The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-01-30
SUICIDE IN PEOA.
The Terrible Act of a Three
Weeks Old Husband.
SNOW PILING HIGH IN THE HILLS.
The Tough Mail System Stage VS.. Railroad
Other Matters of Interest in
Summit County.

PEoA, Utah, Jan. 81, 1s9O.-ISpecial cor
respondence of THE HERALp.1-On the
morning of January 25th our otherwise
peaceful town was thrown into a state of
excitement over the report tn at one of our
citizens had taken his own life by shooting
himself
Upon investigation it was found to be
only too true. George E. Seamons. son of
Henry Seamons, the postmaster of Roclx-
port, was marrie1 to Miss Cora h. Stem
orldge, OF Rockport, three weeks ago
to- day, and the happy couple moved into
thelr new and well furnished house in
Peoa, where it was supposed, from state
ments made by him, that he was a happy
and contented man. On Saturday morn-
Ing last the deceased got up, made fire.
went out OF doors and then went back to
bed again where he remained about
half an hour when he got I'D
up again. but did not dress
himself. He got his revolver and loaded in.
ana then went into the kitchen, sat down
on chair and pulled his wife down upon
MS lap; they conversed for a short time.
after which both went into the bed room
and sat down on the bed. He had the re-
Volver, 3o-calibre, in his right hand. and
MS lett arm was around the waist of his
Wlfe; while in conversation he pulled her
head close to his, and Immediately she
heard the report of the gun and his body
1ell to the floor dead. His wife screamed.
ran into the kitchen and tried to open the
| door, bnt 1T was locked and the kew could
not be found. She then went to one of the
WINDOWS and broke the glass out and
screamed loudly for help. A young son of
Walter Walker was going by; she asked
him to tell his father to come over for her
husband had shot himself. Mr.. Walker
went to the house but could not get in
owing to the fact that the door
was locked. He asked her to unfasten
the door; she replied that she could
not, as the key was gone, but she
told MIN to break the door in, which he
did When he went into the bed room he
found the deceased lying on his back near
the ped, and quite dead the revolver ON
the hoor near him. Several people who
mad heard the screaming, had now arrived.
some OF Wnom had started at once for o.
+. Lyons, the justice of the peace for this
precinct, who was soon on the spot. An
inquest was held and the evidence went to
snow That the deceased had, on more than
one occasion, threatened to take his own
me- In fact, one of the witnesses stated
tnat ne had taken pistol from the de-
ceased when he had it held to his head
cooked, Tor that purpose. One OF the iury
found the lost key to the door in the trunk
OF the deceased, where he had evidently
lett III Wnen he went to the trunk for car
trldges to load the revolver After hear
ing all the evidence, the jury brought in
verdict that the deceased came to his
death by gunshot wound. fired by his own
nand While IN state Of temporary insan-
ityn
Inc deceased was young man highly re-
spected by all. Mr.. Seamons, the father.
is IN very poor health, and this sad blow is
ann more imam he can bear, although he
mas most OF friends to give him such com
Tort and aid as lay in their power And the
poor young wife, her grief is uneon trolla-
pie, but friends are doing all they can for
hef why this young man, with bright
and happy prospect is before him, should do
TINS rash act is hey ond the comprehension
of all
OTHER NOTES.
The weather, as our old friend Fabian
would say, is simply immensep' Snow,
sieet and rain continually. The snow is
pll1ng up in the mountains and the pros
poets are now that the farmers in the Salt
Lake valley will have more water in the
spring than they can well take care of.
They should see that the canals and bitches
are In such condition to carry the water
OFF without doing damage.
Our mails re fearfully behind We get
the Salt Lake mail enthusiastically. We
can stand this during the bad weather. but
TO nave two and three days mail at time.
When the roads are in good condition is
more than we feel to put up with, if a
change for the better can be had. The
mall carrier from Wanship to Kamas and
back makes his regular trips; but alas the
mails do not reach Wanship The old over
land stage did better for US than the rail
road does now
THE HERALD is booming out here Your
agent in this place says the people know
go0o paper when they see it and at once
subscribe for it. 1.-THE Giant of the
Rockies is the paper of and for the peo-
pie. Long may it live to defend the right
and put down the evil
About eighty pupils attend the district
school in Peoa; we have first-class teacher
who, with his assistant, is well thought of
oy the scholars, and change for the better
n our young is taking place. Mr.. M. N.
of kamas, is the teacher.
A class in vocal music has been formed
mere; Mr.. Thornton Lambert. of Coalville,
s teaching. This is something we have
wanted for some time, but could not get
until now. Peoa has some very fine
Toices which you may hear sometime in the
future.
The health of the people is good. The
dreaded la grippe has not reached US vet.
and we do not intend that it shall if we can
lelp it. FITzALAy.