Salt Lake Telegram | 1922-05-01 | Page 2 | Motive Lacking in Suicide of Airman

MOTIVE LACKING IN SUICIDE OF AIRMAN Pilot in Mail Service Ends Life With Bullet at Birthday Party Mystery surrounds the motive for the suicide of T. O. (Top) Pains, airplane air-plane pilot, who died In the emergency hospital Sunday of a self-inflicted bullet bul-let wound. According to friends and relatives, Pains waa In good health and had no apparent troubles cf any I kind. According to the police, a birthday celebration wa being held In Paine honor at hi home, 1S1 Edith avenue. The party grew somswhat boisterous and neighbors complained of the noise. Two detectives went to the scene and ' the celebrant promised to male no , more noise. letter Paine arose from the table and, going to a dresser, selxed his revolver, placed It beneath his chin and fired Ills lowsr right Jaw was shattered end he lapsed into unconarlousne from which h nsver recovered. Paine was 10 years of age and was married two years sgo. Claron Nelson, superintendent of th Western division of the sir msll service, serv-ice, said Paine was one of the beet men In the aervlce. He asserted that Palne's experiments were responsible for ths establishment of the air mall route from Salt -I-nxe to Rock Springs. Wyo. During the war, Paine was Instructor In the air service st Ban Diego, Cal. After the war he went to Mexico, where he organised the Mexican air aervlce for Governor Csntn snd held the rank of captain In the Mexican army. The body will be sent to Rverett, Wash., for burial and a military ascort will accompany It to the train from the H. li. Kvsns undertaking parlors.