Tientsin, Apr. 22.
Following it is said a fit of des-pendency, Alexandre Oksikoft, 29 years old, shot himself through the heart with a revolver, in his rooms at dda Rue de Verdun, at. four clock on Sunday morning.
Oksikoit and 11 friends were! celebrating Russian Easter over Saturday night, beginning with a dinner party. The revelry continued until about 4 am, on Sunday momning, when Oksikoit went straight to room and almost immediately committed suicide. It is reported that some one followed him into h room and almost succeeded in tur ing the revolver away before it was fired.
The body was taken away by the French Police authorities and. was buried on Monday afternoon in the Russian Cemetery.
The dead man had lived about four years in Tiewtsin, being ehiployed for some time with Bf. Thesmar & Cie. Upon leaving this work he found employment with photographie shop in the French Goncession, For the last six months, however, he had been out of employment. Li was his resulting low financial state, which was considered mainly responsible for a ft of des-pendency resulting in his death.
Oksikoff had been married bat his ied some years ago, while he Tientsin. His stven-year-id son is still supposed to be in Russia, but his whereabouts was unknown to Oksikoff. The dead man thas two sisters and an aunt living, so it is believed, in Omsk, where Oksikoff lived for' some years before Jcoming to Tientsin.
Deceased had a good war record, having fought for his country during the early years of the Great War. He was wounded seven times and bore ithe results of one severe wound in a partly useless right! forearm.
Oksikof? was well liked by his friends and the family with whom he lived for four years in Rue de verdun.
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