Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-27
GO 1 DE ENBAGEN COMMITTED
 SUICIDE 1
Hanged Himself in His Cell i.
 Jail at the End of Heavy Bed Chain E


 Crazed with excessive drinking, and determined for the last few days to end his own life, George Goldenbagen finally succeeded in doing away with himself in the county jail yesterday morning at about six o'clock.
 George Goldenbagen is the same man who wandered in from the hills, around Lowell. on Tuesday morning at 4 o'clock, and told Joseph Barr, the night bartender at the White House saloon, that he had tried to con- init suicide the night before while out in the hills. At that time Goldenba- gen haa a cut right in the middle of his throat, which he said he had in- flicted with piece of broken bottle. Barr took him to Dr. Godfrey and had the wound dressed. After leaving the doctors office, Goldenbagen showed signs of insanity. and was taken to the county jail by Deputy Sheriff George Humm.
 He had beer !a jail since Tuesday morning, and although he had been acting very queerly, none of the off, cers locked for him to attempt his life again. Goldenbagen was confin- ed in the upper part of the jail, in one of the steel cages, and was to have been taken before the Probate Judge in Tombstone, to be examined as to his sanity.
 wien Deputy Sheriff Doyle arrived at the jail yesterday morning at ' o'clock to feed the prisoners, two of the prisoners of the upper part of the Jail showed him the body of Golden bagen hanging from the top of his cage. The prisoners told the officer that they had noticed that Goldenba- gen was acting queerly the night be- fore, but thinking that he would soon get tired and go to sleep, they paid no more attention to him.
 When Gallagher, one of the prison CTS, awoke at o'clock, he looked through into Goldsnbagen's cell and saw the body dangling from the top of the cage. He immediately awoke the other prisoner, wos was astonishei when he saw the body.
 Doyle immediately notified Coroner Murphy, who proceeded to the jail. The following jury was impenelled: Joseph Hughes, T. P. Frazer, R. H. FL liot, George Bunke-c, Daniel McGillis and A. J. Holland.
 Goldent,lgen had hanged himself by means Of chain which is used to sus- pend the cots from the roof Of the cell. lie had loosened the chain from tfe cot and wrapped it around his throat. He then dropped the full weight of his body, and hung there until death resulted from strangula- tion. So quietly had he accomplish ed his purpose that he did not awake the prisoners in the next cell. The body was not yet stiff when the core her arrived, indicating that he could not have been dead very long.
 That Goldenbagen was insane is ev- ldentr from the incoherent sta cement which he wrote on a piece of manila paper found in his clothing. The statement reads as follows:
 "C. & A. Company have made a, agreement with banker in New Braun feIs, Texas, that I gave orders 4 of my brothers property and spent it on drunken rows in Bisbee so if they kill me they can make arrangements"
 The exact meaning of this statement will probably never be known, but in view of all the circumstances connect ed with Goldenbagen' recent actions It seems to mean that he wants to tell the c. & A. Company, by whom he was employed until last week, that he has made an agreement of some kind with some banker in New Braunfels, Texas. his former home. He next says that he gave four orders on his brothers property, evidently for mon- ey, and then goes on to say that he spent it on drunken rows in Bisbee." Then he talks of their killing" him, evidently thinking that his brothers are going to kill him for robbing them. Goldenbagen has been telling different people for the past week that there were a hundred men who wanted to kill him. Evidently. in his dement, ed condition. Goldenbagen thought that he would cheat those who he thought were going to kill him by con- hitting suicide.
 Goldenbagen was 30 years of age, and came to Bisbee from New Braun fels, Texas, few montiS' ago.