Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-04-10
(Frorn Tuesdays Daily.)


 troubles, tired of the life she was liv ing, and ncrycd 10 inc terrible deed by numerous drinks taken during the
 night, Eileen Mitchell Bedford, di'
 vorced wife of Charles Bedford, form esly of Prescott, shot herself m the left breast. nt about 2:i0 o'clock, yes
 ,erday morning, lying seventeen minutes later.
 Mrs. Bedford was we'll known io a large number of inc sporting fratcrn' ity, and was considered woman of cs' cellcut education, quiet, unaasumlng and of rather rc6ncd disposition. Her mother, Mrs. '. c. Mitchell, residing in Los Angeles, IA very wealthy, and the dead woman was herself possessed of considerable wealth, n grandfather having died some years ago, in West
 Virginia, leaving m $sOo,00O estate, Co which Mrs Bedford was one of the heirs.
 The dead woman, about four weeks ago. made m attempt io end her earth ly career, and had cooked pistol pointed at her breast, her finger ou the trigger, ready 'o fire ihc fatal shot, when the revolver was taken away from her in the nick of time. After that she seemed conicn,cd Co live hor allotted time on earth, until yesterday morning, when sh" ended it with n bull lei.
 From the circumstances under which shc took her own life, and the nature of her wounds, together with her ne tions prior to firing tho fatal shot, 1t is cviden, that the deed was com. mii,ed on ihc impulse of inc moment.
 Mrs. Bedford had been visiting var. iJus resorts in ihe city, during the night. drinking a considerable amount of wine. Abou, l:iO o'clock, ycstcr. day morning, she walked into tho Wellington saloon, above which she had p room, and asked for the key to her room, No. lG. E. F. Vim, proprie. tor of Inc Wellington, seeing that she was intoxicated, accompanied her 10 her room, opened inc door for her, and turned on the light. Before he left che insisted that they have drink hny Ina. l.n bartender responded, and tried ,o dis. niadc her from drinking furthor. They both then Jeff her, and returned ,o the Dloon. Mrs. Bedford again rang inc bar bell and tho bartender again re. l Spopdcd. This time she ordered n hanonadc, which the bartender agreed | 70 prepare fos her. lio then left her. \ few moments later, as Mir. Vim was oS his way 10 his room, which was near Mrs. Bcdfofd's, he heard groans, and, investigating, discovered l shey eanc from Mrs. Bedfosd's room. Tho door w"s unlocked, tho light s,ill bursina, and he entered. This was sbout 2;l2 .. ID.
 AS hc entered the room he noticed th" smell of powder. Mrs. Bedford. fuiiy dressed, was lying across the bed. groanIng. Mr. Vim approached her and asked her if she was in pain. rherc was no answer, only sroans. Then NIT. Vim noticed the dark stain 'f blood, as it spread over the bed. and ne immediately ran below, to tcle. ,hone Tor physician, telling those in me saloon he believed Mrs Bedford iad Killed herself. No Sonnd of the not was heard in the saloon.
 Dr. C. F.. Yount wns n,mmonea ana 'rrived at e.2a o'clock. At 2.27 clock the unfortunate woman gaspca 'cr last. The body was left as i, w,. ound' while Justice of the Peace Me. 'ane was notified, and coroncrs iu,v u'nmoned After the jury had viewed nc remains the body was removed ,o 'u''n'r's 's undertaking establishment
 An examination of tho dead voua howed that she had shot bcrsolf in ne ie't breast, just below the ninn,e Il" bullet, Of 3s caliber, passing conn '''e'y through her body and lodging 'S''' rho Feather pillow, upon which DC was evidently leaning, when ,bo not was hrod, where it was lo. Dund " large hole, several inches in cir. '"''efane'' was burned in tho white '''' sno wore, and the flesh around '' gaping wound was powder burnea er ''ft hand was powder burned from ,1 ', wr,s' to finger tips, showing she '' evidently held tho muzzle of tho