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Show 1 I ...... ..I i ..ii .. JOHN "WYPOQTS" COMMITS SUICIDE Indian Seeks "Happy Hunting Ground" Shoots Himself Thru Heart.-Jealousy the Cause Sunday afternoon an Indian known as 'John "Wypoots" killed himself on what is known as White Rock Mountain, in Nevada, just west of the Utah state line. The deed was committed with a 32 rifle, the Indian placing the muzzle against his breast over his heart and pulling the trigger. trig-ger. It is said trouble with his squaw caused him to commit the rash deed, other indians giving giv-ing the information that he was insanely jealoud of his companion. compan-ion. John and several other of his tribesmen were engaged in gathering pine nuts at the time of the deed. Although the bul-lett bul-lett passed almost directly through the heart the injured indian lived' for more than an hour after receiving the wound. Ho was about thirty-two years of age and was reared near Cedar CityT Dinectly after the fatal deed, "Kanosh" John, another indian, who was with the party, rode all night to Lund for the purpose pur-pose of telephoning the news to the indians about this citv. |