Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-03-05

Devine, one of the pioneer young
men of this city, last evening de-.
liberately placed reIolver aim6ds
in the direction of his heart, and
pulled the trigger, The report
sufficed to info&n his wife of .ehe
deed and she raE Streaming to the
house of neigh ~ where the news
was telephoned. 10 the chief of
Mr.. Devine and his wife, who
was formerly Miss Ella Donahue,
resided in the RED ,of fhe Turner
house, several dde ynorth from
.the fire department. He had been
employed at the Mid$a mine and
last Sunday lost his Position there.
Yesterday he went to the mine Of
fee and drew his payScheck. He
spent the afternoon calling
around town at the din&ent merl
camille houses where he Yhad ac-
counts, and settling his legations.
1t lacked but few minutes of
6 O'Clock when he returned to- his
home. His wife asked him II he
had secured his pay check and he
answered in the affirmative. She
then asked him if he had gambled
the money, and he answered that
he had not and that the money was
in his pocket. He then entered the
room of Tom Eastman, leading off
from the kitchen. Mrs. Devine had
an intuition of her husbands OBJ
ject in entering this room and
started to run to the house of q
neighbor. She had hardly taken a
dozen steps when shot rang out,
and changing her course she ran
to the Turner house and notified
Mrs. George Swasey, who in turn
telephoned the authorities.
Officer Charles Slavin responded
and on investigation found Devines
body directly in front of the mirror
He was IN a sort of kneeling posi-
ton, being partially supported by
the bed. Slavin placed the body on
the bed, inashe meantime sending
sufAmo Tor physician. DR.
McLsSR arrived. minute lat
err. - determination announced
that e was extinct. The bulle
ent9 just above the heart an;
END I'd from the back. Death
itGSf believed, was instantaneous
Rejine used a caliber 1920 re
v6INr, set on As frame, which
Wa the property of Mr.. Eastman
who has roomed with the famil.
for several months. The weapon
was in one Of the bureau drawers
Only a few minutes before Devin'
returned to his home he was con
versing with Eastman and Georg
Swasey and appeared in his usua
frame of mind. 1t is almost impcs
sible to assign reason for the act
unless it can be the result of de
spondency.
Devine was married about a yea
"a
and half ago and is survived h.
his wife, an aged mother and an in
valid sister, all of whom reside il
y this city. He was the sole supper
of his aged and infirm relatives an,
it is possible that his parent will
not survive the shock. On thi
account she was not notified las
evening. During the last year tn
deceased has met with considerab'
fill luck. At one time he nearl
lost the sight of an eye when
piece of steel pierced the opti
which necessitated visit to an oc
culist at San Francisco. A fey
months after resuming his dutie
at the Midway mine, he fell dow
a raise and received minor injuries
It may be that this i'll luck, couple
with the fact of losing his position
caused him to suicide.
He was member of the Tonopa
Miners union and Tonopah Aerit
Fraternal Order of Eagles and
is possible that the funeral will b
held under the auspices of these OF
ders. although no arrangement