The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-10
FRANK GOODE
SHOT HIMSELF
Through the Head at His
Home Last Night.
MIND WAS DERANGED
Because of the Excessive Heat
of the Past Few Days,

Frank Goode. Of the H. T. Goode Realty
company. committed suicide few
minutes before : o'clock last night by
shooting himself through the head with a
44-calibre Derringer pistol The bullet
entered the head Just back of the right
ear. penetrating the brain Death came
instantly. lie was lying on couch in
the northeast corner room Of his beauti-
fuI home at l54s South Lawrence ave-
nue.
The only cause given for the deed is
that his mind was temporarily deranged
owing to the extreme heat Since
Tuesday he has not been out OF the
house Five years ago he suffered
sunstroke and since that time when the
air was moist he suffered greatly his
Wife stated to the Eagle that he had
acted queerly when he suffered so with
the heat. None OF his family had any
intimation of what he intended. Ten
minutes before the fatal shot was fired
wife and family. lie appeared perfectly
rational at that time. although about
three hours before a shot was fred in
his room and he said that he dropped his
revolver and it went OF. accidentally
While sitting in the parlor he said that
he was getting cold and also tired and
thought he would lay down few
minutes lie put on his coat and his
wife spread some blankets over him. She
went to the back of the house and a
Few moments alterward heard the shot
and rushed into his room and found her
husband breathing his last. He never
moved after the shot was fired. except
the arm that held the gun dropped to
his side and the pistol fen on the side
OF the bed
Mrs. Goode called the neighbors, but
before anyone reached the house. the
man was dead. Not sign Of life could
be found
When a reporter for the Eagle called at
the home twenty minutes after the shoot
ing, the body remained just as it was
when the fatal shot was fired. Mrs
GOode and her family were sitting in the
second parlor when the reporter asked
her how it happened and she replied. her
sentences broken with many sobs: I
had been talking with Frank but a few
minutes before he shot himself He
seemed all right then and did not COM
plain of the heat as much as ne did the
past two or three days. Only a few
minutes before he shot himself he said
that he was chilled and thought he would
10 lii
and when he went to bed. 1 spread a 4
blanket over him. Then I walked back /
70 the kitchen and had hardly reached /
the door when heard the shot ran to (
the room TO see what had happened and /
there he was, dead" Mrs Goode gave
way TO her grief here but in few
moments said, between sobs. that she
called the neighbors. And this was as
far as she could 90.
Mr.. Goode did not do the deed on &C /
count OF business matters. Every item /
OF his affairs was I'm the best OF shape /
ard he transacted business five days be- !
fore. At that time he roid his partner /
that he was suffering a great deal from I
the heat and early in the afternoon went 1
70 his home ard has not been out of the /.
building since.
The evidences Of deliberate suicide are
plainly evident The man was lying on 1
his back and the pistol lay beside him /
The right hand had fallen on his breast /
but it was cramped. showing that ii held 4
& revolver. The left hand was Fat on
the breast, but a slight CULVER Of the
body had moved it when the shot was
fired The hair near the bullet hole is /
Einged and the skin blackened by the 4
powder
The gun IS a 44-calibre Derringer. with /
two very short barrels. Between 4 and ; I
o'clock in the afternoon one shot was 4
fired. the bullet striking the ceiling in .
the northwest corner Of the room. Mrs.
Goode heard this shot and ran into the
room but her husband was fumbrng
with his trousers and looked frightened
He said that he was going to put on his
trousers and the gun fell out of his
pocket and was discharged.
He had always kept a gun in the house
and as the explanation was very plaus-
iele his wife did not think much about
It. She had no idea that he contemplated
suicide. Coroner NicCollister Went To the
house soon after the shooting occurred
and made a thorough Investigation II,
stated that in his own mind he was sure