The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-01-28
Claiming o. H. Financially In.
VOWED Cleo N Dillon
Fnds lalc
FIRES BULLET THRU HEAD
Revolver Is Used a, Means OF Sell
Destruction Unconscious Body
Found in Barn FRIDAY
Afternoon.

StektuE the Httlnrlou ui hle bht
f and using 3s-caiber revolver on q
la 41-cauber frame Cleo ~. Dillon
/ Friday afternoon inflicted a wound
la bis head which resulted In death
about Gas O'Clock According 10
circumstances developed ia the IN
quest proceedings held Friday night
by Justice Of TIE Peace Tidwell 1t
/ was the execution OF well planned
case OF self destruction
The unconscious body OF the de
ceased was discovered on the first
/ floor Of a little barn at his residence
at the corner OF kaufman street ana
Oldham avenue about 6 o'clock b.
| W. 7. Knight. young man who was
employed by Mr.. Dillon at his plumb
| ing establishment on North Rogers
street The body was taken into the
residence and physicians summoned
by telephone a number of physi-
clans answered the call and when
they arrived they found hat the ma
ture OF the wound precluded any pos
sibility OF the unfortunate mans re-
covery They rendered what aid they
could but death ensned at 6:45.
An examination of the wound
showed that the bullet entered the
head Just above the right temple, de-
Elected from direct course ana
came out in the forehead, complete
ly SCATTERING the frontal bone.
Justice OF the Peace Tidwcll was
summoned to hold an inquest. He
took the testimony of two witnesses.
w. T. Knight testified that he HAD
known the deceased about six years.
He went to the barn about O'Clock
and discovered the deceased lying on
the floor in the apartment where
feed is kept. He did not see pistol.
He had last seen the deceased alivt
at about o'clock. He was at the
| shop then.
VIII Schuster testified that he
| had known deceased about twenty
years. He last saw him alive at the
shop about or o'clock He was
jollying with the witness. The wit
ness testified that his relations with
every one were pleasant. He saw
the body at the barn He was lying
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the pistol but was not grasping the
weapon. He assisted in removing the
body to the house. The deceased new
er regained consciousness.
Dependency is assigned as the
cause for the act of self destruction.
1t is stated that a note addressed to
! his wife was found on the body. JUS
| tice Tidwell took possession of the
note but at the request of Mrs. Dill
| Ion refused to divulge its contents,
1t is learned, however, that the mes
sage contained the information that
deceased was involved in financial
difficulties and could not see his
way out.
Mr.. Dillon was about 20 years ola
and was raised in Waxahachie, H
had been engaged in the plumbing
business several years, owning an es.
adjustment on North Rogers stree,,
He worked Friday morning as usual
and those employed with him say h.
appeared to be in the best of spirits.
He was at the shop awhile in the af-
ternoon, and so far as can be learn
ed left there about 8 O'Clock He
was not seen again until his uncon-
scious body was found in the barn
Willie knight, who worked for him
took the wagon and team home
about O'Clock. He stripped the
horses and had stepped inside the
barn to hang up the harness. AS he
turned into a corner he was horri-