The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-12
INSURANCE MAN
 KILLS HIMSELF
 IN NEW ORLEANS J. J. Dickson, Who Disappeared MysleriousIy Several Months
 Ago, Shoots Himself
THOUGHT SHOOTING
 WAS ACCIDENTAL
Remains Will Be Brought to Birmlng- ham Tomorrow Morning-Hs Wife Lives at 21oo Eleventh
 Avenue.

J. J. Dickson, formerly a well-known insurance man of Birmingham, accidental ly shot and killed himself Tuesday night in New Orleans. He mysteriousy disap- peared from Birmingham July 10, and the first information as to his where abouts was the telegram yesterday morn ing announcing that he had shot him. self.
 Dickson leaves a widow, who lives at 2100 Eleventh avenue.
 The first information of the accident, and the first information Mrs. Dickson has had as to her husbands whereabouts since he went away, was received in the dispatch. which was from a woman sign ing herself, Mrs. B. E. White S22 Camp street." The message said that Dickson had been badly and probably fatally hurt in an accident. A later dispatch said he died of the wounds.
 MT. Dickson had been resident of Bir- mingham for twelve or fifteen years up to the time of his disappearance. He was a well-known insurance man in the city. and was connected with the Equitable Life for a long time. Later he became identified with the Massachusetts Mutual with offices in the First National Bank building. When he left without telling anyone where he was going 1t created much discussion in insurance circles in Birmingham.
 B. F. Norvel former friend of the deceased, has secured permission from the quarantine officers of Alabama for the re- mains to be brought to Birmingham. They will be sent from New Orleans tonight and will reach Birmingham tomorrow morning. The interment will probably be at Valley Head, where the thirteen-year- old daughter of the deceased is buried The following from the New Orleans Times-D Democrat gives the details of the affair."
 Details of Shooting.
 J. J. Dickson, aged 35 years. who had been in New Orleans for about three months, shot and killed himself last night about 10 o'clock at his boarding house, So2 Camp street.
 The bullet, which was of 3s-calibre, en- tered the ltlI DItdot icdi tiS A''ft-~' - rowly missing the heart, and passed en- tirely through the body.
 Shortly after the shooting MT. Dickson was conveyed to the Charity hospital where he died an hour later. That he managed to survive so long as he did was reparded as remarkable by the hos ptal surgeons.
 Whether the shooting was self-inhicteo by design or was the result of accident, Is not known However, all indications point to the fact that it was an acci- dent.
 Prior to the shooting, MT. Dickson was seated at table with number or ms fellow boarders playing game or eu- chre. He seemed to be in the very pest of humor, and laughed and talked Tn an unconstrained manner During the game he mentioned that he would probably go to Birmingham, his home, today. Still later he stated that he might go on a hunting trip before he left the city. Shortly after the game broke up, he asked Mrs B. E. White, who conducts the boarding house. to lend him her ma chine oil can, as he wanted to clean his revolver.
 Only a few moments thereafter the house was startled by the report of nistol. Rushing to the second floor the | boarders found MT. Dickson weltering | in his blood on the floor. He was uncon- scious and was clutching at the wound l in his side No word escaped him after the shot was fired.
 i On the table near him were four SS- ca.ibre cartridges, and on the floor was can of oil and revolver. The iact l of the four cartridges being removed rom I the revolver gives rise to the supposi- | tion that the discharge Of the plstoi was accidental.
 l Face upward on a table was letter l addressed to Mrs. J. J. Dickson. 1909 North Twenty-fifth street, Birmingham l Ala. This was the dead mans wife.