The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-07-29
George C. Lattine
Suicided Tuesday
FaIlon Man Who Has Been Central
Figure II Marital Troubles
Killed Self Tuesday

George Centennial Latting, erst-
while husband of Mrs Dena John
son Latting, who was divorced by
his wife a short time ago, commit
ted suicide late Tuesday afternoon
by shooting himself with shotgun,
borrowed from the cabin OF Ed
White in the vicinity Of the central
school in this city. The charge of
shot tore through the unfortunate
mans breast. death being instante-
Gus. Peculiarly no one heard the
gun report, the body being found
some time following by J. H. Tur-
pin.
Suicide was the out sought by
Latting following an edict by the
county officials given him Tuesday
morning that he must either leave
the county Immediately or suffer
criminal prosecution for having
gone to the home of his former wife
east of this city Monday evening and
threatening to kill her. He was
dissuaded from doing so by Mrs.
Latting who argued with him until
an early hour Tuesday and follow
ing his departure from the home of
Mrs Latting requested the suicides
apprehension and detention by the
county officials. Latting denied.
when taken into custody. that he
had committed single overt act
while at his former home, stating
that he had merely called while out
shooting rabbits and that despite
the recent divorce decree he was on
friendly terms with the family of
t.I. a.. N nv..p
head. Latting discussed his affairs
with the officials In logical man.
ncr, agreeing to leave Fallon on the
Tuesday afternoon train. That he
did not do so was known to the
county ofiicails who had determined
to send him out on the evening auto
stage when the unhappy end of the
man was brought TO light.
That Latting did not kill his for
mer wife was probably due to Mrs.
Lattlng's presence OF mind. Her
story told the county officers was as
follows
Il returned home after dark
Monday evening from q visit to a
neighbor's home, and after driving
my car into the garage turned to go
into the house when | was confront
ed by Mr. Latting. carrying a shot
gun In his arms. He told me that
to make an outcry would mean that
my head would be shot on; that he
had come to Kill me aud the chill
dren and then burn the house aud
that prospect of a prison sentence
meant nothing m him. l knew that
was dealing with IAN insane man,
bent upon murder and collecting my
wits suggested that we take a
walk and talk things over. We
went to a cabin on the place a
couple of hundred yards distant
from the new house where We talk
ed for considerable length of time.
/ had no recourse and entered into
plan making with Latting, agreeing
to sell the place, finance a business
and take up a new residence away
from here. He had been employed
at Westwood. Calf, and l suggest
ed that he return there and that
would rejoin him at Westwood, first
agreeing to remarry him In Fallon
on the day following. l underwent
threats of instant death over q peri
cd of three hours when l finally
placated him and at the conclusion
of our talk when l had turned the
course of his mind, l gave him my
car To drive into town, after telling
him that he had best return to Fal-
Ion as the propriety of his remain
ing overnight on the place might be
questioned by mutual friends.
Following the pact, which un-
doubted.y saved Mrs. Latting and
her children from death, Latting got
into the car and returned to the
Overland hotel in this city and went
to bed. being found there early
Tuesday morning after Mrs. LattIng
had told her story to Sheriff Way.
Latting was known to have fire.
quented the gambling places about
town during late days and was with
out funds when the end came. He
had resided here for several years
and was generally regarded as an
Industrious type of worker general
ly liked by those who employed him
his principal occupation being farm
work.
He was a native of the middle
west. born Centennicl year and has
near relatives residing now In the
state of New York and the body Ii
being held at the morgue In this
city pending instructions from them
Should no word be received he will
probably be buried In the potter's
field adjoining the Fallon cemetery
o.. OIL,