Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-03
DEPENDENCY MADE
MARTIN SCANLON
TAKE HIS LIFE
Details of Tragedy in Which a
Former San MarciaI Yard
master Was the Chief Figure
at Ell Paso.

Albuquerque railroad men have
been considerably interested in h re-
port published yesterday of the sui
eide in El Paso of Martin Scanlon.
formerly yardmaster for the Santa Fe
at san Mareial, and well known in this
city. The FL Paso Times gives the
following story IF s%canlon's rash
deed:
Martin $. Scanlon, formerly yard
master for the Santa Fe at San Mar
clal, New Mexico. who had been ir
FL PasO about two weeks. commit
tea suicide last night shortly after u
O'Clock by taking carbolic acid as n.
sat upon the curb in front of the Bis
bee Cafe, I'm front Of San Francisco
and Santa Fe streets.
Had No Employment.
The man was evidently suffering
from m~elancholia induced by his fail
IRE 10 secure employment in FL Paso.
and letters from his relatives in san
Marcial show that they were sending
him money since his arrival here, in
dieating that he had been unable to
get a position.
Wa Yarlmastcr nj san Marcial.
a letter on his person signed by p.
Ripley, trainmaster Of the Santa Fe
for the san Marcial division, stated
that Scanlon had been employed by
that road a. yardmaster at San Marcial
and had proved a satisfactorys man.
This letter was dated August Is.
A letter signed 'Aunties" stated that
81 was enclosed. This letter was da-
ted August goth. A letter from his
wife, dated the 27th, spoke Of her sor-
row at his being unable to secure en-
ployment, but "admonishing him to be
brave.
Letters from his two little boys were
also on his person. One was writ
ten in a childish hand and the other
was printed as by a very small child
just learning to form his letters.
Two lunches of switch keys and a
card formed the balance Of his pos
sessions, Not a cent of one was
on his person and this probably caused
him to take his life rather than make
q request upon his relatives for more
funds to keep him going.
Wrote His Name IN Card
.He had evidently made preparations
for taking his life. for on a card found
in his pocket was found IN. $. Sean
Ion. san Marcial. n. NJ, wife, Mar
garet. San Marcial." This had eVi-
dently beer intended by him as an
Identification.
The attention Of some OF the
bpiiltIN at the AiDtIlh lbNHts hAltHA
the street from here the man COM
suicide, was attracted to him
by his peculiar actions.
lie sat up upon the sidewalk in a
detected attitude. Presently he began
to cry out as If in mortal pain and
pleaded for water.
Odor Of CarbOlic Acid.
The police We're notified and the
man was loaded into "A carriage in q
dying condition, expiring before
reaching the police station. A very
strong odor of carbolic acid was mo-
ticcablo.
10 coroner could he secured last
and some difficulty was expert
anced In Identifying him. n was not
until after he had been taken to the
Undertaking establishment OF Mclean,
Simmons and Carr and his clothes eN-
lmlned that the letters Identifying him
were found.
Relatives In san MarciaL.
The dead nan was apparently
bout 80 or "a years of e and leaves !
a wife. two little sons, Thomas n
John. and an aunt. all living in San
Mrrcial, according 10 h letters found
On him. I
Ills relatives viii be notified today
Instructions for his burial.