Arizona republican., 1911-02-15
SUICIDE OF NOTABLE
 RACE TRACK OFFICIAL
Robert N. Newton Drowned Himse'i
 in the Illinois River at Ottawa.

Many Arizona peop:e will regret to learn of the elf-destruction CT Robert N Newton. who served the Arizona fair commission as starting judge during the races of 1908. His suicide is at
 tributed to financial losses in d bank
 ing enterprise in Montana which made him Respondent Though MT. Newton never visited Arizona but the once he made A great many friends here during
 that fair week and all who ret him
 bels him in high esteem as a gentleman and as a capable track official He
 has for many years been a prominent figure on the grand circuit, where ne
 seems to have given great satlsiactioii
 to both horsemen and associations, TOT his honesty. fairness ana capaDih'!
 Concerning the tragedy and the work
 O, MT. Newton, the Horse ReNle~ ol February prints the following;
 Harness norsemen through the coun- try were shocked inexpressibly last
 Wednesday morning to learn mat oh
 the previous evening Robert N. New
 ton. who as a starting and presiuihs
 judge on the grand circuit and else
 where, was one of the most widely
 known men who have officiated m these positions in recent years, hau
 committed suicide by jumping nom tne
 Illinois river bridge at Ottawa, Ill.,
 about &: 45 the previous evening. F1nan-
 cial reyerses are thought to nave pre-
 cipitated this terrible act.
 Two years ago he invested heavily in the First National bank of Billings Mont, removing to that city from ms
 old home, Yorkville. H.. and being made cashier of the institution. The venture proved a losing one, as the bank failed something like year ago. At the time of his removal to Montana
 MT. Newton said farewell to the judges stand and announced his retirement from his former avocation, to which however, he later returned and acted as presiding, also as starting judge. up- on the grand circuit the past two sea sons-this return having been due to his financial reverses at Billings. lie
 last officiated at the closing meeting oi the 1910 circuit at Columbus. the two final weeks of September, after which
 with nothing to occupy his time. he be-
 came very Respondent. finally reach ing a condition that caused his family great concern about him, his actions being such as to raise apprehensions oi self destruction. After spending some time at Yorkville, he went from tha' place to Ottawa for visit with hi' brother-in-'aw, George M. Trimble arriving at that place on ThursdaA preceding his death, which. as aboy' said. occurred on the evening of th' following Tuesday. January 31- At las accounts. although extended search hat been made for his body in the river, could not be found. The dead man wa born near Yorkville forty eight year ago and had lived in that town all hi life with the exception of about yea spent in Billings. At Yorkville he bull up a successful undertaking and furni ture business. later becoming identified with the banking interests of the town His work as starting and presiding judge during the last ten years an' more had been carried on during tn summer months as change and re taxation from his other pursuits H' leaves a wife and two sons, the latte aged respectively 19 and 10 years. t' whom the sympathies of all hcrsemei will go out in their deep affliction.