Show 1 BROKER BLOWS DEAD I OFF WITH WIT A RIFLE I I James L Hamilton Dealer in Min Mm Mining Mining ing Stocks Commits Suicide When Attempted Iron Blossom Coup Fails DISCHARGING ID F a Winchester rifle against the roof roof of his mouth James L Hamilton aged 50 mining broker committed sui suicide suicide suicide cide yesterday afternoon in his office Ho No D DF F P Walker building His body was not discovered until 5 15 by Archie Stevenson one of ot the janitors of the building At about 2 yesterday ye afternoon people in the building were at attracted attracted by what sounded like IiI lik a pistol p t shot but no attempt was then made to investigate its origin d Hamilton ended his lif life s the result r o off fina l reverses lo occasioned in attempts to make a B fortune in Iron Blossom mining stocks stock He lie had iad played the he stock at the Central Stock exchange in the Boston building b About two weeks ago the broker brok became absorbed in ii a the action of Iron Blossom B som He H e studied s died fluctuations n ct U n ns s several days and arid then lun fOl i H th a conviction that it would take a sudden drop playing i or of i E ear market Every cent that he could muster was placed in Ir rS s and all his available credits were exhausted f I I XV With th the stock still sUll rising he reached I the n d of his available credit when he lie had Hoping against hope hop that the bull market would take takei I a turl turi Hamilton drew up a check for tor I HOD payable at Walker Brothers bank bankI presenting It to Ralph Guthrie manager of the th Central Stock exchange for margins margin s in the tha last effort to protect the money he had put Into the stock regardless of ot the fact that tha he had with withdrawn withdrawn drawn all funds from the bank When the check reached the bank It was waa returned to the manager of the Central Stock exchange with the nota l there were no funds runds to Hamil Hamiltons Hamiltons Hamiltons tons credit CJ Hamilton who has had considerable reputation r puta on for honesty among stock brokers was given several days das to make good tt the e amount of the rejected check But gossip was started In mining circles that Hamilton had h d gone to the wall wih and his struggle to raise the was of no avail He le was turned down cold whenever he asked for money mo ey Deed Was Planned That Hamilton thoroughly premeditated premeditated premeditated ending his life Ufe Is shown In 1 the general preparation for the deed He wrote an extensive letter to John M f Reynolds a mining broker who shared hi hiR hiA office He Be was careful to have his room rent paid at the Worth hotel East Second South street where whore he had lived for tor a period of fourteen years C M L l Lang ing proprietor of ot the hotel says that Hamilton looked gloomy for the Continued on Page Seven BROKER BlOWS HEAD Off WITH A RiflE Continued From Page One first time in his memory yesterday morning and leaving his room walked out of ot the t e hotel with bowed head and heavy tread He was seen In the D F Walker building at 12 yesterday noon for the last time and it Is believed that he lie then locked himself in his of office office fice flee and prepared to end his stormy career as a mining broker In selecting the best method of ot ending his life he lie helay helay lay down on the floor foor In a corner of the theoffice te teoffice theoffice office placed the muzzle of the rIle rifle against the r rf of of his mouth and then thon pressed the tho trigger The charge practically practically decapitated him scattering brains the office and fragments of skull all al over Came From Ohio Hamilton Hamiton came to tn Suit Salt SAl Lake from Ohio about years ago go gon n He I was first employed at the C C B n Durst Durat grocery Becoming Interested In min ruin mining minIng ruining ing stocks Hamilton Hamiton engaged in busi business business business ness as a mining stock broker and had been unusually successful successful Such as were acquainted with him claim that he had recently expressed a desire to get out of the brokerage business and was planning to get a fortune that would be sufficient for the i remainder of his days It I is the be belief belef belief lef lief that he attempted to raise this for fortune fortune fortune tune when he began to plunge on Iron Blossom He HP had never married In attempts to locate John M Hey Rey Reynolds Re Renolds folds to whom Mr Hamilton Hamiton wrote his last letter It I was learned that he had gone to Milford Miford to look after mining properties The ODonnell ODonnel Undertaking company Immediately wired him at Mil Milford 11 ford that Hamilton H had ha committed sui sul suicide suicIde cide leaving a sealed letter Jetter addressed to him |