Arizona republican., 1903-11-04
THE PAYNE INQUEST
There Was Little Brought Out That
 Was Not Not Already Known.

The continuation of the inquest into the circumstances of the death of S. O. Payne who committed suicide by shooting the day before. brought little that had not already been made known. The jury. composed of c. w. Barnett. Frank Luke w. w. Cook. w l. Hor- ner and G. w. Mauk. brought in a verdict that Payne had come to his death by pistol shot fired by his own hand with suicidal intent.
 It had been understood that he had
 burned all his papers. but several were found only partially burned. but they consisted of personal correspondence. and throw no light on the tragedy or
 the motive for it. There were also
 found some checks and evidences Of indebtedness from other people to him. all of which will be held awaiting in struetions from his relatives in Texas.
 The time of the suicide was fixed at s:30 o'clock. Payne's landlady said that he returned to his room about : o'clock. He had been drinking heavily and had to have some assistance in opening his door. When he went in,
 he began arranging his clothing care fuily. according to his custom, and he was heard moving about in the room
 
 persons in the house heard sound
 as if something had fallen. No other sound came from the room that day. and it Is believed that what was heard
 was the deadened report of the re
 volver.
 It was also brought out that his
 losses the night before amounted to
 nearly SS.O0O. His friends. though. do not think that that was the cause of his suicide. though it may have been contributory to it. It is said that he had no less than 5000 loaned to friends about Phoenix. and it is sup posed that he had other property It was mentioned that he was not d
 man who would take a loss so heavily. He had not seemed to care much for money. and whatever he had was his friends for the asking.
 But he was certainly Respondent
 about something when he left Wash ington street to go to his room. To
 the last man he talked with he said T am all in and he said it in such
 a way that 1t attracted the attention of the man to whom he was talking. He no doubt intended when he burned his papers to conceal the ad- dresses of his relatives. He had sell dom spoken of them, and when he had done so he left an impression that he did not want them either in life or in death.
 About two years ago. while on a hunting expedition with Charles Col lins. he was shot and seriously wound ed. The shot entered his side. and it
 was feared that he was bleeding in- wardly and would not live until he | could be brought to town. MT. Col | lins told him of the probability of his death. asked him for instructions re- garding his affairs, and if he would | like to have any of his relatives sent for. He replied with as much empha- sis as a badly wounded man could muster, Not a soul of them. I have | got along without them while I have
 been alive and I can get along with ! out them dead"
 | The address of his sister however ! happened to be known to some of his 1 friends. and a message was sent to her on Monday night. No reply had ] been received last night. The town | in which she lives is some distance ! from a telegraph office, and if the tele- ! gram reaches her a reply will hardly ! be received until today. In the event
 no reply is received the funeral will be | held this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock al | the parlors of Easterling & Whitney under the auspices of the Fraterna | Order of Eagles.