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Show SUICIDE OF SERGEANT AT ALCATRAZ ISLAND By Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO. July 22. Although, not given out by the army authorities, news reached here today that Commissary Commis-sary Sergeant Charles Nelson, In charge of the commissary department of the military prison on Alcatr.17. Island, committed com-mitted suicide on Thursday night bv shooting himself In tho head. An examination exami-nation of his accounts is 'said to have shown them to bo In porfocl condition. Nelson had been In poor health for somr tlmo and his wife is reported to be seriously seri-ously 111 at Fort Bayard, IsT M.. whcroUhc army tuburculosls hosDltal Is located. His suicide is attributed to despondency duo to these causes. |