The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-09
A SAD SELF-KILLING
A Well-to-dO Young Lawyer
Takes His Own Life.
TEMPORARY INSANITY CLEAR.
Through the Heart-His Happy
Home Life.

A shocking occurrence took place at
No. 1876 Centre Street shortly before
o'clock last evening, of the motives OF
which little or nothing can be learned.
The victim is Sylvester B. Brown, a
young and wealthy lawyer, who came
to this city in April last, and after
staying at the Continental Hotel for a
few weeks, bought the little house that
bears the above number and settled
down to make Salt Lake his home.
Onhearing a report of the occurrence
q HERALD reporter hurried to the scene
and found there Coroner Taylor and a
jury consisting of John N. Pike. Joseph
Collett and Fred Polwinkel about sto
bold an inquest over the body of the
dead man.
DR.. Hamilton was the first witness
examined. He testified that
THE BALL ENTERED
the deceased's left side just under the
nipple and was found lodged under the
skin close to the spinal column, having
ranged upward and to the right and
probably passed through the heart.
The other witnesses examined Were
Wesley Taylor, brother-in-law of the
deceased; Mrs. Taylor; Rose Goss, the
nurse girl; Professor Orson Howard, a
near neighbor; Marshal Solomon, Off
GERS Calder and Barlow. From these
testimony was obtained which gives the
following
| . STORY OF THE AFFAIR.
The deceased, who was 90 years of
age, came here from Trinidad, Colo
RADIO, where, six years ago, he had mar
ried his young wife. He was we'll off
financially, and good lawyer, having
been admitted to the bar in this
city only week or two ago. Mr.
Browns ambition was to succeed
the late General Bowman as Sur
veyor-Genersl of Utah, and had
confidently counted upon an appoint
ment to that position in case of Mr..
CleVeland's success. OF course, Cleve-
lands defeat was disappointment to
him, but his friends did not think that
event of last hight, as he was indie
pendent. His health has been failing of
late, and he was somewhat respondent,
having expressed the fear that he was
going into consumption.
Mr.. Taylor, the brother of Mrs.
Brown, and his bride are here on their
wedding tour, and have been
with the Browns nearly a week.
Yesterday afternoon Brown and TAYLOR
were out driving with their wives, tax
ing in the Penitentiary and other
places. Nothing unusual was noticed
about Brown during the drive, and
soon after returning home Mr.. and
Mrs. Taylor went down stairs to sup
per- At about this time Brown went to
the nurse, asked how the baby was,
kissed the child and, saying GOOD
bye, baby" left the room. A moment
later Mrs. Brown came down and stated
that her husband was not feeling we'll
and wanted to be excused. A few mo-
ments later
SHOT WAS HEARD
and all three rushed upstairs and
looked through the rooms. Finding
nothing there, young Taylor went to the
brother-in-law living on his back, bleed
lug 1EOA AI0 anu 1LO1A LIS lAOuGIls
Mrs. Brown followed her brother and
both spoke to Brown, but there was no
answer. Just then Mr.. Howard came
to the fence and being called over, saw
Brown Writhing in the agonies of death.
Mr.. Howard hurried to telephone to
call the City Marshal. who was soon On
| the spot with other officers.
Mrs. Brown was TOO much shocked to
| be able TO testify and, in order to get
| her evidence. a pnstpOnement was taken
until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Taylor stated, however, that Mrs.
Brown had said that before she went
down to supper, her husband had
s. oxen to her OF how miserable he felt.
He said: Ida, wish 1 could
END MY LIFE
on account of my troubles" She told
him not to think of such q thing and,
after be had kissed her, she went down
to supper.
Young Taylor recognized the pistol
found at the dead mans side
as one that Brown had owned for many
years.
Everything goes to show that Brown
was temperate, intelligent man, well
TODD, IL not rlcn, ana tnaL ne naQ Deen
a devoted husband and had lived
happy life at home. The artistic fur
nishings and other things about the
house go to show that the occupants
were people of culture, and all the
neighbors are free in testifying that
the Browns and Taylors are excellent
people. In fact, there seems to be no
reasonable cause for the act and the
combustion is forced unoD ono that
reason must have been dethrone6 and
that the killing was the act of an insane
man.
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