The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-12-13
12:45 o'clock today by shooting
himself through the head with a

12:45 o'clock today by shooting
himself through the head with q
revolver.
Turner had been putting ia the
forenoon by settling up his accounts
at the various stores in town, and
shortly before noon remarked to a
friend that he did not owe any man
dollar. But he did not seem In
his usual good spirits, seemingly
being the subject of an attack of
melancholy, and was drinking con-
siderable. Shortly after 12 o'clock
Turner started home, and went to
an upstairs bedroom. At about
l2:45 T. NJ, his family was start
led by hearing the report of a re-
volver. Upon going up stairs, they
were confronted by the awful sight
OF Turner's massive form stretched
in reclining posture on the bed,
Weltering in a pool of blood, which
flowed from bullet wounds in the
head. The dead man was in his
shirt sleeves and had removed his
collar and tie.
The shooting was done with a.
heavy, 4ong-barrel Colts revolver,
3S-caliber. Turner after stretch
ing himself on the bed, near the
edge, had with his right hand plac.
ed the end of the revolver against
the left temple, SO near that the
powder from the explosion burned
the hair. After firing the fatal
shot the hand dropped to the side,
the wrist bsing bent so that when
the revolver>was released by the re-
laxipg fingers, it laid by the side of
the deceased, pointing toward his
head.
The bullet entered the left tenn
pie, above the line with the eye, at
the margin of the hair, and about
two inches in front of the ear. The
ball passed through the head, COM
ing out even with the top of the
right ear, and about one-half of an
inch back of it. The ball lodged
in the pillow, beneath the head of
the deceased, where it was later
found by the coroner's jury.
No cause for Turner'S action can
be definitely assigned. The Cor
wallis & Eastern officials report
that he was always trusted en-
ploye, and there is no shortage in
his accounts with them. % the
dresser in the room was found two
notes, one addressed to William Fa-
Der, proprietor Of She. Albany brew
cry, and the other follows:
"Fluella-May God watch over
you and my child, Any bills or
notes come to you with my name
to them, they are legitimate. Pay
them all. Have Elks and Wood
men care fer me, my wife and my
child. JOHN"
The note was written on the back
of programme for a musical recit-
al, and was so scrambled and run
together as to be hardly intelligi-
BILE.
Coroner Fortmiller was at once
notified. He empaueled jury and
held an inquest in the room where
the suicide was committed, before
the body had been touched. A ver-
dict of suicide was rendered in a
very short time.
John Turner was one of the best
known men in Albany. He came
here about 10 years ago from Milan,
Mo-, and entered the employ of
Corvallis & Eastern Railroad Com
pany as ticket agent, which posi-
tion he has since retained. He was
noted for his jovial disposition, and
was the greatest '.josher" in the
city. He left a wife and daughter.
Anaconda, Mont, Dsc. 9.-Miya
Goldie, an employe of the Washoe
smelter' was at work in one of the
fumes cleaning it out this morning
when some one turned on the hot
Stag and water, not knowing Goldie
was in the fume. Goldie was lit
orally bciled and cooked to death.
He was 27 years old, and had been
married only three months.