Bisbee daily review., 1906-08-30
SUICIDE FAILS ID END LIFE
 AT DOUGLAS
Joe Kline, a Copper City Mer- chant, in a Fit of Oepres-
 sion Swallows Poison.

F
 DOUGLAS, Aria, Aug. 29.-(SplD- An appeal to his mother that she should not take his act to heart is the contents of one of two notes written by | Joe Kline, the G avenue furniture | dealer and son of William Kline, the i local capitalist, who about ii o'clock l last night, following round with the wheel in c avenue gambling house, in which he is said to have lost heav- lily, took a considerable amount ct opiate with tne intention of ending his life. Found this morning about 8 o'clock in a dazed condition by MT. and Mrs. Joe Briler, pr. Armstrong was called in to administer to him and it is thought that he will pull through, though no one was permitted to see him this morning. Kline left another note, addressed "To whom it may concern" but it's contents could not be made out because of a part of it being destroyed. But in it were in- structions to wire his father and not his mother, as he feared the news would cause her death.
 Did Not Come to Breakfast.
 
 upon his life was made about o'clock this morning. During the absence of his people, all of whom are out of the city for the summer, Kline has been sleeping at his store and taking his meals with MT. and Mrs. J. Briller at 535 Ninth street. It has been his custom to come to his breakfast about 7:3O o'clock, but this morning he did not appear at that hour. They waited some time for him, but as he did not show up, Mrs. Briller went to the store and knocked on the front door. He was awake at the time, but ap- parently helpless. In answer to her knock he answered:
 Break down the door and get a doctor"
 Mrs. Briller could not break the door open, so she hurried back to her husband who got Dr. Armstrong and together they forced open the door. Kline was lying on his cot in dazed condition. He told them that he was tired of living and that he had taken poison. He told them of the notes he had written and asked that they be destroyed, which was done partially, though not to such an extent that they could not be pieced together. He cid that he had taken two ounces ( ueqA 'q0tu and pointed to where thu, uoiiHIoseL uo twas empty aoaS1 1eaAs n 'ellIIumoo-uns tNntents of 1, lzlllDnllnanlssauusnsa..A& strong. was oael1hsr Sem as fle he ntae said he sas dia cswegaAe effect of so large a dose would have been fatal
 pr. Armstrong administered an anti dote to the young man and from time to time during the morning black cof- fee was given him with the result that he recovered from the stupor in to which the opiate had thrown him.
 Love Affair Figures.
 Kiine's attempt at suicide early De- came noised about town and following it came all sorts of rumors as to the cause of his rash act. His frlends could scarcely believe what tne! heard and all scoffed at the idea that his losses at gambling would cause him to take his life.
 It is more than likely that com bination of conditions in the affairs of the young man are responsible foi his act Those who have been lntl mate with his private and persona affairs say that there is a heart af fair in his life, to the consummatioI of which by marriage his father wa violently opposed. The young lad, win whom he is enamored lives Il the east. It is said, further, by int mates that his home affairs were no otherwise the most agreeable, whlcf together with his health, which ha mi been good, brought about dt nression of spirits that reached thei lowest ebb last night after gamblin for some time on c avenue.
 eambIed With Checks.
 Ii is said that he played the whee buying chips with checks drawn c his personal account at local ban It is estimated by one bystander the time he was playing that he mu have drawn checks to the amount sS5. Finally, about II o'clock, ne T marked that he could not beat u game. Then. looking very depresse he went to his room, which ne reac ed in a mental attitude which nerv' him up to swallow the poison al make his final preparations by WI ing the notes which he left.
 That he used his check book in manner that was not creditable
 himself was indicated this morni when with MT. Britter looking abo his effects, Kline asked him not
 look at his check book. He gave
 reason when asked to but because don't want you to-" When 1t suggested to him that his fatf would see his checkbook he said u that would be all right
 His people have been apprised
 his condition and they are expected
 return at once
 This afternoon it was stated that
 was out of all danger and was Tn repentant mood.