Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-11-04 | Page 8 | Ends Life with Bullet

ENDS ENOS lifE WITH BUllET Suicide of Martin Rollins Murderer of Austin a Missouri Girl Vho ho Refused to Elope Mo o Nov XO 3 Martin Rollins who on Monday Monda killed old Annie Anale Austin because she refused to elope will him this afternoon com corn committed committed suicide In a barn belonging to toJ toJ toJ J M 31 Maxwell his former employer 22 miles mUes southwest of The fugitive who was being hunted by Sheriff Franklin and a posse ended Ills life by blowing out his brains When ben his lifeless body was found a rope was Wall discovered around his hla neck apparently placed there by himself with the intention of seeking death hj Iu hanging Maxwell discovered Rollins In his hi barn shout about 10 this forenoon and was Instantly covered with a pistol by bythe b the fugitive At the point of his re revolver volver olver Maxwell axwell was made to promise that he ha would not report Rollins to the sheriff until 3 1 this after afternoon afternoon afternoon noon At that time Rollins said he would let Maxwell know whether be he would give Ive himself up fight or kill himself Maxwell laxwell reported the presence c G Rollins to the tho sheriffs office here bare and anda a deputy was wali on his bin way to the farm tarm At 3 promptly Rollins turned his pistol on himself