The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-05-16
c. HUSSMAN dies
BY own HAND

Clarence Hussman, young man
born and reared in Carson Valley,
took his life in Reno Tuesday and
his rash act has brought widespread
sorrow into many homes throughout
this community. The story as pub
lished in the Journal is as follows:
Worry over love affair and
haunted by the vision of the accident
that OCCURRED Sunday afternoon near
Lawton Springs when F.. E. Anderson
was killed and two women seriously
injured as the car in which they were
which he witnessed, Clarence Huss-
man, brother of George Hussman Of
the Lewis-Hussman, Inc, committed
suicide early Tuesday morning by
shooting himself in the head.
The body of Hussman was not
found until Tuesday afternoon after
search continuing all day by Geo.
Lewis of the Lewis-Hussman store,
219 North Virginia street. The body
was located in the rear of the base
ment of the building and when an
examination had been made 1t was
found that Hussman had made use of
a 1890 rifle that belonged to George
Lewis.
George Lewis had returned from
San Francisco on train No. 6 which
arrived at Z o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. He did not go to the store until
a few minutes after s o'clock, but
open for business. When Hussman
did not put in an appearance up to
noon Lewis started a search, and
finally notified Chief of Police Kirk
ley.
George Hussman, a brother who re-
sides in Carson Valley, arrived in
Reno at o'clock, but was unaware
that a search was being made for
Clarence Hussman. He joined in the
which did not bring results
until $50 o'clock.
George Hussman happened to re-
that a light had been left
burning over a desk used by Huss-
man for writing letters. and finally
he detected that the rifle that hangs
in the ogice was missing from its
case He also picked up piece OF
crumpled paper that had been thrown
on the floor. but it was stated that
the writing contained nothing that
would throw any light on the case.
When George Lewis missed the
rifle he started for the basement OF
the store and upon reaching the rear
end he came in contact with the
body of the missing man. Chief
Kirkley was Immediately notified and
also Coroner Chas. Z. Bull, and the
body was removed to an undertaking
establishment.
The last seen OF Hussman was at
9 O'Clock Tuesday morning at the
buffet. He appeared to be
in good spirits. while earlier in the
evening he had partaken of dinner
with Albert ID. Ayers and DIR. FRED
Phillips. At that time he appeared
to be in good spirits, they said.
II is believed that Hussman took
his life somewhere between 2 and A
o'clock in the morning. 1t is evident
that he entered the Lewis-Hussman
store, in which he was interested,
shortly after leaving the Waldorf.
He evidently turned on the light at
the desk he usually occupied and
may possibly have written some let
ters. When he took the gun and
entered the basement he failed to
turn out the electric light over the
desk he had been occupying.
Clarence Hussman was born in
Carson Valley and was 32 years OF
age. After completing his schooling,
he went to San Francisco and for a
time was in business there. when
the World War started, Mr.. Hussman
enlisted and saw active service over
seas. After his discharge from the
army he was employed in a store at
Ioyalton and finally moved to Keno
and became associated with Mr..
Lewis and his brother. George, in
mems furnishing store. He was do
ing splendidly, and his death Is just
one of those unfathomed things that
friends cannot understand. Mr..
Hussman was a popular young man,
made hundreds of friends and was
well thought of by everybody and he
was the last person in the world that
had occasion to end seemingly hap
py life.
He is survived by four brothers
William and George Hussman OF Car
son Valley, Fred Hussman of Shelby
Montana and Otto Hussman of Grants
Pass, Ore. besides two sisters, Mrs
Fred Fricke of Minden and Mrs. X
C. Jefferson of Reno.
The funeral services were helf
from the home of George Hussman
Yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev
Bronson of the Methodist church of.
ficiating. Amid surrounding of the
childhood life of Clarence Hussman
friends gathered and shared in thu
sadness that hovered there. The re
mains were laid to rest in the famil,
plot in Garden cemetery. Peace ant
separation from worldly tribulation'
was Clarence Hussman's desire