Boise County ID Archives News.....Another Suicide October 27, 1870
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Idaho World Newspaper October 27, 1870
 On last Saturday Mr. Samuel Pearsall,(who has been living on Ophir creek for 
some time past,) while camped in company with several others, a short distance 
from Harris' tollgate , took his own life in a manner which indicated that he 
had fully determined to "shuffle off this mortal coil". During the evening, 
while his companions were eating their supper, he picked up his rifle and 
walked off some twenty or thirty yards from camp, when those at supper heard 
the report of his rifle. Upon repairing to the spot, Pearsall was found with 
the whole top of his head blown off. It appeared on examination that he had 
taken his knife and cut a notch in the end of the rampod, to prevent it from 
slipping, and then holding his rifle with his left hand he placed the muzzel 
against his forhead and taking the ramrod in his right hand placed the notched 
end on the trigger and thus discharged the gun, hurling himself into eternity 
instantaneously. Pearsll was a native, we believe, of one the Eastern States, 
and about 35 years of age. No cause is assigned why he commited the rash act, 
except the fact that he had been unfortunate in his mining operations, and on 
that account was some what depressed in spirits. He bore the reputation of an 
honorable and upright man, and his untimely end is much regretted by a large 
circle of friends.

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