Statewide County AZ Archives Obituaries.....Couchaine, Joe T.  1901
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Arizona Republican-November 12, 1901
J.T. COUCHAINE
November 12, 1901

About 7 o'clock Sunday evening Joe T. Couchaine, a French-
Canadian from Bodie, California committed suicide at Tempe 
by shooting himself in the mouth with a large caliber 
revolver.

Mr. Couchaine was an old mining man, but was a victim of 
lung trouble.  About a year ago he came to Tempe for his 
health, but steadily grew worse until for the past few 
weeks a greater portion of the time he was confined to his 
room.

Unquestionably despondence was the cause of his rash act. 
The deed was undoubtedly fully planned before being put into 
execution.  The deceased resided near the  Nicholas Saloon in 
the east part of town.  Just before taking his life, Couchaine 
handed Nicholas his watch, who thrust it into his pocket 
without examining the timepiece and started for his saloon.  
Before reaching it, the fatal shot was fired.  He immediately 
hurried back only to find his friend seated in a chair, dead.  
A large six shooter lay on the floor between his feet.

Upon examining the watch the deceased had given him, Nicholas 
found a note thrust through the ring at the top, which read: 
"To Nicholas from Joe--Goodbye, suffered enough; cannot stand 
it."  

Judge Tomlinson and other composing the coroner's jury 
decided that the deceased came to his death by his own hand.  
Nicholas who has for some time befriended the dead man, has 
been watching and caring for his body after death.
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B.W. COYLE
October 29, 1901

Frank J. Coyle received a telegram Sunday afternoon of his 
brother Rev. B.W. Coyle at Cedar Falls, Iowa.  Father Coyle 
spent last February here, the guest of Frank Coyle and 
during his stay in the city made many friends who will be 
pained to learn of his death.  He preached once and 
officiated at other services in St. Mary's Catholic Church 
during his visit.  Beside Frank Coyle the dead man is 
mourned here by two other brothers and a sister, Messrs. 
Thomas and A.J. Coyle and Miss Alice Coyle and by his aged 
mother, Mrs. Ellen Coyle.

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