The Arizona sentinel., 1900-09-19
NO. 45
H. C. RYDER SUICIDES.
Puts Bullet Through His Heart
 HI Health the Cause.

Dependency over bad health, and doubtless also because he was penniless and without friends, drove H. c. Ryder | to lake his own life, in little adobe house on 4th street, between Main and Gila last Saturday, about 2:15 p. m.
 No shots were heard, but shortly after two o'clock smoke Was seen issu- ing from the doors and windows of the house and quite number of people were attracted there by it.
 Upon bed in the center of the room lay the dead body of Ryder and along side was an old-fashiOned Colts revOl- yer. of large calibre. The bed-clOthes were ignited from the firing of the re- vOlver. and it was this that caused the smoke.
 Upon examination it was found that the bullet had entered the hreast di- rectly over the heart, going through the body and through both the bed and the floor. Death must have followed the shooting very quickly. Coroner Werninger was early at the scene. He impaneled a jury and an inquest was held, the verdict being that death was self inflicted. Little is known of the dead man in Yuma, as he lived alone, and had been here less than thirty days. He was about 40 years old, and formerly lived at Victor, Cal.
 Only two dollars were found on his person. In the room was galvanic battery and a package of old letters, but nothing else, of any value.
 The body was turned over to Under taker Johnson for burial.
 Yellowstone and Monogram whiskies at The Ruby.
 The Yuma Fire Department made g. fine appearance in their new uniforms.
 The big dredger went up the river to the Pot Holes last Sunday to begin operations.
 Miss Alma Kerns has been employed by the school board of the Yuma dis trict as teacher in the Grammar depart ment. Miss Kerns comes to us with the highest recommendations from the superintendent of school at Los Angeles. where she has taught several terms.
 R. B. Young, a well-known architect of Los Angeles, arrived in Yuma Sun- day night. He is here on business. Mr. Young was the architect of the splendid Gandolfo block corner 1st and Main and the fine Gandolfo building, corner End and Main.
 A. Haines, proprietor of the popular Haines barber shop, returned last week from his summer trip to San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Mir. Haines reports that he had jolly, good time. His good-natured assistant Harry Morris, is now ''inside," revelling in the pleasures, beauties, flowers, oranges, etc., of California.
 Dan DevOre and wife were among the visitors from Fortuna who attended the ball Monday night. MT. Devore was elected delegate from Fortuna to the county Republican convention. Devore's many friends are talking of presenting him as candidate before the convention for supervisor. A bet ter man could not be selected.
 Mr. $. Darling, the Yuma jeweler, returned last Saturday night from a thirty days visit to San Francisco, Los and San Diego. The trip was prolific of much genuine pleasure to MT. Darling, as he met many old friends whom he had not seen for quarter of a century, some of those were former school mates, and his meeting with them was an unexpected but most grati- flying and happy surprise.