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Show Sent a Bullet Through Brain Sensational Suicide Occurs on the Streets of San Francisco, California, SAN FRANCISCO. June 21 James Black, an Oakland tailor, committed commit-ted suicide today In a sensational manner on Sutter street near the corner of Powell. He shot himself through the head while being pursued by two police oflicers and fell dead on the sidewalk. The cause of the' tragedy was his Infatuation In-fatuation for Miss E. M. Hunt, residing at 1212 Sutter street, whom he met In Oakland, where she was formerly employed em-ployed In a tailoring establishment. He was a married man, but persisted in his attentions to Miss Hunt. Last night he went to her home and created such a disturbance that a policeman was called to eject him. Today ho met her on Sutter street and threatened to kill himself. She secured se-cured his pistol nnd threw It into the street. He picked It up and began to run, flourishing the weapon. Policemen Hook and Carr saw him and the former fired a shot in the air to stop the apparently ap-parently insane man. This seemed to startle Black, who suddenly stopped end fired a bullet Into his brain. He was dead when ,the oflicers reached the spot where he fell. |