The Washington herald., 1908-08-27
MACHINIST TRIES
TO KILL HIMSELF
George Hunter Sends Bullet
Through His Head.
HAD JUST LEFT SWEETHEART
Bessie RendiE Had Closed the Front
Door when Several shots Rang
out and the Young Nan Was Found
Lying on the Pavement-BeIfeved
He Cannot Survive the Wound.

After telling friends he intended taking
his LIE. George Hunter. twenty-one years
old, Of El5 Brightwood avenue northwest.
a machinist in the navy yard. last night
shot himself through the right temple IN
n street. between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets northeast
He fell in front OF the home Of Samuel
was said 10 have been infatuated Ken
dig. balfr IN the Police Court for about
twenty years. denied he knew anything
about Hunter. and would not allow his
daughter % be seen He is quoted as say
ling 20 policemen that II Hunter died he
would make P statement explaining the
affair
Called on Miss KendiE-
f According 10 the police. Hunter has
4 been calling on Mss Kendiz. seventeen
years cid. a blond and pretty. for weeks
/ Ee called On her last night. Il Is related.
and left her home. 124o H street north
east. shortly after g O'Clock. A minute
i after the girI had closed the door. Hun
ter made the attempt on his he
He was found lying On the ground.
. unable 10 speak. but conscious. and was
+ removed 10 a drugstore o. Thirteenth and
I II streets northeast While being treat
. cd with first aid remedies. Hunter tried
T. talk but failed. He was removed 70
the Casualty Hospital
Z According 70 physicians at the hospital
( he admitted shooting himself He Is
. quoted as saying Il tried 20. but
/ couldn't I wish had. il would have
I been much better. 7 pulled the small gun
first. but IL would not go of. and aimed
I it across the street and pulled the trE-
ger. fired twice. ana believe one bulIe,
! lodged in tree and the other in a door
7 threw away the small pistol and TOOK
Ilv % The big one went OF all right
bur e. seems IL didn't do the work
wish ir had 7 am tired Of living
Hunter IS not expected % live He
wounded himself IN the night temple. the
bullet going straight through and coming
out just below the left temple II being
believed the bullet did not touch The
brain the injured man was not operated
upon
The police who investigated immediate
Ily after the shooting. were able 70 find
IOuly one revolver. This was OF 3 cali
bsr- A cartridge was missing from one
chamber In Hunters pocket were found
. caliber cartridges. witch explains his
meaning when he spoke OF the small gun
Visited by Friends.
A few minutes after Hunter arrived
Al the Casualty. q number OF young mer
visited the institution saying they wer,
friends OF Hunter and inquiring abou
his condition These men disappeared
before leaving their names or addresses
According TO physicians al the hospital
they said Hunter was respondent abOu
I q number Of debts They also related
how he had lost his position in the nav
yard in the afternoon. and that thi.
} misfortune added 10 his worries
Il was learned Hunter went 70 Sc,
, five or six friends living in the north
b. east. all Of whom he told he was goinl
p 10 end his lie He gave his reason al
worry over financial difficulties. and Fl
. said 10 have mentioned that life va.
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