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Show INDIAN KILLS SELF, AFTER DEATH OF HIS FRIEND Elko, Nev., Nov. 5. "It was my fault Johnnie Black died, so I take my own life, too." With this statement to a few Indian In-dian friends gathered around him, Harry Abe, well-known Owyhee Indian In-dian slashed his neck with a knife, and when this failed to snuff out his life, grabbed a shotgun, placed the barrel in his mouth and pulled the trigger, thus atoning, as he believed, for the death of his best friend in an automobile Friday night which he (Abe) was driving. Several Indians who were listening to his condemnation of himself looked look-ed on with stolid indifference, evidently evi-dently believing in true Indian fash ion that it was up to Abe to sacrifice his life in payment for that of his friend, who, according to their belief, lost his life owing to the manner in which Abe was driving the car. The tragedy came as a climax to the accident of Friday night, in which Black was pinned beneath the car belonging to Abe, in which the j two were driving into Elko from Owyhee. Owy-hee. The accident occurred a short distance south of Eight Mile spring, when Abe lost control of the car and it plunged over the grade, turning over ov-er twice and pinning Black beneath it. Abe was able to extricate himself from the wreck, but could not lift the machine from his companion, being forced to summon a car from town, but by the time it arrived Black was dead, the physician in attendance being be-ing of the opinion that he was instant:;.- killed when pinned beneath the car. Following the accident Abe hovered hover-ed over the lifeless body of his comrade, com-rade, stricken with remorse and learning himself for the accident which resulted in his death until he decided to kill himself.- Salt Lake Tribune. |