Twin Falls County ID Archives News.....GEORGE JOHNSON TAKES HIS LIFE July 14, 1905
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Twin Falls News July 14, 1905
Shoots himself through the head with a rifle and dies instantly-mind supposed 
to have been unbalanced by dissipation.
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 Without giving a hint of his intention or a shred of reason for his action, 
George Johnson, the proprietor of a small restaurant on Twelfth avenue, behind 
the Jones building, shot himself through the head with a rifle on Thursday 
evening and died instantly, L.B.Hale and the wife of the suicide were 
eyewitnesses of the tragedy. Hale and johnson were sitting in a room 
conversing. Johnson appeared to be in loe spirits. He wrote a letter to his 
mother and read it to Hale.
 Picking up his rifle, which stood against the wall near by, Johnson remarked 
that it was a good weapon. Before his intent could be detected, he placed the 
muzzel of the weapn beneath his right ear and pulled the trigger. The bullet 
passed through his head, coming out above and behind the left ear. Death was 
instantaneous.
 Mrs Johnson stepped into an adjoing room to put the children to bed just as 
her husband grasped the rifle.. She heared the shot and rushed into the room 
where her husband was in time to see him topple over. Constable Hazen and 
Marshal Walters were on the scene in a few moments, but their services were 
not required. The body was removed to Havlicek's undertaking parlors and Mrs. 
Johnson and the children were kindly cared for by Mr. Bessire.
 Dr. Patterson was notified and an inquest was held on Friday morning, a 
verdict of suicide being rendered. The body was held pending the arrival of 
Johnson's mother from La Belle, Idaho.
 Johnson was 35 years of age. He came to Twin Falls from Lorenzo, Fremont 
County, some monthe ago and opened a saloon but did not prosoer. Recently he 
had been conducting a small restaurant, It is said that while he was the 
proprietor of a saloon in Fremont County he shot and killed a man and the 
occurrence preyed upon his mind. Of late Johnson had been dissipating and in 
his crapulent moments he was very much depressed.

Additional Comments:
It seem's in the early 1900's suicide happened often.

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