Arizona republican., 1901-11-19
AN ARIZONA WOMAN
StGry of the Suicide of a Mrs.
 West of Agua CdIiente
She Broke Her Word in Kansas City With a Man Who Consented to Let Her Kill Him Because Sui eide was Repulsive to Him.

Kansas City. Mo-. Nov. 1S.-(SpeciaD A coroner's jury which met this
 morning to inquire into the death of | Mrs. Viola Gertrude West of Agua Cal iente, Ariz., at the Phoenix hotel last
 Friday night, returned verdict this afternoon recommending that Frank Quigley, who was with the woman at the time of her death, be discharged. After the coroner's jury had reported, Prosecutor Hadley took the case under advisement for an hour and then de- cided to turn Quigley loose. He was released and will not be prosecuted.
 Quigley and Mrs. West went to the rooming house on Friday after they had quarreled and the woman threat ened to kill herself. She had kept com pany with Quigley for several weeks and he was trying to rid himself of her. He had offered her money to go away and leave him alone, but she would not do it. She wanted Quigley to die with her and he says he agreed to allow her to shoot him while he slept. If this part of Quigley's story is true, the woman changed her mind at the last moment and decided to kill herself and let him live. One of the notes she left bears out the theory, for in it she says she hoped Quigley would lead q better life for the sake of his family.
 The inquest occupied the greater part of the forenoon. Quigley made an ex- cellent witness for himself. His face indicated the strain under which he has been laboring. He told the story of Mrs. Vests suicide in an impressive manner and at one time when his at torney objected to q question, QuigIey smoke m and said fa while. he wished to follow the advice of his counsel he was willing and personally wished to answer all questions.
 He was the wisest witness called and said that he had become acquainted with Mrs. West last September at 1S1S Main street.
 How often did you visit her." he was asked.
 With very few exceptions. nearly every day." was his reply.
 Did you see her on Friday, Novem- Der I5?''
 Yes; I met her between and
 Tel. the jury in yoilr. own way all the facts connected with the suicide
 Shall l go back and tell all?"
 Yes
 Quigley told of his acquaintance with Mrs. West from the time she met him in September, after she had left her husband, and brought his story up to the day of the shooting. After telling a bout an afternoon of dissipation he told of his friend Brice, Helen Van Horn and himself being at a place near Eighth and Central streets with Mrs. West.
 Mrs. Vest said Quigley. found out then that had a pistol. Then she and l wrangled and she asked me to die with her and on the impulse l said, Well. if that's your game. it's mine. too l told her l had a revolver and she whispered, Give it to me- Brice We started for the Ex- change hotel and on the way over there was constant wrangling about suicide and remarks were made that It will be all ended tonight We left the Exchange, where we lost Brice and Helen VanHorn and went to the Phoenix. She again suggested that we commit suicide I told her the idea of a person killing himself was repul- sive to me.
 She then said, Would you let me kill you?' I said, If you let me go to sleep l will I sent and got a pencil and paper and wrote a note, stamped the envelope and gave it to her to hand to the maid to mail. I lay on the bed on the side next to the street. I did not drop off to sleep. I felt q horror that it is impossible to describe. Then there was an interval Suddenly I heard q snap, then snap, snap and Q report. I started up and looked. She was lying on the bed. but her face did not seem natural. I sprang up and leaned over her and saw the blood at the right temple and in the mouth. I sprang over her body and rang the bell"
 'Quisley tried hard to suppress a show of feeling while he told of the tragedy, but he became excited and