The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-24
HIS BRAIN ON FIRE.
The Suicide of Charles J. Abbott
Yesterday.
HIS LAST LETTER TO HIS WIFE
Kiss the Dear Little One and Take Good
Care Of Her-I am Not Re-
sponsible"

A sad case Of suicide occurred yesterday
afternoon at the Windsor hotel, the
victim being Charles j. Abbott, of thi.
city. The particulars of the case, as they
could be learned yesterday evening, art
about as follows:
! AT about 2 o'clock Abbott came to the
! hotel and said he was suffering from a very
| severe headache and wanted to lie down
for a few hours where he would not be
disturbed. The landlord not being in the
| house, one of the guests offered him the
use of his room which was accepted Alb
| bolt requested not to be disturbed as he
wanted to rest until or O'Clock, but
| some one CHANGED to so to the room at
about O'Clock and found the man lying on
one of the beds in an unconscious condi
ton from which he could not be reused.
| Three beds were in the room and he was
offered his choice but selected one under
| the stairway, the most secluded of the
| three. Dr. Benedict was Immediately sum.
moned and on arriving found that the only
| hope would be in the use of the gal
vanic battery, but before one could
be procured the victim had ex-
pired. a messenger was at once
| dispatched to his residence, at No 565 S.
| First West street, and the undertaken was
| notified. On making an examination a
small square pill box was found labeled
morphine Pellets which explained the
route taken by the suicide. A search OF
his pockets resulted in the discovery of
some letters and a postal card addressed to
his wife, reading as follows:
SALT LAKE CITY, July %, 1889.
Ny DEAR HATTIE feel that I am going the
same way as my brother and losing my mind.
can't stand il longer. I am not responsible for
| my act. have no control over myself. For the
past week have been as one dead. / know it
must come; my head is one ball of fire. For
give me, it is best for all. Kiss the dear little
one and take good care of her. Remember the
name l told you. Tell papa and write, and for
| get that you ever knew me, but do what you can
| for the little one. Yours, CHARLEY.
The body was taken down stairs and Just
after being placed in the undertaken
wagon, the wife and babe arrived. The
meeting of the living and dead was most
pathetic aud heartrending.
! The deceased has been in the city at var
| Gus times during the past five years and a
! month ago associated himself with II. c.
| McDonouGh, leasing the job printing estab
! lishment of T. H. Nelden & Co. He at one
| time, in connection with his brother, con
Quoted the Provo Americdn and while il
that town became acquainted with anC
married Miss Hattie Z. Doolan, daughter
OF John p. Doolan, a well known either
of Provo. His wife has resided al
Provo until few days ago when he sen
for her to come to this city A HERALD lie
porter called at the residence and Learned
| that he had not been at home since Mon
day afternoon, his wife having no intima
| ton Of dis whereabouts until receiving TIL
news of his suicide. The deceased has al
uncle, E. II. Hazelton, residing at Helena
! Montana. another, Charles H. Abbott, a
! Pueblo, Colorado, and it is rumOred that ht
was a stepson of Mr.. Barnhart of the fiji Il
of Barnhart Bros. & Spindler, proprietcrs
OF the Great Western Type foundry
at Chicago. His wife stated that ne haC
! communicated nothing to her concerning
his financial condition, but letters found or
| him and circumstances which have devel
oped prove beyond doubt that in his vain
efforts to secure money, he had used al
most criminal means with banks and other
parties. Friends who have known him say
! that he had been drinking quite heavily
| during the past few weeks, and this, il
connection, with brooding over his finan
cial troubles and the destitute condition Of
! his wife and three months old babe, NJ
! doubt turned his brain and the rash act
was committed.
The inquest will be held at the Office oil
Joseph W. Taylor at 10 80 this morning.
Pleasant, wholesome, speedy. Three ad
| jectives that apply to Hale's Honey OF
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