Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-10
Tragic Death Of Once Noted
New Mexico Politician Re.
suit Of Dependency Due to
III Health and Drink.
CIRCUMSTANCES POINT
STRONGLY TO SUICIDE
Unfortunate Man, in Public
Life for Thirty Years, Oc-
cupied Many Important
Positions of Trust.


Especial TeleEram 20 evening FFcFald)
santa Fe, n. M May i0.--WilIlam
n. Martin, widely known throughout
New Mexico and the southwest be-
cause uf many years OF activity In Of
flclal and political affairs. died az .
o'clock last night IN ST. Vincent's
sanitarium. an hour after his bruiaed
and mangled body was found By
friends, on the roof OF the Delgado
building, thirty feet below a bathroom
window on the third floor Of the First
National bank building, from which
the unfortunate man had either fallen
or jumped to his death
When found Martin was atill con-
scious. bur HIS limbs we're cold and
there was az no time any chance Tor
saving his life The only words be
said 20 those about him were a mum
hled request. barely intelllglhle, that
no word be sent TO his wife OF his
end
There were no witnesses and il can
never be delermlncd defsnitely wheth-
er oF not II WIS suicide Tho posi-
tion OF the bashroom window, how-
ever. and the dead mans condition
for some weeks past, point 10 suicide
while insane
Martin came 70 Santa re several
weeks ago broken IN health. He had
been drinking heavily during hfs on
tire stay aud his condition had be-
come piilable. He was q member OF
the Santa Fe lodge of EikE. aud for
several days members Of thar order
had considered an effort % place him
lB a sanitarlam for a time 50 that he
might have an opportunfty TO recover
sils self control Several times friends
and relatives had made persistent oe-
| fort 10 aid the unfortunate man. but
without avail and shortly before
o'clock last Night Exalted Ruler Carl
A. Bishop Of the santa ne Elka, Seere-
tary Jose D. Sena az the same lodge
/ and United States MnfBhei g. NJ. For
aker went 70 the room occupied by
Mr. Martin IN the roomlnF house con-
Quoted by Jones ana Wubb on the
third floor OF the rLst National hank
building on San Francisco street. The
room WAS empty. bat It's condition In-
I dicated that Martin waA Ia the build
Ing, and a search vas instituted. One
OF the committee pgcCea1asi the
bathroom at the end OF the hall. The
window was open and locking out
he saw a body lying on the roof be-
low. A iaddeg was secured and the
afill conscious man carried up into
the roomiug house and thea hastiig
taken 10 the RanitaFlua where death
ensned within the hour. The condl-
tlon Of the body when found Indicated
that Martin had beeH lyInE IN che
rOof for some, prOBabiF two hours,
and the conclusion is that he tell or
threw himself from the window abogt
six o'clock The heiebth og the bath
room window from the floor ID such
as 10 Indicate that Martha threw him,
self from e.
Mr. Martin is survived by hts wife
aud one brother, lahn Mnfiin. Ills
home was Ia socorro and th6 remains
viii be- taken there for lntefment. No
arrangements have been concluded as
get for the funeral
Mr. Martin left no word Of any kind
beyond his brief request that hts
friends keep tho news from bis wife.
PROMINENT ron MANY YEARS
w NEW MEXICO POLITICS.
William E. Martin. known better
Is "iiilly" Martin, had been d promi-
nenl figure IA New Mexlco political
affairs for nearly thirty years and
during thar time held numerous im-
pOrtant public offices Almost from
his graduation from St Michaol's col
leee. Santa Fe In 1850, he was active
In political affairs. Thoroughly edu-
Gated, forcelul speaker aggressive.
and az times daring 60 the extreme,
he forced himself % the front. He
spoke with equal fluency both IN
Spanish and English and was recog-
nized as one of the strongest speakers
in New Mexico in the Spanish
language he was born February 49,
1857. at Fort Selden. where bis pap
Onts captain and Mrs Jukn Martin.
lived aud where he returned l0lloNing