The Butte inter mountain., 1902-01-21
Puts End to Existence on
Anniversary of Will
bur BOyCe'S Birth.
MOURNED LOSS OF MS HERO
Young Boyce Had Never Recovered
From Tragic Death Of Brother Sew
eral Years Ago-Swallowed Guam
tity Of Poison This Morning and
Was Beyond Recovery When His
Is In Progress.

Brooding over the suicide of his
brother, Wilbur, whom he idolizod, anT
since whose death three years ago. he
has had periodical attacks of despond-
ency, Alvin Boyce this morning, on the
anniversary of the birthday of his dead
brother, took his own life.
Young, athletic and handsome, he had
everything to look forward to. nothing
In life's battle to dlsmay him, no busi-
ness cares to worry him; he mourned
only the loss of his hero. his big foot
ball brother, his Napoleon In the athletic
world. for the dead boy was passion-
ately fond OF sports and belonged to the
football teams of both the Butte high
school and Business college.
The grief which tore his heart finally
overcame him and In moment of do
spondency be gave way and chose the
sudden and awful death by which he
lost his beloved brother.
On Manhood's Threshold.
The dead boy. for he was not yet IS
years Old, was born In Butte within q
stones throw OF the house where this
morning he Hes cold I'm the embrace OF
death self-sought.
Young Boyee. who was roomng with
John Congor, In the Jeffrles block came
home about $40 this morning and after
locking the door on the inside. put the
key In his trousers pocket and went
to bed. where Congor was already Sleep
ing.
congor woke mp and, detecting the odor
OF lnudanum, asked Boyce II he had
eVasively.
Medical Aid Summoned.
congor then got up and, finding tho
door locked, knew there was something
wrong. lie found the key I'm Boyce's
pocket and ran over TO DR.. Halls office.
The doctor was on hand I'm a few min
utes and worked on the young man. usings
every effort to resuscitatc him but
without effect.
The boy died at o'clock this morn
Ing.
The body was then taken to the Cur
us nome, nt the corner of Porphyry and
washington streets, where II lies I'm tho
care OF his grief stricken mother and
sorrowlng brothers.
ALVIN had been working out at tha
Farrell properties on the fiat" said one
OF the boys this morning, "and he quit
Saturday.
He often spoke OF Wiibur's deatht.
ana when Wilbur played on the big foot.i
pall team here six years ago. he used to
go out and watch the games and when
Wilbur made a good play he had no
more enthusiastic shouier than Alvin,
Changed Since Brothers Death.
He has never been the same since
Wilbur's death; he thought the world Of
him; everything he did was right and
his death was an awfT. shock to Alvin,
from which he never recovered.
"Of course we are not satisfied yet
that Alvin intended to take the
laudanum to kill himself: he used to
take IL for neuralgia and toothache with
which he was often troubled"
And then the boy broke into a fresh
paroxysm of sobs at the sudden and
awful taking away OF the brother, whom
he had seen only yesterday In all the
vigor and strength Of his you'll.
Nothing could be sadder than the
grief OF the afflicted family.
The dead boy leaves n mother three
brothers, Lynn. Orion and Tom, and q
sister all residing in Butte.
Mrs. Boyce Is completely broken down
considered extremely serious by her
friends.
The deceased was the youngest boy
and the particular favorite of his
mother.
Friends Suspect Intentions.
About II o'cIokc last evening young
Boyce was in the Fountain saloon and
showed two-ounce bottle of laudanum
to Emil Ornstein. Whether he told
Ornstein that he intended to take it or
not, Is not yet known.
The fact Is that Ornsteln suspected
something and on his way to Center
villed disclosed his suspicious to "Balti-
more" Worthngton, who suggested that
they return and go to Boyce's room. ,
When they got back to town they sent
q messenger boy to the room In the
Jeffries block and al that time Congor
had discovered the laudanum and was
about to go for a physician.
In a few hours young Boyce was dead.
The inquest Is In progress this after
noon.
Elder Brother Tragic Death.
Wilbur Boyce, the elder brother was
well known as football player and
member Of the big team of 1s95-96.
When the Spanish war broke out he
Joined Captain Stivers' company.
After the war was over he became in
terested in a mining property few
miles from Butte, and was working at
the property, when, on the 14th of the
month, his family and friends We're
shocked 10 hear that he took his own life
In his rooms l.aie in the city.