Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-12-15 | Page 1 | Chicago People Who Were Tired of Life

0 CHICAGO PEOPLE WHO V WERE ERE TIRED OF LIFE UFE Wealthy Varnish Salesman Heads List of Days Day's Suicides Chicago Dee Dec 11 Despondent H.-Despondent Despondent over o continued ill health James H. H Nellson Neilson on club man mami und wealthy varnish dealer shot himself dea dead at his fashionable Ellis avenue boarding place today toda sendIng ending two revOlver bullets through his ils head Neilson was walS secretary until a year car ago of th the Tousey Varnish company compan but failing health compelled him hint to seek seck loss confining work and resigning his he took a n high salaried poSItion position post post- tion ion as traveling representative o for tor Berry Bern Brothers varnish C IS Three days ago abO he threw up this position too declaring himself C too loo Ill III to work nt at all nIl His landlady un lad heard the sound of the shots with which ho he ended his life and anti was the first one at al athis athis his side Nellon ellOn v was Va as about 50 years cars old and unmarried Little LIllie is Js known of ot his private life lite He was as well known however In business bushless and a prominent member of the Chicago Athletic club Ills His estate Is believed to represent several hundred thousand dollars Mrs AIrs hs Mal Mary Fiens hanged herself to toa toa toa a door today where her bet bod body was found Cound by her hel husband husban on hl his return from work worle She was ill IU and despon- despon dent Out of or work Peter SluiCes jumped Into the river from tho the approach to loan nn an open draw bridge He was wa rescued to die and says say after aCter a tight fight he will soon repeat the att attempt