Show SUICIDE IN A HOTEL P J Ryan of Anaconda Shot Himself at Knutsford WAS NO KNOWN MOTIVE Registered Thursday Homing and It Is Presumed Took Sis Life Thai Evening Had Been Dead Many Hours When Door Was Forced Yesterday Yes-terday Lying1 on Floor of Bathroom Bath-room in Pool of Blood Was Well Known in Anaconda Where Ho Lived Many Ycais P J Ryan a mining man of Anaconda Ana-conda Mont was found dead In hln room at ihe Knutsford hotel yesterday morning There was a bullet wound in his right t Icinnlc and a 3Scallber revolver re-volver lay on the floor beside him It Is believed that he shot himself early Thursday The body tIhI he sent to Anaconda today for burial The motive for the deed Is a matter of conjecture us there was no reason apparent why the man should have desired de-sired to take his own life He was dressed well and carried about 110 In money No letters were 5 found In his pockets and a wellscribbled note book contained no Intimation of despondency or suicidal Intent DRAD MANY HOURS Ryan arrived at the hotel and rcglsv crud Thursday morning He look a room with a bath and offered a 20 gold piece In payment saying that he carried no baggage lie was Informed that It was not necessary lo pay until he wont away lie was about the u ho tel In the evening and went to his room early After lie had fulled to respond to repeated calls In the morning Chief Clerk Hunshaw was sent for The door was forced open and tho bed was round to be unoccupied The door of the bathroom was forced In turn and there Ryan was found lying on the floor In a pool of blood Ills legs rested rest-ed on a chair and his fate was blark from the rush of blood to his head lie had been dead for many hours The body was taken to Evanss undertaking un-dertaking rooms and Acting Coroner Dana T Smith was notified Judge Smith decided after making an Jn > estl I gatlon that no inquest was necessary Undertaker Evans telegraphed to the Mayor of Anaconda anti lute In the afternoon af-ternoon received a message from P J Dooley of that city directing him to em bulm the body and fillip It In a casket to Anaconda CONTENTS OF NOTE BOOK Ryan was about forty years of age of medium height nnd rather heavy build with siidy hair and moustache The note book he carried contained memoranda covering a period of more lhan o year and was a curious mingling ming-ling of sentiment and business Among other notations was a copy of a letter written by i Ryan to William A Clark and Marcus Daly urging them to cease their strife and do good for mankind Ike Andrew Carnegie nnd Mrs Hearst Dn other pages wore little essays on GenerosIty Character and kindred subjects sub-jects The latest notation was dated May 1002 and referred to some prospect pros-pect work Well Known in Anaconda fTRIBLNK SPECIAL Anaconda Mont June 27P J Kyjm who committed suicide at the Knutsford hotel In Salt Luke City was II L wellknown resident of Anaconda lie had been employed In the general offices of the Anaconda Copper Mining company for many years and had been considered a good man In his line Some days ago Ryan started drinking and he continued this heavily until recently re-cently he left the olty without making my particular statement to his friends os to his Intentions He did say however how-ever lo Eome of his friends that he expected to go to Chicago Ryan said nothing to his employers about leaving lie city or of his Intention of quitting hula position when he departed from the city Ryan was unmarried A brother in employed here at the WisJioe smcl crs The deceased was a native of Wexford Ireland and wns quite well educated Ryan was Injured in an ac Ident at the smelter some years ago it Is thought tills Injury has affected hIs mind during the past few weeks |