The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-06-22

Dependency over ill health was the cause of the self inflicted gun shot wound which ended the life of Samuel Sidebotham on Saturday after noon, at the home of his brother, Thomas Sidebotham, in North Clifton. The tragedy occurred at ? o'clock, the victim living for two hours and pass ing away at o'clock.
 MT. Sidebotham had returned but day or two before from visit with his daughter, Mrs. Robt. : Andrews of Lordsburg, and for some time prev ious his depression had been noticed by relatives, and thinking to cheer him up and arouse him from his nor bid thoughts, he was asked to spend few days at the home of his brother. He was apparently in good spirits Saturday morning, but. evidently he again became depressed over his de bility and decided upon self-destruc- tion as the easiest way out of his troubles
 About o'clock his niece, Miss Nora Sidebotham, noticed him with a rife in his hands and immediately called to her mother. Mrs. Sidebotham shouted to him that the gun was loeded, but had no more than uttered the words before the fatal shot was fired, the soft nose bullet entering the right side of the head above tue temple and coming out on the left side. He never regained conscious ness and passed away two hours later. The gun with which the deed was done was 25-20 carbine.
 Several years ago the deceased underwent a delicate operation follow ing a severe attack of typhoid fever, from the effects of which he never fully recovered, his physical condition recently becoming worse and causing him a great deal of mental as well as bodily anguish. His condition prey ed upon his mind to such an extent that death seemed preferable to years of endless suffering and he sought death as a surcease from his earthly miseries.
 The remains were taken to the Pascoe undertaking parlors and made ready for shipment. On Sunday even ing at clock short services were held at the mortuary conducted by Rev Curry H. Love, large number of his brother Oddfellows being in at tendance. The body was taken to Fl Paso Monday morning for interment and was accompanied by relatives. Services were held under the auspices of the Oddfellow lodge at Fl Paso, decedent being a member of Fl Paso lodge No 284- Interment was in Concordia cemetery by the side of his wife who preceded him in death some sixteen years ago.
 The deceased was well and favorably known in this district being a man of excellent principals and business integrity, and one who through all his troubles always had a helping hand for the more unfortunate. He was 51 years of age and was born in Man chester, England, coming to this coun- try 26 years ago and settling in Fl Paso where he lived for two years, later coming to Morenci and making that place his home for four years during which time he was in the employ of the Arizona Copper com pany He later mover to Clifton where he had resided for period of |, twenty years, having been until year or two ago employed on the Coronado railroad For the past year or more he has been in the automobile bus1- ness, but recently erecting a fine brick garage on Chase Creek His wife died in Clifton about 16 years ago
 Besides a daughter, Mrs. Robt. Andrews, of Lordsburg, and son Tom of Clifton the deceased leaves two sisters, Mrs. J. O. Moore of Morenci and Mrs. Walter Tappln, ST, or Call' fornia and three brothers, Ed of Cliff ton, Jack of Morenci and Tom. He had for number of years been member of the Oddfellow and Moose lodges of which he was faithful and willing worker and in whose activities he took a great deal of interest.
 The tragic end of MT. Sidebotham has cast a pail of gloom over his many friends in this section, the mem ory of which only time can erad1 cate