The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-17
The Painter Dead.

Hugh S. Wallace, the painter of Salt
Lake, who was removed from 2475 Jeffer-
son avenue in an insane condition to the
city hospital Wednesday last died yester.
day morning at 3 o'clock. The following
jury was impaneled before Coroner M.
Allen: B. Ternes, Ed r. Strong, E. L.
Dobson, and an inquest held at the hospital
yesterday afternoon.
The first witness called was DR.. Powers,
who testified: | was called to Miss Reeds
residence, 2475 Jefferson avenue When L
arrived there | found the man in an uncon-
sclous condition. There was no one there
but the ladies of the house Miss Reed and
her sisters. They seemed quite anxious
to have the man removed as he annoyed
the sick persons in the house. | made
an examination of the man and
found bullet wound on the
right side of his head about four
inches above the ear. In fact l found two
wounds, another about an inch from where
the bullet entered the head, which | think
was caused by fracture. l took out
portion of the skull and removed the bullet
which was shown to the jury and proved
TO be IS calibre. He came to his death by
the clot of blood pressing upon the brain.
The doctor was certain the deceased could
have been saved had medical aid been
called in time. On examination, several
powder marks were found on the deceased S
hat.
Officer H. c. Hansen was then called
was at the station yesterday between IL
and u o'clock, and was called by telephone
message to 2475 Jefferson avenue. When
1 arrived at the house the lady Miss Reed
met me at the door and told me she had a
roomer there and she didn't know
what was the matter with him.
! sent a man down to see what was best
TO do. The lady told me there were sick
folks in the house and she thought it best
TO have him removed as she could not at
tend to so many sick persons at time
The man was unconscious when l saw him
He was suffering intense pain, and kept
rubbing his hands over his head, tore the
bandage off and exposed the wound while
was there. | made a search of the room
for the revolver, but III could not be found
anywhere.
Miss Lizzie Reed was then called, and
testified in substance as follows: Mr. Wal
lace came to my house and engaged room
on Wednesday morning. He then went
down town and returned to the house about
7o'clock, and put his revolver and articles
of toilet on the bureau. l spoke with hin
on Thursday, and he wanted to know if be
disturbed anyone during the night as he
had been quite restless. | told him he
hadn't disturbed anyone very much. He
told me he had lived in Colorado foul
years and in Salt Lake the last two years
/ asked him how he met with the accident
and he said he was out in the mountains
and in fooling with his gun accidentally
discharged it told him we had better
get a doctor for him and he replied ht
didn't want any as he didn't have any ust
for doctors.
Mr.. G. Reed was next called and hi.
statements corroborated those of his sister
who preceded him.
Jud j. Ballantyne was called and said:
was at the house of Mrs. Reed and watched
Officer Hansen and Chief Metcalf search
tie house. His valise was opened but
saw nothing in the shape of weapons an(
nothing indicating anything of the kind
The man was unconscious when l saw hin
last, and was in considerable pain ant
agony. / was there when he tore tn
bandage off his head. l didn't talk wit
him when he was in his right mind.
Mrs. Wallace, wife of the deceased, wa
the last witness called and testified: an
not the lawful wife of Mr. Wallace. ! wa
married to him about six years ago, i
Denver, and have been divorced about tw
months. live in Salt Lake and keep fur
nished rooms in the Quinn block, at %
South Main street over the Bank of Sal
Lake. L last saw Mr.. Wallac
on Wednesdays he complained some @
not feeling well. l next heard of him by
telegram Whlcn READ come TO Ogden on
O'Clock train, bring box l left with you. A
is well.n / answered the telegram saying
could not go that evening, but if it wa
really necessary to wire me again. | cam
up last evening at $40 and found him III
conscious when l arrived. l knew he ha
q revolver, butt didn't know he brought
with him. don't think he did the act in
tentionally. When asked if the decease
had any relatives in Salt Lake, she replied
no, but he had brother in Philadelphia, on
in Pittsburg and two in Como, Colorado Sh
said they were always on friendly term:
but the reason of div orce was non-support
The lady identified few articles Of clotf
ing, etc. and was excused. The jury the
closeted themselves rendered verdict tina
the deceased came to his death October II
$780, by means of pistol shot wound in
fiicted by his own hands, with suicidal il
tent, on the 10th day of October, 1890.