Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1911-01-20

a fervor of excitement Wednesday
night such as it has not experienced
since the tragic death of w. T., On
yon. This excitement was caused
the startling news that Alex Borland
had killed himself at his home in
the western part of town, from caus
es of which none of his friends or
relatives could imagine.
President of the First National
Bank, possessed of wealth sufficient
to provide for him the remainder of
his natural life, with no one depend
ent upon him excepting hismother;
it seemed impossible to account for
the tragic act which so ruthlcssly
took his life. In his death, however
the affairs of the bank of which he
was president are in no way affected
and it is certain that his tragic end
had no connection with bank affairs.
Only few days ago Alex Borland
returned from trip to San Fran
cisco, where he had been a few days
and appeared to be in usual health,
but to his close acquaintances he ap-
peared to be laboring under some
stress of mind and he complained
considerably of severe pains in the
head which have been bothering him
considerably the past few months an
which he attributed to an injury by
having been struck by live wire as
b was standing ON the sidewalk in
San Francisco on Labor Day, or at
= the time of the Native Sons carnival
y Wednesday he had been about
the house, not feeling very we'll. At
noon he had received the mail, from
Bert Riddleman, who had brought it
mp as he came to dinner. He gave
awhile went up to his room at abo,
three O'Clock in the afternoon.
Nothing more was heard or seen
of him alive. At about five O'Clock
his mother went to his room to in
uqire how he was feeling and was
mortified to find him kneeling by til
hed-dead. He had, evidently, put
rs bead between the two mattresses
and placed the loaded revolver Ca
calibre Colts) to his temple and
fired the fatal snot His mother ha
heard nc sound of the shot or of
any struggle afterwards but became
anxious about Alex and went to in
quire after him.
Afer one look at the tragic scene
Mrs. Borland fled screaming from
the house to the home of Bert Bid
dleman, who has the ranch leased
and lives with his family in a ranch
house adjoining the Borland home
Mr.. Biddleman was just finishing su
per when he heard her cries Tor hei
and places the time at $40 in the
evening. He ran out into the yard
to meet her and caught her as she
was about to fall from the severe
strain of excitement. AS he held
her from falling she moaned, "My
boy; My boy is killing himself; go
wire for my children.
AS Mr. Biddleman was without hi
coat or hat he asked his hired man
to bring them, and when received he
left his wife and the man to care
for Mrs. Boreland while he came
to town for help and to notify the
authorities and wire other members
of the family. He found Judge Hood
at the Big Meadow corner and with
him was returning to find a doctor,
when they met DR.. West at the foot
of the stairs leading to his office.
Justice Hood and DR.. West went
on up to the Borland home, while
Mr.. Biddleman went to send the mta
sages. Meanwhile Zinc Russell hau
gone over from his home just across
the street and was at the house up
on the arrival of the DR.. and justice
who brought with them Charley Gun
Mel, whom they had met when COM
ing up the street.
round the Body Kneeling by Bed
In his testimony at the coroners
o inquest, held yesterday afternoon, D
West stated that he had found the
body kneeling by the side of the
bed. The head was face downward
upon one of the mattresses, while al
other was turned partly back from