Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1902-01-30

his balance. His peculiar actions had
been talked about by his wife and chill
iren Tor two or three days. but yester-
day morning his peculiarities were
more marked than ever. so much so
that Mis-. Gray spoke of them to the
doctor.
The oily members OF the family about
the house al the time Of the shooting
were Mrs. Gray and her son. George F.
Gray. They were in the kitchen. The
son had just entered a room adjoining
the one IN which Mr.. Gray was lying
when he heard the shot. Though the
room was separated from the one in
which the shooting occurred only by
hanging curtains, he wac not SUR
whether the shot had been fired within
| or without the house. lie pulled the
curtains aside and looked. he first OBJ
served that his own revolver was not in
its accustomed place. an a table near
the door. He next "a ~ his father lying
on couch. He waited tG see no more.
but went in search % help.
The first one who responded was
Thomas Bent IL neighbor. Others ar
rived soon after and among them was
Or. Hughes. The dead man lay or his
back and the revolver was on the floor
by the side Of the coucn. Tho ball from
4 - calibeT Colts revolver had entered
the lower left jaw. crushing it. and had
passed out of the left side OF the top of
the head. 1t was the opinion OF the
doctor that he had died instantly.
Justice Burnett was notified Of the
shooting and. going to the Gray resi-
dence. impaneled a jury from among
those who had assembled there. The
members of the jury are =. s Russell.
Il. /. Bixby. r. b. Bent. $. $. Stout. s
y -Holley and E. II. Martin. The body
was viewed and the inquest was adj
joUrned until half past four O'Clock in
the afternoon.
In the meantime the street was filed
with rumors concerning the motive for
the suicide. Some said il was worry
about financial affairs and others said
it was worry over a hayward son.
David Cray. until q month ago clerk
in the Model grocery. when he suddenly
left town under circumstances which
We're said 20 be extra ordinarily dis
tressing to mis- father Even this latter
rumor was found to be greatly exag-
gerated, and though his going away
may have been distressing. there was
nothing in that incident over which one
would give way to Il fatal breeding
When the inquest was resumed
George Gray was put on the stand He
told the story recited above. and in re
ply 70 Il question as to whether his
'ather had had any business troubles
he replied that he had none that he
knew Of Replying to a question re-
earding any domestic perplexities. he
mentioned the fact of his brother hav-
ing gene away and thought that had
given him some trouble
The next witness was Frank Smith
line, partner of Mr.. Gray in the Model
grocery. He said he had not seen the
dead man since Monday about noon
He was then complaining Of being i'll
/, and had been complaining for about
week. Mr.. Smthline said he had never
heard his partner allude to the de-
psrture of his son and he knew of no
reason why he should commit suicide
He was not aware that he was in any
financial difficulty. The only other
witnesses We're DR.. Hughes and
Thomas Bent. Though some Of the
jurors signified that the evidence al
ready put in was sufficient. the justice
thought it would be better 10 continue
the inquest until today. that Mrs. Gray
and Mrs. Bent might be present They
were among the first who had seen the
body and Mrs. Gray had found the re-
vc!ver and had handed it to Mrs. Bent.
John Gray was about 81 years old ana
was native OF Pennsylvania In 1861
at the outbreak of the civil war he en-
listed in the one Hundred and Ninety
secoad regiment of Pennsylvania in
fanny and served for three years At
Toe end OF MS period of enlistment he
enlisted il the Ninety-second Pennsyl-
Vania and served TO the end of the war
He was mustered out at New Orleans
and for some time before that he had