Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-10
aR ERNEST M'GAUGHY SHOOTS HIMSELF IN 4
 MEMPHIS SALOON.
DEsPONDENCY THE CAUSE
Remains Shipped Here and h. tered Saturday---A Sad
 Funeral.

Ernest McGaughy, 3S years of age, member of 8 prominent family in Pine Bluff, Ark, committed suicide yesterday afternoon at 2:45 o'clock, sending a bullet from 3s caliber pistol crashing through his brain says Saturdays Memphis Con mer- ciai Appeal.
 The scene Of the suicide was in the telephone room adjoining the saloon at So Madison street.
 McGaughy lived an hour and thir- ty min ltes after the fatal shot was fired, although he never regained consciousness.
 The bullet entered the right side of the head, jasl above and to the right of the ear, and penetrated the brain, lacerating it's tissues. and ranged donward to the back of the skull. He was removed to the city hospital in Stanley X Co.'s ambu- lance, where Dr. ". B. Roges dress ed his wounf though he perceived at once that there was no hope of say in g the mans life.
 The remains were shiped by ex- press last night by Stanley < Co. to Horace McGaughy, brother of the deceased, 1t inc BlGff, Ark. Eo in- quest was held. BIS none was deemed necessary.
 The exact motive whic h prompted McGaughy to the rash act is not known, but letters were found in his possession which intiicat d that the oft-told tale of unr auited love was mainly the incentive which caused him t@ end his sexistence in the man. ner heretofore described. According l to tke statement Of the bartender who was on duty at the tine of the sh ooting, McGaughy had been in- dulging very freely in tie pse of intoIicants during the forenoon. He was seen and recognized at 2:30 o'clock by ]. A. Thompson, cashier at the Peabody Cafe. Thompson stated that MsGaughy entered the Peabody and asked to leave his pis- tol there, exclaiming at the same time, '2f could see that woman I'd kill her now" Thompso states that few moments afterward Me- Gaughy returned. secured his pistol and left the place. Suhst quent de- yelopments proved that the deceas- ed left there and went direct to Man cini's saloon. on Madison street. though hef0re entering { hat place he went into the Home Insura nce Con- l paDy's office, immediately to the west. He spoke to DO one in the office. leaving ae sooB as he discov- cred his mistrke. He walked with downcast eyes and unsteady gait, l and did not raise bis head until he reached the counter in the insurance office, when he looked toward the telephone. which was then In use. and immediately left In the saloon he asked the man behind the bar to direct him to the telephone, which he did, and it was but an instant later that shot was heard coming from the direction, followed closely by the noise caused by the bod, fal- ling to the floor. An examination of the ound disclosed the fact that the bullet had entered tine right side Of the fore head.
 Sergant Cole and Detective Chiles were on the scene a Jew moments afterward and fond the pistol at Me 6aughys feet. Dr. Allison Brown was called and pronounced the case hopeless one, after noting the di- rection the bullet had taken. Stan ley < Co.'S ambulance conveyed the wounded man to the city hospital. McGaughy lived for an hour and thirty minutes. His body was taken in charge by ". NJ. Boyette, with whom the deceased had been room ing.
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