Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-02-27
DEATH BY CHLOROFORM
UJuIRtHaF INT
A. 9. n. Howard Found Dead ie His
Bed at the Walker House.
An Overdose OF ChlorOfOrm Carries an
81 Accomplished Young Man
Into Eternity.
cossh,liss.llsss Opinions 9. Twassatassr
HIHissDeath was accidental =
or Premeditated.

-dI The guests Of the Walker House wer
g shocked and astounded this morning b,
t bne Of the BELL boys announcing that A
. c. N. Howard was dead in his room
The word was communicated to Mr.. Erb
: the proprietor, and he at once sum
mened Or. Potter, and the two gentle
men went to the room together. They
found Howard in bed in his nightclothes
cold and stiff, with
z Il ! IAN EMPTY VIAL OF CHIoRoFoRM
And a sponge tightly clasped in his hand
! This.was about 1 O'Clock / and according
to the opinion OF DR.. Potter the young
man had been dead ten hours, OF more
Everything in his room appeared as usual
ins excellent order, and in his bureau,
drawer two empty tchloroform walls
and one which had contained opium
were discovered. Until this discovery
was made the general impression had
been that the young gentleman had COM
mltted suicide, but this development,
taken in connection with the fact,y which
was afterwards attested by his acquaint-
ances, that he was in the habit of regn-
larry taking opiates, dispelled the suspi-
cIOn In the minds of most of those who
knew him.
/ Howard had been living at the Walker
| House for considerable time, and this
morning he failed @tos4cofne down to
breakfast as usual, and at 10 80, suppos-
ing he was i'll, the bell boy was sent to
his room: He was seen around at his
place of business yesterday and attended
L tho TlQrfOrn1anPQ
AT THE THEATRE LAST NIGHT,
And those who met him are unanimous
in the opinion that there was nothing UNI
usual or strange in his appearance or de-
meanor, and such also is the; statement
of Major Erb, who saw. him about 1880
last night, just before he retired.
Sexton Taylor was notified OF the fact,
and made an early disposition of the
body, with the purpose of keeping it in
good condition pending instructions from
the family in Philadelphia.
DIR. Potter was firmly Of the opinion
that it was
- "A CASE OF PREMEDrrATED SUICIDE,
And cited as proof Of this the peculiar
presence OF the string which was attached !
to the sponge and vial in such way as
to keep up a constant supply until the
chloroform should be all exhausted. This
opinion is not shared, however, by any
OF the young mans acquaintance, and
his past record as we'll as his reputation
here would tend strongly to oppose the
Heis the writer Of the article on seElec-
trical Phenomena" which. appeared in
issue of the DEMOCRAT, and
but last evening handed in another con-
tribution on the same subject, which will
be found in to-day's issue. 1t is impossi-
BILE to learn his exact age, but it is gen.
eral impression among his acquaintance
that he was little if any over %. He
came here from the East last summer,
and manifested an industrious and am {
bilious disposition, as is evidenced in his &.
having ''iii0 ailj a. fo'lf'i''ll.i z.og"
! WALKED FROM DENVER {
IN the absence of the necessary money i,
@ pay his fare. He did very little work l
or time, and finally, through the IN
iuence OF letters and testimonials he en-
listed the sympathies of the Rev. Mr.. I
3utnam, Bishop futile, Geo. Y. Wallace !
md other prominent citizens. While
die last Autumn he addressed letter to v
General McCook, at Fort Douglas, asking Il
o be permitted to enlist in the army. Il
Adjutant Groesbeck replied to the Il
etter, requesting the young man to o
pply in person at the Fort; but v
o further word was heard of him there 81
te obtained some two months ago, G
trough the excellent letters he carried p
nd the influence of Mr.. Wallce and G.
ther acquaintance, the position of sec p
etary OF the Rocky Mountain Electric IL
light Company, which position he was
gliding at the time of his death, having 81
wen excellent satisfaction, according to OF
ne statement OF Major Erb. He has IN
ken part in several of the local opera le
loruses, and was generally regarded as &c
bright, Jsi''3 1I0 W
ABr1IoUs, CAPABLE YOUNG GENTLEMAN. c c
or four or five years he held a position to
18th the prominent house OF Drexel & pa
o., Philadelphia, and just prior to his trj
ming here he was for two years book nj
'eper in the Commercial National Bank 90
Kansas City, and brought with him mr.
ON both OF these houses the best of We
concentrations and evidences of good OF,
aracter He is said to have suffered Of
some tilnesWith "a nervous affection. lat
alch kept him awake at night, and on or
Is account became addicted to the use IN,
oplates. There were times when he ii,
'uid become very Respondent, but these nn
ellis were short-lived, and he ordinarily roc
IS bright and vivacious. NJ,
Bishop Tuttle, who is now in lPhiladel viz viz
la, was telegraphed to by Major Erb fro
q requested to convey the sad intelli- hi
nee to the young mans family. Q IS all.
WHAT pity that the Bell telephone am,
KS have no gall! They have advanced pre
Its in New York on telephones from =
month to $l2. The orr ginal cost of Of
IN I'LL, ocxak e. 90 y