White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-01
JACOB MAYER OF MG|LL
MEETS SUICIDES DEATH

Jacob Albert Mayer was found
dead in lbs room at McGill with a
bullet wound in his chest last Mon
day afternoon.
An inquest was held later in the
day and a coroner's jury, composed
of d.. b. Leyson, Ed Sherwood ana
Chris Halter, after hearing the eVl-
dence brought in a verdict finding
that deceased came to his deatn oy
a self-infieted gunshot wound from
a 3S-calibre revolver liver John-
son."
Jack Mayer, as ne was Familiarity
known, had been a resident or this
district for several years and his
usual occupation was hal of min
Ing.
According to the verdict of the cor
oner's jury, he was about so years of
age and a native of Illinois His
nearest relative is a brother, Ed
Mayer of East Ely. Art Mayer of
MeGill is a nephew of the deceased
and other relatives are believed To
reside somewhere in the New Eng
land states, but as TO this no definite
information has been obtained
From the evidence adduced at the
inquest it appears that Mayer had
occupied a room in dormitory No. 6
at McGill and had as his roommate
Joseph Gardner. Mayer had been
employed at McGili but for several
days had been under the care of a
physician and was unable to work.
Monday morning he awakened his
roommate and informed him that the
hour for arising and preparing to &C
on shift had arrived. Gardner arose
and noticed nothing out OF the oTdi.
nary in Mayors movements or in his
demeanor. Gardner then went to
breakfast and later returned TO the
dromitory before going on shift.
Upon his return he found that Mayer
had gone back to bed. He left the
room to go to his work as usual.
This was the last seen of Mayer until
Gardner returned in the afternoon
just after coming off shift. Upon
entering the room he found Mayer
lying on the bed, which was consid-
erably upset and blood stained. This
was regarded as evidence of the UNI
fortunate mar having struggled after
inf1icting the fatal wound. DIR. O
Hovenden was summoned and FRO
nounced the man dead.
The condition of the body indicat-
ed that Mayer had been dead for six
or seven hours when found by Gard
ner, from which the natural conclu-
sion is drawn that the rash act was
committed shortly after Gardner left
the room TO go to his work. Word
was then Immediately Sent to Coro-
ner Mcdonald, who with Sheriff
Nicholson went to McGill and con
Quoted an Investigation, which led
to the finding of death by suicide.
Jack Mayer is the anne man who
narrowly escaped death May % last
while in the employ of the Lake Val
ley Mining Company and engaged In
tearing down some buildings OF the
property OF the u. S. Tungsten Cor
poration which were 10 be removed
to the Lake Valley mine. The cir
cumstances surrounding the AFFAIR
at that time were peculiar and the
story told by Mayer was that he at
tempted to pick up a rifle which was
standing against a building and which
he thought might be blown down by
the wind. The rifle, he said, was ac-
cidentally discharged in some way
that he could not account for, but he
expressed the belief hat the hammer
caught In some manner which caused
the rifle to be discharged, the bullet
entering his breast Just above the
heart, going through the body and
coming out through the armpit.
The fatal bullet fired last Monday
entered the breast just a few inches
below the scar which remained from
the injury which deceased received
last sprng.
Following the injury sustained last
May, which was then regarded as ae-
cidental but is now generally believed
TO have been inflicted with suicidal
intent, Mayer vas cared for ut the
White Pine General hospital, where
he fully recovered. Since hat time
Mayer has not shown any sign of
having suicidal tendencies. He con-
versed freely regarding the former
shooting. which he said was acct
dental, but only when the subject
was preached by some friend.
While he was not enjoying the best
OF health his illness was not regard
ed as of a serious nature and one of
his friends feared for his safety. He
visited Ely the day before his death
at McGill and met his friends in his
accustomed manner. He called on
Gus Mahrt, one of the proprietors of
III ANOItflfih NiuDs nuOil TIC a.
known for several wears. Gus says
he has a distinct recollection of Mayer
having visited him but from all that
occurred he could not deduct that
the mans mind was in any way un-
balanced. In fact. he said he thought
tho deceased showed considerable
acumen.
Funeral services took place We'd
nesday afternoon from the Wilson
Bates mortuary and were conducted
by Rev. James Mclaughlin. vicar
of st. Bartholomew church. Inter
ment was IN Ely cemetery.
Thieves Purloin Priests Automobile
The Dodge touring car belonging
To Rev. James O'Grady, rector of Sa-
cred Heart church, in Ely. was stolen
from the garage on the church prop
erty some time during Friday night.
The theft was discovered when Pey.