The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-30
It WAS MOLLY FEVER
The Cause of DR.. II. II. Eldredge'S
Suicide.
SUFFERING A THOUSAND DEATHS
The woman's Whereabouts Unknown, but
She WIN Likely Turn Up TO
Claim the Property.

The suicide of DR.. II. II. kldredge, full
account of which appeared in yesterdays
HERALD, created quite sensation. The
doctor was very widely known here, and
while ne was somewhat eccentric, no one
th0aght be was the kind Of man who
would take his own life
Coroner Harris held an inquest at the late
residence OF the deceased yesterday after
noon, Messrs. c. NJ. jackson, j. E. Han
sen and e. c. WINS being sworn as Jurors,
and after they had viewed the remains,
number Of witnesses were examined.
DIX. Rover testified Last Tuesd ay
morning was sent for TO attend DR.. FL
dredge professionally. He had been aiiing
Tor some time and went down south on a
trip, and when he returned about week
ago he was suffering from typhoid fever.
On Wednesday last he was somewhat i'm
proved, but was in low spirits, and after
wards made remarks to his attendants in
cicating that he contemplated suicide.
Last evening was notified that he had cut
himself, and at once came to his place.
j found him lying in au enclosure
in the yard back OF the house, suffering
from cut in the left wrist He had taken
razor and severed the radial artery. He
was very weak from loss of blood, but was
partially conscious and said that he expect
ed TO be dead by that time. 1t is nothing for
typhoid fever patient to attempt suicide,
and later on, in view of his condition, L
might have anticipated something of the
kind, but he was only in his first week,
Death resulted from hemorrhage.
Nolney Leonard, the nurse who was at
tending the deceased, testified: came to
the house last evening about $50, and the
folks told me that DR.. Eldredge had step.
ped out. l waited until nearly z O'Clock,
ant mn IN onl- ffrh i r,,,l
the door of an clubhouse closed on the in
side, and hearing rustling in there, | got
a knife and opened the door, | found
the deceased lying on the floor in
pool of blood, and by his side was a
razor, with which he had slashed his arm.
we carried him into the yard and the doc
tor was called. He was conscious. but was
very weak. From remarks made by him
1t was evident that he had tried TO commit
suicide.
Mrs. Eliza Cook testifed-The doctor
had beeE suffering from fever for some
days, and was very weak yesterday. On
account OF his physical condition and re-
marks that he had made, / became appre-
henslve when he remained out so long last
evening, and sent Mr. Leonard out to look
for hun. He was found in the condition
testified to-
Rose Turner testified was sitting in
the room with DIR. Eldredge yesterday
dlbtIhOOl, was ulSuQluR SOLl6 STOCKINGS.
and asked him If | should mend some for
him. He replied, mo, | have "a pair on
and they will last me as long as | livem
Afterwards be said: Il am suffering a
thousand deaths, Rose, | am suffering from
Moliie fever Mollis was, the name
of his wife, and afterwards he
said that when he died he wanted
his mother to write to her and tell her that
she was responsible for his death. Along
toward evening he got up and went into
his office, probably to get his razor Then
he passed into the yard, looking over his
shoulder, apparently to see if any one was
following him. When he was discovered
by Mr.. Leonard he was very weak, but
was still conscious, and said that he
thought he would pc dead before he was
found.
This closed the evidence. and the Jury
returned a verdict setting forth that the
deceased came to his death from the eff
fects of a wound inflicted by himself with
a razor, with suicidal intent, while tenn
porarily insane.
The funeral will be held at the family
residence, No. IA north, Third West street
at p N. to-day.
Nothing has been heard from Mollie Ell
dredge the wife of the deceased, who ex-
erted such a baleful influence upon his
life. AT last accounts she was in Chicago
but when she learns of his death it is more
than likely that she will turn up here and
make contest for the property, which, il
IS understood, DR.. Eldredge left by will to
his foster mother.