Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-09-20
TOWNS OF LAS VEGAS
BY SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

ntntt IN ttt A0lthN'ihpNu W 'HtHth
and Jackson avenue. as Uncle" this
evening lies cold in death as result OF
n 4i-caliher bullet shot in his head by
his own hand The deed was com
mltted about 1880 o'clock this after
noon AT the residence of his mother.
in-law. Mrs. : a Hume MIR Peterson
has not been In good health for some
time. being partially paralyzed on his
right side he was ABOUT IS years of
age and had been living the last two
weeks AT the Ladies home. though for
merry mad quarters at Mrs. Hume's.
He has been quite respondent since
the death Of Us wife, Mrs Maymie Pc
terson daughter OF Mrs. Hume in
1899 He gricyed continually over his
loss and has gradually been getting
more feeble He felt he was becoming
a burden to his relatives. and threat.
cned his life almost every day. He was
watched closely, and two pistols and a
couple OF razors have already been
taken from him to prevent the deed he
today accomplished. Mr. Peterson also
bemoanod the loss of his wealth he at
one time being a wealthy resident Of
Chicago. and an acquaintance of Pot
ter Palmer and Goo-ge NJ Pullman He
came here in the early SOS and NJ one
time was the proprietor of tho grocery
now run by Ryan q Blood. He was
also at one THE a resident at the
Springs. Being of an active nature
his III health and pain nreyed on his
mind so. he ended mis- worldly troub-
les today by sending a bullet crashing
through his brain. He was in his
usual spirits today. and nothing un-
usual was noticed in his actions This
morning he came down from the Home
to Mrs Hume's. as he did almost daily.
only this morning he carried small
satche with him which seemed trine
heavy. When he came up to the house
he put the satchel on the porch. and
pushed a chair before It, Mrs Hume
seeing him do II. hut naturally thought
II nothing very unusual as he was
rather queer in many things. He came
in and SAID: II have come down TO
spend all day with you. mother. and
tdht uiilutl. AnOut ~ oV ne went
over TO the house of A. p. Buck To talk
with MIN. and finally stayed for dinner,
evidently forgetting his promise to
take dinner with Mrs. Hume When
returning he met Mrs Cora Archibald.
his sister-in-law, and she asked him to
come and go over home with her. He
replied he would he with her in few
minutes. and slipping his valise Ga. the
front porch, started back around the
house He met Mexican on the way.
who asked him what he had in the
valise. and ne replied he had some
dirty clothes he was taxing to Mrs.
Larson to wash, adding that he had
more to get up in the barn. but he
would be back in few minutes Later
Mrs. Hume heard some one up in the
barn and called out who is there"
He replied: 1T is me. Uncle" She
then admonished him to be careful
and not fall. and as she was walking
toward the house from the barn, she
heard a shot. and realized at once that
he had at last accomplished the rash
deed he had threatened to do so many
times. She ran upstairs and found
him in a heap, leaning against a parti-
ton OF the loft, the whole left side of
his face blown away and the blood and
gore all over him and forming large
pool on the floor The bali which was
a large 44-caiher, entered the left side
OF the mouth, he evidently putting the
muzzle in his mouth The bullet broke
his jawbones and came out at the
back Of the neck. The wound was
large ragged one, tearing the whole in.
side of his head. and death evidently
had been instantaneous Undertaken
De@rth was called and took the re-
mains to his establishment. The fun
erai arrangements have not yet been
made.
Roy Clark came In this morning
from Deuel's ranch at Fort Union with
Edward Anderburg, who needed med
zeal attention. Mr.. Anderburg Is a
tenderioot from New York, and yester-
day, while trying to mount a lusty
broncho, was hurt When mounting.
"N%h wv ~ AAis iGiOlt li' W 40
on. He jumped and fell. falling on the
left Side Of his face, the fall breaking
his glasses, which cut him severely
below the eye, making three stitches
necessary.
The faculty Of the Normal university
VIII tender a reception TO their friends
Friday evening at the Normal.
The Normal foot BAH team have or
gained and began practice work.
Spauldine's Foot Ball annual for
TINS season contains an excellent half
tone picture OF the Las Vegas Normal
foot ball team.
Sister Mary Faber, Of the Loretto
academy. left yesterday for Santa Fe
for few days visit.
Manager Twitchell says his team for
the tray Creek match next Saturday
and Sunday win be the best he has
ever gathered together here. Worries
VIII hold down second. Mcdonald first
base, and Lempke, "Pop" Eyler or Al