GEORGE WALKER
Arizona Republican Newspaper
November 24, 1895

George Walker, a well known resident of Congress camp, committed 
suicide at that place Friday night.

Walker was a quiet, sober sort of individual and very popular 
among his acquaintances. He had been residing in Congress  about 
five months and till lately owned a half interest in one of the 
most thriving saloons of the camp.  Though ordinarily abstemious 
and prudent, about a week ago he started on a drunken spree that 
ended only with his death.  His saloon interest was lost in a 
gambling game and he finally gambled away everything he owned.

Friday he made threats of suicide and about 10 pm in front of 
Barton's Saloon announced that then and there he would "close 
the deal" for himself, displaying as he said it, a 38 caliber 
revolver.  Several friends argued with him over his foolishness 
and the party entered the saloon.  Here his friends tried to 
get him to give up the gun.

But instead of handing it to his friend, who stood before him 
with outstretched hand, Walker quickly placed the revolver to 
his temple and pulled the trigger.

He lingered for ten hours, however, not expiring till about 
daylight the next morning.  The funeral will be today.

Walker was a native of Denmark and about 38 years of age.  He 
had been for years a resident of Arizona for the greater 
portion of the time at Tombstone.  before going to Congress 
he lived for several months in Phoenix, being here in the 
employ of Dan Cannon in the fruit store next to the Monihon 
Block.

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