Tombstone epitaph., 1920-03-07
CLAY E. BURNETT
COMMITS SUICIDE

land. on a ranch owned by himsel. and brothers last nigh, committed suicide, following his return fror, Tombstone. where he had just been excused from the jury panel
 A note left by the young man. found beside the bed. gave the req on for his aet-broodine over the
 deportation eases. In the note he
 said:
 "Please do not bother by broth
 CTS and sister any more in the
 depertstion eases."
 This upholds the contention of court officials, who figured that he vas slightly unbalanced. following his act in asking to be excused from the jury panel last Tuesday.
 Burnett is the man. who last Tues day asked Judge Pat,ee to excuse him from service on the jury in the case against H. E.. Wootten. charged with Kidnapping as the result of the Bisbee deportations.
 He had called on Judge Pattee in Chambers the night before, asking permission to make statement, bat the court did not allow him 10 do So until Tuesday morning when botT counsel for the state and the detensc could be present The juror requested then that he be excused from the paned. since having heard the exam i1ation of other jurors he had reach ed conclusion. and he was excused. Wednesday. returning to Courtlani yesterday morning. having secured a ride over as far as Courtland with Deputy County Attorney Jos. Hansen and Gene Cohn. newspaperman.
 They report that all the way over whike Burnett did not act particular ly queer he did no; engage much in conversation, and when he left them at Courtland seemed 10 be in a nof- maj state of mind. and talked with U. s. Commissioner Bolton at Court land regarding homestead he wish ed to take up evidently proving that at that time he had no intention of suicide.
 IL is reported, however. that Bur nett has been acting rather queer since last Monday nigh.. and has been under the hallucination that his brother was in jail and called on Sheriff Mcdonald. He had to be convinced that his brother was nor there before he would leave the jail,
 When questioned by attorneys for purposes of jury qualification. how- ever. he seemed to be in a rational state of mind, although several of his answers were of an cratic na- lure.
 Reports received from CourtIaad this afternoon state that his brother. Clay Burnett, who resides in town, has stated that he noticed that his brother was not himself, and par.i cularly noticed it when he saw him where a man in his right mind would not think of looking for such an ar ticle.
 The details of the tragedy are that shortly after young Burnett returned to the ranch where he has been iiv- ing alone since the death Of his moth CT last year. he went into the house while another brother who resides in the northern part of the state and was visiting with him, was out in the barn attending to the evening chores. He heard a shot and ran and looked into the window and terrified at what he saw ran to a closely neighbcr where he gave the alarm. The neigh bors notified Justice of the Peace c. E. Bolton. also coroner of the Court land Precinct and he formed a jury and went out 70 the scene.
 Arriving at the house they found that Burnett had entered and secur- ing a se40 army rifle which was kept in his room. had sat on the edge of the bed and placing his forehead to tbe muzzle of the gun pulled the trigger. Death was instantaneous, 2 canning wound having been tom in