| Show MAJOR M JO SCOFIELD l A COMMITS G t Was a Son of Soo field Formerly In Command Of the Army LEFT NOTE flOTE EXPLAINING ACT illS JUs OIl n fl tho Finor II nOli Thou l Shot SUoI J r rn I San n Aug Au u G ant and andI I t r William U Jj Scofield son sen of oftie tie the sate late U S B A At t d committed at lit his hili red real at ut f street l eom somo tim between noon and nd 6 to tou today day liY u by L JY hooting himself in th the l len lenIe ft Ie He lie left lett a i noW ote 1 To TJ TJI im no it may nay concern This I U Li suicide No ono Is la i to t hut u uT 1 T i lt dixi i It om ry WM wu made by liU hla sIe II hn hr upon returning home omo at 6 tI iii if 6 f went to her t husbands t i n und Mhd found him lying In dead on the Ihl ther i i 1 r with will a 1 pistol In hU hl hand H lie He hii MI hiiM M iI iv 11 off oft ids his oat coat VeI t collar and lid cun cutt cuni cuttIe cuta i Me Ie jeI I l Ma his army arm blankets OR on the floor i i i irn nu t on un them and apparently Ir 1 II 1 tv shot Mt with deliberation I Th given by his hie 18 family for tor or the is e worry over his as M the result of ot service in the Philippines in addition to 10 an attack of emla and that hAt ho lie o would become a 11 bur burd d i lo to hI wife fC contracted dysentery dys In lit Inu u II und Ild I went ent to Japan Japen early eul euli i the tho mr year Not NOl Improving very cry rap lily h hr came rame lo to Ran ian Francisco last bit bitt III I M nl t mid entered th the general hospital a lit itt tt II Just before ho tailed i II nt III he WM wae at Informed by ty b ca en Ii of cf his fathers death In Florida fur fir sp some ome time Urne In the gen rial cai rl al he lie became somewhat Im Irn i iT r T 5 and alid wai 8 granted a u three months I J VA ve nf of ar ab absence and hu h been with lIh his wife I III 1 Ma II W H 4 46 6 yean UN of ot age aae antI ami u tL 1 1 Ir In tn the Nevada Nation i i a in m Ms thu city eHy eIt and also for a IL tints 11 oJ the New el York branch of ot the bank lir Hr 11 red the e In III as a ma mar r ami ini paymaster of ot and andr andt r t I through the Philippine and andi Ie i i Wh i n fl the th army arm wa wag Wal reorganized in InI 1 IH I tt was i made captain and ti tt in III t the th army Arm and a II year rear oar lat let latr r n vi s i to lo the rank of ot major Ti Ill viar ar ago he was 5 married In the theto to 10 Miss lI s Laura Lauro Eager Iager Ho Holias lb lias brother Richmond major antI and in the army arm who Is at al Tr enl In Manila and a aler ils III ilster ter ler Mrs Iu W V I 1 P Andrews the tho wife of o r I 1 attorney In Philadelphia Washington Aug Au 6 Maj laJ who ho today comitted suicide at San Han WHO 4 Mil well known knon In this thie city For FM time he was wee at My r the poll poet the Poto Polo Polon I n tnt nf nl rl river r from His 1113 fuller h I h hr r was wai lil ot of o the then n arm m for tor ears rs Mat the volunteer f n I tc i l in May Moy III and nd wee was U appointed t I to the regular nire In l Ol He was wai wasP P II native of at New ew York although ap apI i l I front from California He Ito was wu wa a 1 of duat of ot the Ht KI college cUss cw oT II I UW USO |
