Clinton Leroy Moorman |
| Posted 2019-01-17 by Judy Wight Branson |
| Arizona Journal Miner, Prescott, Arizona December 25, 1917, page 1 Popular Miner Passes Away As Suicide C. L. Moorman, Foreman Of Silver Belt, Takes Life Saturday Night While Brooding Over Death Of A Brother C. L. Moorman, foreman of the Silver Belt Consolidated committed suicide at the camp near Humboldt on Saturday night by sending a bullet crashing through his head. There is only one reason advanced for his act and it is that it was two years ago to the day when his brother, Art Moorman, passed away from Pneumonia, and owing to ill health and brooding over the loss, his impulsive nature asserted itself and he destroyed himself while temporarily unbalanced and burdened with deep grief over the loss. He had alluded to the second anniversary of his brother's death approaching, and with a smile on his lips, said two days before he would kill himself. "Well, that's the difference, the one who has gone is happier than the one left behind.' Moorman continued to perform his duties faithfully and cheerfully. He never intimated what he intended to do, but on Saturday evening as the first shift was coming off, his melancholy seemed to be deeply carried and in less than five minutes after going to his quarters the report of the gun was heard. Moorman used a high power revolver of 32-calibre, and the bullet was of a soft nose make. He shot with the left hand and death was instantaneous, the top of his head nearly blown away. The deceased was one of the best known miners in the McCabe country, where he had resided for over 25 years. His habits were industrious and one striking feature of his personality was his genial manners on all occasions which were invariably tempered with a joyous nature. He was recently appointed foreman on the Silver Belt owing to his capability, as well as his popularity among miners. A sad feature of his tragic death is that his wife was in El Paso at the time, and is to arrive this afternoon, when funeral arrangements will be announced. He was aged about 45 years. Transcriber's note: Mr. Moorman is buried at the Citizens Cemetery in Prescott, Arizona. See Also: Arizona Gravestone Photo Project |
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