Amador ledger., 1910-07-22
SUICIDE BY
TAKING ACID
Young italian Despond-
ent When Betrothed
JiIts Him Takes Life


contents of a one ounce bottle of
carboic acid at Botto and Pigeo's
saloon north Main street, near Jack
son Gate, where he had been boarding.
The suicide was engaged to be
married, it is claimed, on August 1st.
However, Miss Albina Davalle, his in
tended fiancee, claims the ceremony
was to have taken place the Sunday
coming. Both parties had all arrange
ments made for the wedding ceremony.
They had visited Ginocchio's store and
made purchases, which were wrapped
and stored back of the counter waiting
some one to call for them, they also
visited the Red Front and Giovannoni'
and purchased various things to help
outfit the new place of residence. At
Whites furniture store complete set
of furniture was ordered.
On Monday morning Simi entered
Whites furniture store. and told the
proprietor he wanted his order can
celled, and wished to get his deposit
on the same returned. He explained
to White that his girl would not marry
him at the last minute and added, II
feel very bad, | don't care to live any
more. -
Simi had ordered suit of clothing
at Cuneo's store and he also cancelled
this order. He invited several friends
to drink at the Last Chance saloon, and
also at the California hotel. He
visited A. Scatena, a cousin of his
financee, who lives directly opposite
his intended's home on Bright Avenue,
and then left for his home, arriving
shortly before 3 p. m. After taking
several bundles up to his room, he re
turned to the back room and told
Charles BOtto, one of the pro prietors
OF the place, that he had taken poison.
Botto not believing what his boarder
was telling him laughed at HIM and
said he was crazy; walking away,
but Simi again declared he took poison
and gasped, as he fell to the floor,
Call the doctor" Botto realizing
that something was wrong. hurriedly
called DR.. Gall and then tried to fill
the victim with whiskey and sweet
OIL but the unfortunate mans throat
was so badly swollen that he was un-
able to swallow anything.
DR.. Gall arrived as the suicide
breathed his last.
Miss Davalle when seen at her home
on Bright Avenue directly after the
affair, was on the verge of collapse.
and sobbingly told of how her
lover had on a number of occasions
threatened her and himself. She de-
clared he was of an extremely Jealous
temperament, and objected to her even
conversing with male friends. She
said he had seen her only the night
previous and had promised her he
would call again on the day of his
fatal act. However, he did not show
up and as she and her mother sat wait
ing for him to appear, news was
brought them of the tragic ending of
his life. Both mother and daughter
seemed greatly grieved over the sad
and sudden death of one who was
about to become member of the
family, as the daughter declared she
would have marred him had he con-
sented to have the ceremony take
place on the coming Sunday. Simi
however, objected to the date, insist
ing upon having the ceremony held on
the first of August
At the examination held in super
visors room at 8 a. m Tuesday, July
10, DR.. Gall testified of finding the
victim in a dying condition, as the
result of having swallowed carbolic
acid in the bar room of Botto's saloon
on north Main street, just below the
Greek church. Botto, one of the saloon
was next called and testi-
fled of the victims dying condition, he
said Simi boarded with him several
months, and appeared to be a fine
fellow. He also told of the deceased's
resignation at the mine, and asserted
he did not know where the poison was
obtained which destroyed the young
man life, he also declared that he
never knew the man to drink exces-
sively. Geo. Gionietti was sworn and
testified he was living at the Kennedy
boarding house, and employed by the
Kennedy mining company. He as
serted that the deceased was a first
cousin to him, aged 2l years, born in
Italy, he said lis deceased cousin told
him Sunday night he inten ed leaving
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