Show THE nibley mm mm ot ol tu lne suicide of 0 james ailley in oregon first slashed his throat and wrists with a knife then Finis finished lied the tha worl work by drowning readers will re remember that lion hon C 11 nibley was hastily called home by the death of his brother james choit who it wasTe was reported ported haj had been found dead in his bed it seems however that his life lie iii did not end in such a peaceful manner the following foli owing taken from the bedrock democrat of baker city datert date of august bolh tells the story of his tragic tra ic death the startling james nibley manager of the ore oregon on lumber com company pany s store in milovale Wil had bad taken his own life reached the city sunday morning at 8 the sad news rapidly spread over the town and the deepest feeling 0 of regret was everywhere manifested as the deceased was well we ll 11 and favorably known in this community A democrat reporter hastened to the scene and lying on a slab in the homo home of the deceased was the lifeless body of james jamea nibley with a ghastly wound across his hii throat reaching I 1 from ear to ear while on his left wrist was an ugly cut all being the work of his own hand the throat was cut across about five inches ee severing Vering the right jugular vein the arteries and wind windpipe were not touched there were five efforts orts made at cutting the throat threat but had the action of the deceased been interrupted before he jumped into the his life could have been saved as no vital parts bad been touched the force of the cuts was against the thai bone far enough bac bd 61 it i 0 t reach the arteries the cut on the w wrist rist was evidently an afterthought but he cut it too far forward to accomplish his object it was doubtlessly his desire to bleed to lo death but bui not losing much blood and still b eing determined to end his lifo life lie he chose a water watery v grave after sighing his throat and wrist he be went direct to the river and jumped into the deepest hole bole mr air nibley was missed about 6 a ro and he be haung baida acted strangely e for several days considerable sid erable une uneasiness ainess was felt by his hi friends A searching party was at ones once organized and after an hour s investigation the lifeless body VL of the missing man was wa s discovered discover e d in the river river sad friends conveyed the remains to the home of the deceased and coroner T pi in snow was summoned A ury jury was empanelled empanel led and after making a careful inquiry into the cause of death returned the following lovin 0 verdict we the undersigned undersigner under signed jurors sworn to inquire into the death 0 of james nibley on oath do find that tha he came to his death by drowning the result of his own net let after baving bavin in first attempted to end his life with a sharp instrument while laborin laboring under a fit of despondency E 3 Wet fler foreman IV WJ J wale Wal willard nichols john W larson T S halbert the deceased was a native of scotland and aged 55 years ile he leaves to mourn his untimely end seven grown groa n children rafn two sons soni and one daughter residents of this city and a number of other relatives the deceased was a bro brother ther of hon HOD C W nibley of baker Daker who was in salt halt lake when be 11 e learned of his brothers death and lie he arrived last e evening to attend the funeral which will take place this afternoon |