Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-04-25
TAKES LAUDANUM TO END u1s
 LIFE
(From Wcdncsdavia nnilr


 ist oi February last, William x. Potter. apparently man of some education. ended a weeks dcbauch and his earth. 'y career m room of the Depot hote, yesterday morning by swallowing an overdose of laudanum.
 He eamo to this city about a week ago from the southern part of the county, where he recently, it is said. disposed of flock of 100 goats at n good figure. He was well supplied with funds, and engaged the room where he ended his life. He slept in 1t very little, his usual place of reposc being a chair in the bar room. A few days ago he was arrested by the city police force on the charge of drunk. enness and lodged in the city jail for the night. The city recorder turned him loose in the morning without i'm. posing fine upon the promise that he would quit indulging too freely in tho flowing. However he continued the debauch and yesterday morning about six o'clock the night bartend. CT not seeing him around as usual suggested to the porter that he call room and find out what, if anything, was the matter. The porter found the door locked and going out on the porch gained admittancc through an. other door. On entering the room he found the deceased lying on the out. side of the covers on the bed undressed and breathing heavily. He immedi. ately reported the result of his obser. vations 10 the bartender, who hurried ly called Dr. R. N. Looney, who an. swered the call, arriving there about 6;30. A nasty examination of the man convinced the physician that poi. son was the cause of the trouble, and that the case was desperate one. The pulse had ceased to beat, but rcspira. tion was still noticeable. He applied every remedy known to medical sci. ence, but death eDsucd one hour and . half later despite his efforts.
 An empty one ouncc wal marked laudanum on Brisley Drug company label was found in his left hand pants pocket, which later investigations proved that he had purchased at the corner drug store on the evening of the 18th at 6:20 o'clock.
 His remains were immediately taken in charge by the Ncvin undertaking parlors, where an inquest was held at | o'clock yesterday afternoon by jus tice of the peace kcohane and jury composed of the following well known citizens: J. B. Hooker, James Turner, w. c. Gaston, B. F. Vim, k. R. Sted- man and Gus Rodcnburg.
 Dr. Looney, Harry Brisley of the Brisley Drug company, City Recorder McLane, Officer Charles Irwin and William Bannistcr were examined, tes tifying in part to the facts above stat ed, and the jury after viewing the re mains and few minutes delibera tion, returned n vcSdict of suicide by opium poisoning.
 The deceased was aged about 6s years, and native of Ohio. Very little k known of his history previous to hi' arrival in the Minnehaha fiat district about fifteen years ago, where he en gagged in placer mining on Oak creek later purchasing a band of goats, whicl he kept for several years, until shor time since, when 1t is said he disposed of them at $2.5O bead. Some tw' vesrs ago he married Mrs. Goodwin, aI o,d-time resident of the Wagoner sec tion. the union, it is said, not resulting happily, finally terminating on Eel lst Inst, as exemplifed in the following document in the handwriting of the de ceased and signed by his wife in thu presence of two witnesses- which wa found among n number of letters an' photographs in a small valise at h' bedside when he breathed Ais last.
 To all whom it may concern; This to certify that William X. Potter lhus b.ud) and Carrie T. Potter tw'fe) hay ing separated this list day of Feb. A. U | 1906. by mutual consent, that the Sa'' wm. X. Potter is hereby released iron al, marriage obligations, and is to en,o' absolute freedom in all things just th' .ame as he could or would have dom hal no contract of marriage ever ~s' made between us.
 (Sigued) CARRIE T. forrh"'
 Attest: V. D. Meador. John oood~in