Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-11
TRAGIC SUICIDE
ON THE STREET
DECLARING I'M TIRED OF LIVING
IN THIS WORLD EEFTGIe Ian
pA SHOOTS HIMSELF WHEN
WOMAN DOES Not HEED HIM.
WOMAN FLIES FROM HIM
BULLET FROM Thirty EIGHT CAL
IHEE PISTOL ENTERS LEFT Lung
CAUSING WOUND THAT ENDED
SOON IN DEATH.

Declaring I'm tired Of living in this
world" l;cfueio l.anda. -. shot aud
fatally wounded himself at the corner of
Ninth and Adams streets ut | o'clnck
last night. following repeated attempts
on his part 10 obtain reconciliation
with Irene t'antu. "A Mexican girl of ~.
| Hearing the tragic words of the man.
aud then the firing Of the shot the girl
with companion. Mrs Cecilia 4. Greg
ory. both ot whom were on their way
home from a drug store. fled out Adams
street. never stopping until they had
reached their home near jefferson and
Fourth streets
Juan Malpica, who was across the
street from whcr. the shooting occurred.
Immediately reported il To the police
station. and Lieutenant of Police John
Natus went 10 he scene lie found
Landa still aliv''. having on the cement
sidewalk. face downward. With the as
sistancc of othc:' the man was carried
10 the city hail iwo blocks away.
\ physician YVES called. but before he
arrived twenty m.nulos later. Landa had
died.
Repeated cffor', on the part of police
and newspaper man 10 secure a state
mcni from Lands before h. passed away
were unsuccessful. The man realized he
was dying. and l'teaded for a physician.
lie was conscioua almost 10 the end. and
understood the ipn,crsation Of those
around him. butt would not respond "a
Hn h,s L..
shot.
The pistol which was found by Landa's
side was a thirt, eight calibcr Smith 4
Wesson. IL was fired only once The
mans shirt was burned black with DOW
der where the shot entered.
When the police and Justice of the
Peace L. T.. ill! located Irene Cantu She
Was 81 badly frightened that il was i'm
possible for them Ia secure any nforma.
tion from her She declared she did not
know the mans name. and denied that
she had had trouble with him during the
day. The. police assured her that moth.
ing would happen 10 her. that il was de
sired only Ia obtain information concern.
ing the mans death. She steadily avoid
icd all questions
In a statement to Hcrald reprcscn
iatiYc. Mrs. Cecilia \. Gregory. who was
with Miss Cantu az the time Landa shot
himself said:
Irene and | were on our way home
from a drug store. After We left there
We discovered we were being followed.
but did not look around. When We
reached the corner of Ninth and Adams
We beard some one walking near us. aud
almost n quickly hcarG him say I'm
tired of living in this world Then the
shot was fired and we ran home"
The women were So frightened they
did not stop Ia investigate When Miss
taniu was told If the death Of Landa.
before the arrival Of the police. She
shrugged her shoulders. but said moth.
ing. y woman who informed her said
that Miss cantu appeared unconccrnc,l
i.anda was waiter in "a public house
near the cemetery. The woman of the
place said that he left the house about
: o'clock. leaving with his apron on and
without either his coat or hat. She said
that she supposed h. had gone away
with his sweetheart. who, she said. live.
u few doors away. The woman said that
she heard that Landa aud Miss Cantu
had been quarrelling during the day "A
lovers quarrel she termed it,
! Landa was member Of well known
family here. Ills father. Jose Landa.
formerly was editor of n Spanish paper
here. Tie joined the federal army in
MatamuroS over a wear ago. and il il
said ne was captured by the rebels and
later cxccGtcd
y Following his investigation of the
Tragedy. Justice Hill rendered verdict
that Landa came TO his death by his
own hands.