Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-02-27
THE SPERRY SUICIDE
PARTICULARS or HIS sELF.uG.
srRucTloN At HOTEL M LAS
VEGAS.

Although Tho Cit.aou contained
quite On account of the suicide Of
Conductor Samuel Sporty at Las We
raa sunday night some additional
facts relative to bio solfdortruction
/ viii De- found u lho following account
clipped from tho optic
Las Vegas received an unwelc1mc
shock Monday morn'nr when ine
news spread that Conductr Sam Spor.
ny had committed suicide by drink.
J ing iaraanum. Quite early Sunday
evening sporty apparently n excel
lent spirits retired 10 room No. no
90 the New Optic hotel When De
milcd 90 rice Monday morning az %
reasonable hour. his brother ban
sperry. forced hls way into the room
and was horrlned 90 lind The inmate
lying dead upon the bed
Between z aud s o'clock Conductor
/ sperry visited Two drug stores and at
each bought eu ounce of lauianum,
which hp said was needed Tor a sore
bend Ho wus In uncommonly genial
frame oi mind and talked aoclably
with tho drug folks
AIthouEh several theories have been
advanced. mo- positive reason FOR the
rash act can Dee given yet Further
, developments Uly bo expected
last Friday. Mr. sporry received
checks amounting 90 1851 90 from
Iu G. Smith as The last payment on
the house on Fourth street which the
. latter purchased some time ego u
, Is known that This money was deposit
od az the local banks but owing "a
thc strict ruioa Of the latter regard
y Ink tho customers business no lnfor
Z nation can be- minod from the inst
tuition regarding the amount now on
deposit 90 Mr. Sporry'o credit Il 81
d bad that "a considerable sum was sem
D. io the wife 10 Madrid. and 10 Is sat.
that the certificate Of deposit Tor th'
r. whole amount was also sent 90 Mrs
' sporty while some assert posltivch
y that Mr. Sperrys rash act was th'
~ result OF financial emharrasaments
'f la also said. n this be- the case. tina
prompt and encacioua measures WI
" be- taken 90 prevent the helpless am
~ pounlless young wife from losing th
a money which should have come 90 he
from the sale % the homo. The syn
pathy of the community Tor Mrs. spol
ny o. deep and universal and oyCry0n
hopes that in addition 20 the grlcyou
e oss sustained IN tho uncxpecto
A death of ho- husband. she may ma
also De- reduced 20 ponury as a result
~ Conductor Sam 9peryy was abot
30 years 81 age For many years b
had been Ga The employ Of the SAINT
Fo on the Mes Mexico division. Thro
y. years ago he vas struck by a trail
w thrown under the wheels and lost a
~ arm Since that misfortune bofe
y. him. he never seemed 20 be exactl
- the same man. His old associates ga
that his spontaneous ioyouHncas On
N interest IN life disappeared. and
~ was subject 20 frequent attacks
ne melancholy. still be maintained
ln the last his power Of winning AZ
nc Keeping friends he was a royal 20,
oh fellow. good hearted generous. fran
'e' and liked among the railroad men
New Mexico as were few other
'm There f mucE torrow w ths 90 y ly
81, hA niime'y death
"a Mr Sporty was married twice "
ip first wife. Mas uptegroye died son
nd wears ago uis pTosOn, wife. WAC
Of ho warried lrs' thnn a yea. ago.
from Paducah Ky. Afto- the acciic
'ht 90 his arm. Mr. sperry va sassimD
aa to tho run on the Wdldo.Malr
lrauch and was stationed thoro up
pa. the time OF his death. The fami
re- home has heen there for some tin
an Fer a long time Conductor speuy n
az one OF Las Vega and be- bu.l, CO.
and comfortable home IN THIS off
E Mrs Speuy was informed by te
graph OF the sad fate Of her husbar
She wired that she would bo up a
Nm afternoon. The funeral viii probat
w be held from the lewis undortaki
nariors with burial here.
.N. Mr. Sporry was a member OF &
ia Cnnducturs order here and tho loo
lodge Is taking measures regardi
nc tho funeral and other matters