Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-06-06
DlSH0N0R--DEATH
A Salesman in Ell Paso Who Yielde
to Temptation Of Gain and
Woman's WiIes.
1T WAS e.

UtAOlO IL hoo hh6at " Nv
interior of ]. Stolaroff's store, at the
corner of Overland and Oregon streets,
says the Ell Paso News.
The case is an unusual one and
the circumstances are both striking
and peculiar, entirely out of the ordin-
airy.
Fisher, who was a trusted employe,
and carried keys to the store, had
gone inside after working hours in
direct violation of the rules. He had
taken a young senorita with him and
by some mischance both were OBJ
served entering the establishment.
When ordered to come out, Fisher
evidently realized hat he was in a
very ticklish position, m which
would mean disgrace to him in the
eyes of his employee, and he very
promptly procured a "six-shooter" and
sent a bullet through his brain.
Death was instantaneous, and the
deed was committed so suddenly and
impulsively that even the girl did not
know that the man was dead until
lights were brought and the corpse
was revealed.
Shortly after IL o'clock, Deputy
Sheriff Heep, who serves as a special
Waterman, saw Fisher and the girl
enter the store. Arthur Lessor also
saw them. The latter went to the
door and made his presence known
to the inmates by asking Fisher what
his business might be inside the store
at that hour of the night. Fisher
replied that he intended sleeping
there, whereupon Lessor told him to
go to mis- (Lessor's) room to sleep if
he had no apartments of his own.
Fisher, who was with the girl, refused
to do this.
Lessor subsequently conferred with
Officer Heep and a telephone message
was sent to Mr.. S~tolarGffs residence.
While awaiting the arrival of Stolar-
off, Heep ratified on the front door,
and beckoned to Fisher. Instead of
coming out Fisher went farther back
into the store and mounted upon a
balcony. or tier, used for storing goods
which extends across the room.
Officer Heep saw him stoop, saw the
fash of a pistol and heard the report.
The officer also noted the girl stand
ing on the balcony a few feet away
from the "a
Mr.. Stolaroff arrived soon after
wards. The front door was then open
ed and Officer Heep entered. The
girl was found sitting on a stool near
the entrance, When asked If tAe
man was dead she replied in the mega
tive.
Heep was under the impression
that the shot had been fired at him
while he was rafting the front door
and fearing furtner violence approach
ed Fisher with the utmost caution,
calling upon him to surrender.
AS he neared the balcony he could
-. ~. o.@J;,O, af Eychnr'c prnttnh-
ing body in the dim light and saw
that the man was clutching a pistol
In his right hand.
With a bound Heep leaped forward
to seize the armed clerk, but as his
hands grasped the mans form they
came in contact with blood. 1t was
then realized that Fisher was dead.
Position Of Body.
The body was found upon a bale OF
quilts, the stock of the pistol stu
firmly grasped in the right hand ano
the muzzle pressed against Fishers
forehead. Blood and brains had oozet
out and filled the barrel and chambers
of the weapon.
Fisher was only partially clad. Hi!
shirt was off, but he wore his trousers
He had evidently blown out his brains
to avoid the shame and disgrace o
being captured in the store with
woman by his employer, by whom h
was implicitly trusted.
The %Cmpanion.
The senorita who was found in tn
store gave her name as lnez Miranda
She was arrested and held pendin
examination by the orone She sal
the deceased had brought her to /
] store to show her some goods and sh
knew nothing about the killing.
J A brother of Fishers has been Il
! Gated in Galveston and has been wire
for instruction regarding the dispoi
J al of the body, but nothing had bee
I heard from him late this afternoon.
! Girls Story.
! In her statement to the coroner tn
] girl in the case said that she wa
I on her way to meet her man last nigf
! when she met Fisher near the Zeige
! He asked her to go into the store, g
! he wanted to give her some dry good
She declined. but he took her by I'll
hand, led her in and locked the doc
He took her to the balcony at the rei
end and there she remained for
time. Then he took her to the frol
y and told her to sit in a chair an
await his coming. He went towal
the rear anu dDOul mat ALit ~ VI
GERS tried to get in the door. The sh'
!. was fired while she was sitting in Il
' chair.
= The news sums up the suicide
follows:
At the %coroner's inquest this NOR
ing il developed that Isadore Fishe
the young clerk who committed s
eide at the Boston store last nigh
was prompted by fear to commit =,
impulsive and rash act.
One hundred dollars left by J. Ste
aroff in his store. vas upon inves'
cation. missing. The presumption
that Fisher took this money and fr
tered it away at the gambling tabl
Subsequently he was surprised viii
i'm his employers store with a womS
. of the streets. This in itself was {
awkward position, but when he rei
lied that he would be accused of ste;
ing the money and that an indictme.
. for burglary would probably follow 4.
situation became exceedingly despe