Salt Lake Telegram | 1922-05-15 | Page 9 | Nebeker Shoots Self through Head

NEBEKER SHOOTS SELF THROUGH HMD Mining Engineer Found Dead in Hi. Bed at Alt Club Ths body of W. a. Nsbeksr, II jrears of age, local mining snglneer, was discovered In his room at th Alta rluh Sunday noon. Physicians found that the man hsd committed suicide, sometlm rlaturday night, by sending a bullet Into his hesd Just abovs the right ear. IMspondsnoy over III health Is believed to have been the motive for tha art. Th revolver waa still In th right hand when the maid entered th room. Th nolle found that th bullet had lodged In a telephon table beside th bed after passing through th brain. Mr. Nebek.r Is said to bavs been vary deapondent for about two weeks. Bom tint ago b suffered a severe attack of Influsnaa, from which hs did not seem to fully recover, H Is survived by two brothers M. U Nebeker, 11 Houth Kourth Rast street, and Walter D. Nebeker and one sister, Mrs. S. W. Htewsrt. Th body Is at th 8. M. Taylor mortuary. He waa unmarried.