Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-23

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edonlan. bearing date Of December s,
found on the table
Kilograms sent to this paper ana 10
the cousin In Biddeford BY The Even
Ing Citizen. failed 20 elicit reply.
Had Bank Account.
Somers was IN bis seyonty-second
year and was possessed Of solAe prop
erty. Besides bank account of over
e25nO. he owned the several lots a.
he corner OF Fourth street and Coal
avenue In addition 90 the house la
which he lived. lie lived entiseIy by
himself and was 81 a very taciturn
disposition. making conhdants OF no
one and having very little 20 say. Mr..
baldrldgc was probably tho only man
who enjoyed his confidence.
when his ettec, In the house were
examined, but very little cso;hlng was
found. aud purse. lying on the table.
contained a cheap rims. q chain and
$3.50 Ia small change
ills Will. which he left with Mr.
Baldrldge Tuesday, was examined
this afternoon by that gentleman, and
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until after the will has been flled In
the probate court. enough was gath
cred from II and his papers 70 learn
that he was formerly of Barnett va.
lage, Vermont. aud IN his papcrs he
requests that W. n. Burbank. OF that
place, be immediately notified in case
ol his death. In his win ae also re-
quests that J. G. Baldrldgo aud OTTO
Dieckmann act as administrators OF
hls estate.
Was Very Rstiesn,
He was OF very closs.mouihed
disposition" aaid MIR Baldrldgo, "and
seldom made conhdants OF any one,
He evidently had been carefully plan
Ming the suicide. as he called nH0n
me Tuesday. leaving S35 and the keys
10 ais house with me. ! thought II
strange al the time. that he should
leave me BIZ keys. hat suicide never
entered ms miud.
Il called upon the old man yosier-
day afternoon" said W W Sloieht,
"end had long chat with him, huf
he said nothing 10 lead me 10 be-
lieye that he contemplated suicide.
although be- did say that he feared DC
might become paraiyFed some day.
ami added that he would rather be
dead than paralyzed lcfi his house
about 4 O'Clock IN be afternoon. and
as he was Afterwards seen IN the yard
by Mrs Richter he musi have com.
mitied the deed some time during the
nign;
An Inquest was held over The body
this afternoon ia Borders undortak.
Ing parlors, but aa Il was clear case
Of suicide. ihls was Ssi matter of
form
Additional Facts.
The coroner's jury returned a vcr.
dict 20 the eject that deceased came
20 his death a. result ~ a bullet
wound inflicted hy his own hands
The funeral will rake place tomorrow
afternoon, latefment occurring IN
Fairylew cemetery, In accordance with
tho wishes OF the deceased as ex'
pressed yesterday 10 Mr.. naldridge
Ia hls will the old man left 81 500
10 the cemetery association oi brat
tlcboro. w., 10 whlcn town he was
born. Tor the purpose Of keeping up
tho family burial lot there. IN which
hla father and moiner are buried, bat
requested M Dieckmann 10 see that
he was buried wherever he died, as
V some hla station 10 life. mean.
lng that De wanted very plain
burial.
Although the Old man was an ex.
federal soldier aud drOW pension ~
$50 per quarter he Wa not a member
OF tnc q A r. TIE bad made appll.
cation some time aF0 90 De- admitted
20 the soldiefs home ~ Santa Monica.
Cal. but had received a renly 10 the
eject that there were 600 applicants
ahead ~ him This. together with
The fact that creeping paralysis had
slowly been taking eject upon him
the past thS0e Weoig', causing an inn
pedlmont ln his speech. ana from
which he evidently feared that he