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Show SIIOOTS HIMSELF IN HEAD No Reason Appears for Suicide of a Portland Man. 8AN FJIAN'CISCO, Oct. 18. J. B. Garrell committed sulcldo nomo time last night ly shooting himself through tho heazl. In the Penvrr lodging-house on Third lii;nt. ills body was found this morning with a revolver clnsped In Urn right hand. IIo loft a note, giving no reason for his act. but saying that ho was born In Cincinnati In 15C7; that his father wan Christ Carroll of Terra Ilsiuto. Ind. nnd that ho leaves three brothers and two alutoro. Had Several Deposits. Among his effects were found a certificate of doposlt for MOM with Ladd & Tllton, bankers, bank-ers, of Portland. Or., a banlt book of tho Canadian Dank of Commerce showing depcrlti amounting to ilblS.&i: nnd a suitemont showing show-ing a doposlt of SUSS. 10 with tho SpoKnno & Eastern Trust company. Other papers showed that ho formerly had been a mining mnn. but that Ill-health compelled com-pelled tho abandonment of thnt occupation. Later, It 9oin.i, ho engaged In tho commlsnlon business at Sacramento, Spokane and Portland. Port-land. Was Very Reticent. He hnd stopped at tho house where he killed himself for several weeks and was always al-ways well btipplled with funds. Ho was very reticent and mrulo no friends among the other guests. Ilia effects were turned over to ths public administrator. |