Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-04-16
SCOTT THOMAS dies COUNTY POLITICS
BY HIS own HAND In A SPOKANE
Hotel.
Former Well knOwn Resident of Abb
erdeen Commits Suicide by Taking
Poison, Was Banker at Newport,
Wash. Carried the Bank Safely
Through the Panic.

SPOKANE, April 14.-After carry
ing the bank of which he was an Of
ficer through the financial stringency,
and successfully consummating the
sale of the institution to group of
local capitalists, G.. S. Thomas, cash
ier of the First State bank of New
port, Wash, committed suicide Sat-
urday night by taking strychnine, his
body being found in room at the
Colonial hotel, Main avenue and Post
street Sunday noon.
Thomas came to Spokane from
Newport Saturday and engaged
room at the Colonial, retiring early
in the evening. After drinking a So
luton of styrchnia sulphate he laid
down on the bed without removing
his clothes. His body was found
shortly before noon and Coroner
Miller was notified. Before taking
the poison he had written on an en-
velope which he laid on table be-
side the bed, 81 am G. S. Thomas of
Newport, WASH"
Unhappy domestic relations and
worry over business troubles are CIV
en- as the cause of his act. His ac-
counts with the bank are said to be
absolutely accurate. That the sud-
den relief resulting from the sale of
the institution after successfully
struggling through the furry pre-
lief of Assistant Cashier Fred Stevens
of the Newport bank. During Nov
ember and December payments were
partially suspended by the bank, but
since the first of the year they were
resumed. Deposits had been reduced
in the last six months from $1SO,OO0
to about $4,000.
Several weeks ago company was
organized to establish new bank in
Newport which would take over the
deposits of the old bank, liquidating
the former institution and assuming
it's liabilities. The signing of few
papers was the only thing lacking foI
the consummation of the deal, and ii
was intended to do that Monday, the
new company assuming control i'm.
mediately. No change will be made
in the plans as the negotiations had
been completed and the books of the
old company examined and found cor.
rect.
Mr.. Thomas relations with his
wife were unhappy, a condition, how
the bank can explain. A son, G. l.
Thomas, 21 years old, is in sani
tarium near Portland under treat
ment for injuries received in the
Great Northern wreck at Milan
Wash, two years ago, which affected
his mental powers. Dependency ovel
his sons condition also is given as 6
possible contributory cause.
He leaves a brother, Sam Thomas
a rancher living about nine miles
from Hatton, Wash, who was E
cIOChHOlucI Ill lIc NEW pOlC Dduk, Cut
two brothers owning between then
so per cent of the stock. A daughter
Degrovia Thomas, aged 13 years, is al
Aberdeen, Wash. His father, iona
than Thomas, is at Madison, Cal, ant
he leaves two brothers and a sister
and his mother living at McCords
Kent county, Mich, his former home
Before going to Newport and or.
ganizing the bank there Mr.. Thomas
was associated with William Dollar
in the Exchange bank of Coeul
d'Alene, Idaho, now the Exchange
National bank. He was engaged il
the banking business at Aberdeen
Wash, previous to that, and received
his training in a bank in Lowell
Mich.