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Show San Francisco, 28. W. F. Casa Ebohm, first assistant city treasurer, committed suicide, this afternoon, by shooting himself through the head. He lett a note addressed to the coroner, btating that he had been led into stock speculation by Alex. Austin, late city tax collector, who nlrio suicided a defaulter to a large amount; that he bad lost $35,000 in speculation, and had used $20,000 of tho city'a money to cover the margins, and being unable to make it good, saw no resort but to follow Austin's example. |