HIRAM S. STEVENS
Az Republican Newspaper, Phoenix
March 23, 1893

Tucson--H.S. Stevens, a prominent cattleman and delegate to 
congress from Arizona from 1872 to 1876 shot himself this 
afternoon, dying after two hours.  He had been despondent 
for some time owing to cattle losses and ill health.

Mr. Stevens was for several days out with the board of 
supervisors looking over the newly surveyed road between 
here and Nogales. The party returned about noon today and 
all who saw Mr. Stevens say that he seemed in very good 
humor and waved his hand to them.  He was left alone and 
Mrs. Stevens was doing some work in another part of the 
house.  Suddenly she heard the report of a gun from the 
room where her husband was and she found him lying on 
the bed. A doctor was summoned and Mrs. Stevens was 
observed to be wearing a towel around her head that 
showed spots of blood.

Other people tell a different story. It seems he came home 
and objected to something she said.  Before she could 
realize what he intended to do he fired at her twice 
inflicting slight flesh wounds.  She ran out into the 
yard screaming and Mr. Stevens went into the room and 
put a bullet through his own head.

Some of the children who were in the yard playing said 
they saw Mrs. Stevens running from the house as the shot 
rang out.  Mrs. Stevens when seen was in a very nervous 
condition and could not speak coherently to anyone.

Mr. Stevens is an old pioneer, having come to this country 
about thirty years ago.