Arizona republican., 1915-07-11
City Ticket Agent of Ari- zona Eastern Sends Bull let Crashing into His Head at His Home on North Central Avenue
LEAVES NOTE
 GIVING REASON
Says Had Done Utmost, But Financial Reverses and Necessity of Saving for His Children Com pelled the Act

Reclining in Morris chair in tho dining room of his residence or North Central avenue, the body O. Hy Page, city ticket agent of the Southern Pacific was found yester- day afternoon. The head was throwr to the left slightly; an automatic re- volver rested easily in his right hanc which lay across his lap; in hl. right temple there was a bullet hole He had committed suicide at hal past nine o'clock the night before That hour was fixed by the sounC of the firing of a shot heard by resi- dents of the Hotel Annex across the street at that hour. The report was not a loud one and attracted no spe- ciaI attention The sound might have been made by the bursting ol a tire.
 When in the afternoon MT. Page had not appeared at his office, Gen eraI Freight and Passenger Agent Cater became uneasy and accom- panied by J. D. Morton, went to his residence at a little before f o'clock. Forcing a rear door MT. Cater ob- served a light in the dining room and heard fan running. Alr. Page sat in a big Morris chair as one asleep. But at the same instant Mr. Cater noticed the revolver and knew that he was looking at a dead man.
 Coroner Frank De Souza was noti- fled, and impanelling jury, he went to the death chamber where the body was viewed and examined. The ln- quest will be concluded at thre o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
 The only explanation of the suicide was a typewriter note found in tho trousers pocket of NIT. Page:
 July 9. 1915.
 T have done my utmost, but fin anciaI reverses and the necessity O. saving all I can for my children com pels this act.
 It was not known that MT. Page was financially embarrassed and it is not believed by his most intimate friends that he was; they believe that that had become a hallucinatiOn that finally drove him to death.
 He owned the residence where he lived and a year agO he refused an offer of S1S,OOO for it. He had since tried to sell it but was unable to find a purchaser at that figure. The property was but slightly incumber- ed; he was not known otherwise to be in debt at all and had a balance in one of the banks. The note, by the way. bore a direction to the bank to pay two small claims against him
 His friends now remember that for several days he had complained of hard times, though it was not under stood by them that he was personal ly affected. He was in receipt of large salary and was otherwise be- lieved to be in a comfortable posi- tion.
 TT last person who talked with him or saw him alive was Earl Por- ter, who driving past his residence saw him standing on the porch. He called to him and MT. Page invited him in. He left the machine and a. he reached the porch, MT. Page salC to him: q have something l wan to tell you" He went into the housa followed by MT. Porter, who Wa struck with the seriousness of tn manner with which MT. Page ha1 made that remark. What it was NJ Page wanted to say, is not know for that subject was not pursued. Bu the conversation was turned by NJ Page upon his favorite topic of har times He was so serious and ap- peared to be so worried that M Porter felt some alarm and askea him to ride with him into the cour
 
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