Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-24
NEVADA MINER
KILLS HIMSELF
Wealthy Claim Holder Found
Dead in His
Room.
HAD BEEN DRINKING HEAVILY.
His Name Was william r.. \. lines
And He Was on the Way to
Goidneld.

The llfeless body OF William Il. A.
Times, Nevada miner and rich claim
holder, was found dead in a room in
boarding house on west Third South. At
! o'clock after repeated efforts had been
made to arouse him by the chamber
maid, entrance Was gained BY the
porter going through the window. lie
bed face upward. The body was par
TALLY dressed. The suspenders had
been removed from the trousers and
then tied about his neck. The ends,
OF which Were pr until strangulation
gradually follow, when these were
removed deep indentations showed
plainly the strength that had been used
WAS INTOXICATED.
He came to the roomng house We'd
nesday afternoon and asked Tor room
for which ne paid in advance. lie vas
partially drunk at tho time. He vol
unteered the information that he had
been drinking heavily for six months.
The landlady suggested that he had
better leave his money with her II he
thought himself likely to continue his
spree. This he later consented to do.
He turned over draft an the National
Merchants Bank OF Pueblo for $500 lie
also stated that he was on his way TO
Goldfield TO look after some mining
interests. Wednesday he started out
to take In the sights and returned to
his room late in the evening In a rather
worse intoxicated condition. Thursday
he was up again and out, ne later re-
turned and asked for another room,
which was given him. He retired
Thursday night about seven o'clock He
sent out for several bottles of cham
paigne which he soon drank. During
the late evening he rang the bell
and asked the bell boy to wrap a wet
towel about his forehead. He was then
In light stage of delerium. This was
the last seen Of him alive. He had evil
IDENTITY been dead several hours when
found.
NEVADA PROSPECTOR.
From the information which he had
voluntarily given to the landlady and
from the papers which were found in
his pockets and yalise, he is
the holder of many valuable min
ing properties in Beatty, Goldfeld,
Tonopah, Ely, and other mining dis
tricts Of Nevada. In his pockets were
papers showing that he had sold some
OF his holdings and was also interested
with Pueblo parties In Goldheld claims.
He had by this company been paid
more than $500, with which he was
expected to prospect and deyelope some
holes He also had several papers and
maps describing the Nevada fields and
a history of the different claims. Sew
Anal - h.. N ~.
tons were also discovered. He had
kilograms from w X. Gibson of Gold
field and other mining men besides
sort Of history OF trips he had taken
prospecting as far back as 1904 and
1903.
HAS MUCH PROPERTY.
He has apparently much property and
money sunk In mines. The papers
which were found in his effects bear
out the further truth of this belief.
He has been interested for several years
in Nevada mines and done considerable
work. He has acted in several capaci-
ties for Colorado capitalists In work on
claims In the Goldfield and Tonopah
districts.
REASON FOR DEED.
The most plausible reason for his rash
deed ana strange method or committing
suicide is that he had been drinking
heavily for several months past. The
money did not belong to him and he
would not be able to give satisfactory
account of IT, 1t Is probable that tho
six months spree has practically used
up the entire $3.50 which was given him
by the Colorado capitalists, What
other money he has had is not known.
as his check books and papers are In
an unintelligabe condition. Several
papers might indicate that other r-,, ay
had been squandered IN a similar man
per, He at one time had $1,000 IN
Cook & Companys bank, Goldheld.
RELATIVES IN CALIFORNIA.
He had the address of brother.
Frank o. Innes, 232 east Second street.
Los Angeles. He has a letter from this
brother which mentions the father and
mother who live in Los Angeles and
brother Charles who lives In San Pedro.
The brother Frank has been tele-
graphed but no word has yet been re-
ceived.
Innes was apparently about As years
old, well dressed and Of prepOssessing
countenance.