- plated for some time. Another neigh Dor, NJ. s. Barnett, said that a few days ago Marston told him that he had heard some one shooting in his or chard. He believed the shot was fired to intimidate him so that successful raid might be made on his fruit. He said that thereafter he would go about his place armed and that it was the! duty of every citizen to arm himself The coroner's jury will reassemble at 10 o'clock this morning. sr
 MarstOn was a native of New York and was 60 years of age. He came to Phoenix about twelve years ago ana built up a pleasant home on a tract of eight acres. He got along nicely un- til he was attacked by paralysis, after which he was unable to properly care for his place and he was in. conse- quite we'll known and he was liked and respected by all who knew him. He leaves a wife and two daughters Other relatives are living at San Jose and San Diego, Cal.