Arizona republican., 1902-11-19
.EGBERT CLARKE
 COMMITS SUICIDE
DespOndenCy induced by a
 Hopeless Illness
A Further Cause Was Probably the Approaching Separation of Him self and Wife on Account of H. health of Both.

The city was astounded shortly be- fore neon yesterday by the announce ment that Egbert T. Clarge had com mitted suicide. The young man was a son of Francis B. Clarke, general manager of the traffic department of the Great Northern, and resides at St. Paul Mir Clarke is an intimate per sonaI friend of President Hill Of the Great Northern, and is next to him in the management of that great system.
 Egbert Clarke was only twenty-four years of age. He had been in i'll health from boyhood and travelled nearly all over the world. He came to Phoenix four years ago and has resided in this territory most of the time since. His condition had grown neither better nor worse, though on his return from the coast. where he spent the summer, he seemed a little stronger. He was gen orally oi happy disposition, and there had been nothing in his general de- meanor suggest ting the possibility of this way out of his troubles.
 Young Clarke was married early in the summer at Los Angeles to Miss Ruth Barger Of Chicago, whom he had met in Phoenix.
 The tragedy occurred at half past ten o'clock in a tent at the sanitarium of Dr. Stone on North Center street, two miles north Of this city. He had come there from his ranch a short dis tance east of the Indian school. accom- | panied by his wife, who had come on i to town. MT. Clarke, who was a friend ! of Dr. Stone, was a frequent visitor at the sanitarium and was accustomed to making himself at home when he visited the institution. He had a way Of going about from one tent to an- other, for he was acquainted with all Fhe residents.
 | He seemed to be in a happy frame of mind yesterday. Soon after his ar rival at the sanitarium he went into a tent belonging to a boy and a girl. There was no one in at the time. ! Within a few minutes after he entered the sound of a shot was heard and Dr. ZabrislSie, who was in a tent near by, hastened to the tent from which the shot had proceeded. Clarke lay on a cot, bullet hole in his left breast and a revolver on the floor at his side The | ball had entered his heart. Dr. Za- briskie called Dr. Stone and they closed the door of the tent and sent for the coroner
 Justice Burnett impanelel a jury con- sisting of J. H. Robertson l.. Cassidy w. w. Jones. Seth Byers, Fl. C. Me l Donald and E. H. Martin, who went out to the sanitarium. The body was found as it had been discovered by Dr. Zabriskie. The revolver, a weapon of g caliber. belonged to the boy who lived in the tent. It had been loaded ! fhnI1uh hr- cartridges and kept the weapon rather for plaything. Clarke had been about the tent enough to know of the pres ence of the revolver. and that was why he had chosen that place to die. He had brought six cartridges with him No two were alike.
 A lot of letters and memoranda were found in his pockets, and they were taken possession of by the coroner On a sheet of paper were statement. which the suicide had made to his wife and father. The substance of both wa. that he could not stand 1t longer" He asked their forgiveness and God s Dependency over his condition was no doubt the motive for the suicide There was also another. which arose too. from his hopelessly i'll health Hi. wife is also sick, and it had been de. cided that they ought to separate fol the purpose of taking treatment, anC an arrangement had been made for th, husband to enter pr. Stones sanitar ium, while Mrs. Clarke was going {, the Sisters hospital. This arrange. ment had been heartily concurred ir by the young mans father. who haC made provision for the ample supper of both. To the young man the separ alton advised for the good of both evi dently seemed to be permanent one
 MT. Clarke was at once notified of hi. sons death. His mother is said [,
 be travelling in Europe.