Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-06-05
Elko, Nevada, Friday. June 5. 1903.
suicide of Alice Mitchell.

Mr.. Chas. Mitchell, wife and children
got in from their home in Huntington
valley late yesterday afternoon with the
body OF their tfteen-year old daughter.
who committed suicide by shooting her.
self Sunday afternoon. The body was
takcL to the undertaking parlors and nt
10 o'clock this morning the funeral took
place from tie PreshNterinn church,
Many friends II the family in ElkO and
the surrounding country attended the
services. which were extremely sad and
touching. ewing tn the circumstances
feeling remarks Of Mr.. Greenfield nn the
young lady's lie and the circumstances
attending her untlm"ly death, brought
tears To the eyes ~ al! Ill the church
From what we are able Ia lrarn of the
sad affair. it seems .Iiat at about 1 a..
clock last Sunday afternoon the mother
md father. accompanied 10y Noung
gentleman friend nf the family. lett the
Skeltuu, leaving \lice aud her little sis
ter at home. When they departed the
young In y seemed i'll the best of
spirits and finished up her household
duties III her usual careful manner.
After concluding them she aud her sis.
ter went To - sheep camp, about haIf a
mile away, Alice taking u revolver from
home with her. Arriving near the camp
she shot herself IN the right templr .
the bullet passing clear through her
head and out the left temple. ma king Il
frighiful wound.
On the way tO the camp she told her
sister what bhe intended dong but tie
little girl cried 81 hard and he .arne go
excited that she afterward told her she
was only foolIng. Arriving near the camp
the child went away Il short distance to
play and shortly after heard shot and
returning to where she left her sister
found her lying on the ground bleeding
and gaspiDg. Death followed almost
immediately. The little girls cries 1T.
iraCted the attention her twin brother
and sheep herder working near by :.
who had alsp heard the shot. They rush &.
ed to the spot, but nothing could then
he done. Word WAS sent to the parents
at SHELTON, and they reached the scene
about o'clock III the morning. When
:hey arrived, team was secured and
the body taken to the family home and
made ready for burial. the remains
afterwards being brought to Elko as
above stated
The tragical ending OF the life of this
beautiful nnd promising girl is one of
the saddest affairs that has ever occur
red in this county or that we have ever
been called upon to publish. No cause
can be given Tor the rash act. excepting
the fact that she has Of late been de-
vourIng the contents OF sensational
newspapers describing such deeds com.
mitted 10y others. Being Of II nnturall,
nervous temperament these details per.
haps were constantly in her mind and
so prayed upon her feelings. TINT III inc
end the, resulted il. the talsmg ~ her
own lite
Before leaving her home Sunday she
gathered all her trInkats together in n
little box, md wrot" II note which she
placed beside il telling her mother. to
place them in her hand nnd bury them
with her, winch was done. ia the note
she also sintcd Iln' shr WA tired ~ life.
Int wns Happy and Wkcd her dear
mother not Ia mnurn her death. She
owned sever u horses which ehc request.
cd be given I" her brothers. iw" or three
cows which she gave tn her father and II
new pidc sndllc she left Ia her sister.
The ISDEpESDENT cxtcrda its .sympn.
Thy Ia the bercavcd fnu:ily, md trusts
tim; i'm" will tighten the ir bnrrlcr ~
eOrtnw.
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