The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-25
He Slept Himself Away.

Another victim of melancholy has tired of this
life, and left yesterday morning for the other
shore where all is serene and Christmas lasts
throughout the year.
The unhappy mortal who mired in the slough
of despond was A. Reinhold, young man OF
twenty seven, who has been a resident of this
city for about two years and half. He was a
druggist by profession, and when he first came
TO the city he was employed by Sharp y Younger
soon after which he secured n position with D.
| Turngren. Later, he opened a drug store of his
own on South Temple street, just opposite the
Valley house, but after a few months he failed
and entered into partnership with e. Is. Ander
son, and engaged in the drug business on Com
mercial street under the firm name OF A.
Reinhold s. Co. About three weeks ago the
two partners had some difficulty, the result
being that Reinhold was ouSted and left without
u dollar. He wandered around in a Respondent
MOOD ana endeaVored 10 secure position IN
this city and neighboring towns, but failed. He
was reduced TO such straitened circumstances
that he was compelled to borrow small sums of
money from his friends to keep soul and body to-
gether, and being of melancholy disposition
naturally he no doubt resolved to end his exist
ence peremptorily. He was addicted to the
morphine habit and also was accustomed to
drinking large quantities of liquor, and on Mon
day night he came to his room at No 81 Com
mercial street, where he lived with his sister,
and took large dose of laudanum, went TO
sleep and never aWOke. He was discovered in
this condition by his sister, who called in DR..
Melvin, who found Renhold in coma and be-
yond recovery. The remains were yesterday
morning Jakeu 10 Llt Se&iOU OlLlct,
where an inquest was held at $3.50
p. m. The coroner'S jury was composed Of
Alma Crow, n. Z. Thompson and William
Wiclle. The only witness placed on the stand
was Miss Alma Reinhold, sister of the deceased.
She testified as follows: .rhe name of the de-
ceased was Albert Reinhold. He is my brother
and was twenty-seven years old his lass birth
day. He was born at Wataga, Illinois, and was
of Swedish parents. He was a druggist and for
the last two and a half years has resided in Salt
Lake city. He has no family, was IN partner
ship with E. j. Anderson ana ran drug store
IN Commercial street. He worked for Turn
green at one time and about three weeks ago
Monday left Anderson as they could not agree,
and after staying at home week he went 10
Park City and returned a week ago. He has
been addicted to drinking but did not know it
until came here last June from Illinois. 1
have heard Anderson say he was in the habit
of taking morphine but l never saw him
do it. Anderson told me that last summer,
after had been here month. l Go not know
what caused his death. went out with young
lady Monday evening ans when returned at
O'Clock he was lying on the bed. About ii o clock
tried to arouse him, but could not, and thought
there was something wrong and called Mr..
ThompSon'S folks. He seemed to be sleeping
very sound and was snoring and did not wake
up He died about 8 O'clock. saw nothing
that indicated what was the cause of his death,
but we IND an empty bottle in the wash
bucket. DON'T think any one could have given
him anything. He had enemies but there was
no one present who could have given him any
thing. 1 think he came to his death by an over
dose Of morphine 1 know that he had been
very much discouraged and said last Sunday
evening that he wished he was dead. He was
out OF work and had no prospects. 1 don't know
thai hey had any misunderstanding, but An
ierson put him out because he had been drink
ing and did not attend to business. Our mother
and two sisters are at Bird city, Kan. brother
and sisterin-law are at Denver The opium was in
liquid form and must have been laudanum The
bottle was lab eled Ross drug store DR.. Mel
win was called to the residence, at No. o. Com
mercial street. but found him in coma and
beyond recovery
The coroners jury then brought in a verdict,
according to facts shown, that the deceased
came TO his death by an overdose of morphine.
Prior to coming to this city the deceased was
drug clerk at North Platte, Neb., and in 1882
owned drug store in northern Kansas, which
was closed out by the Clark Drug company OF
Omaha.