Weekly journal-miner., 1910-05-11
AND ATTEMPTS
 SUICIDE
(From Fridays Dsily.)

tFrom Fridays Dsily.)
 Stricken suddenly, supposedly with a st of insanity, Del Thurbcr, a well known freighter and slain owner in the Big Bug mining district, near Poland, took a Smith q wesson re. volveT and killed four of bis horses and twelve burros and then, turning the weapon on himself, attempted 10 end his own life.
 His aim, while shooting at the horses and burros, was uner,ins, but fortunately, when he tried to end his own life, the shots were 70 directed that while they caused serious in. juries, it is not believed that they win result fatally.
 A 32 ealiber revolver was the weapon used and two empty cart. ridges found in the gun told the mute tale of the two bullets Thur. Der had directed at his head.
 One of the bullets inflicted only scalp wound, while the other en- tered the forehead on the right hand side and came out on the left aide of the head, about one inch behind the forehead. If Is supposed that the bullet eoursed around the front part of the skull, as it fortunately missed the brain.
 That Thorber escaped instant death is considered most remarkable and that he now has more than sn even chance for recovery is considered little short of a miracle.
 Lying unconscious in pool of blood, in his cabin, in a lonely see. ton of the Big Bug district, Thurber was discovered by William Bones, wbo is a mining man residing in that section. MT. Bones immediately on making the shocking discovery hastened to the nearest camp, where he found George Freyds snd the two men hurried to the Thurbsr cabin. When it was seen that Thurber vas
 
 still alive a messenger was dispatch ed for pr. c. R. K. Swetnam, who attended the injured man.
 Deputy Sheriff Franh BuyneIl, who lives at Poland, was also sotiaed, and after Thurber's injuries had been dressed, he was removed to Poland, and brought to Prescott yes terday afternoon on the train from Crown King. in ambulance met the train at the .pot and TbuTbsr was removed to sAs county hospital. It was reported at late hour last night that the injured man is rest ing easy.
 IL is the theory of friends of the unfortunate man that he suddenly lost his mind through loneliness. He is said to have enjoyed an excellent business and 10 have had no known financial worries nor any other trouble that could have prompted him to at tempt his own life after killing his stock.
 That Thurber was an expert pistol shot was shown by the fact that nearly every one of the sixteen ami. msls was felled with the first bull. let. The burros and horses were found lying on hill just a short distance from the cabin. A valuable saddle horse was found still tied to a post.
 It is believed that after he had killed all the animals In sight that Thurber entered his cabin and then turned the gun on himself. That his aim was bad when he tried to slsy himself is believed to have been due Co the excitement under which he was laboring.
 Several years ago Thurbsr was Of. fsred 5000 for mining property which he owns in the Big Bug dis. triet, but hs declined the tender, re- taining the properties and doing as. sessment work each year, as well as doing considerable development work.