JUDGE W.A. McKINNON
Arizona Republican Newspaper, Phoenix
October 22, 1901

Judge W.A. McKinnon who was justice of the peace at 
Jerome for two years, committed suicide Sunday night 
by cutting his throat with a razor . The cause of the 
deed was supposed to have been despondency caused by 
brooding over troubles. It was recently discovered that 
Mr. McKinnon was short in his accounts to the county, 
some $200.  The amount was made good by his bondsmen and 
Mr. McKinnon resigned his office.  Since that time he 
had been very despondent until by his own hand he took 
his life.

Judge McKinnon was the third justice of the peace of Jerome 
to die a violent death within the past two years.  Judge 
Harvey died through the results of injuries received in 
falling down an embankment near his office one dark night 
falling upon the sharp point of a broken picket.

Judge John Burkes died at the Prescott House in Prescott 
last summer. It was generally believed that he took his 
own life, as an empty morphine bottle was found in the 
room.  He was short in his accounts in the estate of John 
Larsen, of which he was administrator, and was called to 
Prescott by the probate judge.  The night after his arrival 
he was found in a dying condition in his room.

Under Sheriff Johns and Fred Brecht came down from Prescott 
on last night's local freight.