Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-01
THE SUICIDE AT PANACA.
Full Details Furnished as TO the
Dreadful Act.

Correspondence Of the DEsERET
NEWS. There are no many versions
Of the suicide Of William II. Davcn-
port hofv, on the night OF the 9Th Inst,
that for the benefit Of his Utah relatives
aud friends desire to make n correct
statement through the NEWS. The de.
ceased had been In our employ since
the 10Th May last. He left on the 10Th
November, TO go 10 Clover Valley, TO
work for parties there saving lumber.
On tho evening of the Goth he returned
quite unexpectedly. To my inquiry as
TO the cause, he replied that he was "a
very sick boy" and began 10 cry.
told him TO cheer up and | would give
him some medicine and that good
nights rest would put him all right,
lilo complained Of cold aud "A severe
pain In the head. treated him 10 the
best Of my ability, using hot foot baths,
mustard poultices, u heavy ca;hnrtic,
etc, and put him In a warm bed, with
hot irons around him. lie was ex.
NNAAHt9 h'ANNhN NfNANfNHf anu
seemed afraid when | left hun. lilo
could not sleep after the second day,
but said his head was better. lie was
up most ofthe time during the day, but
grew uneasy and dolirious ut night.
lie, however, complained no more
OF pain, but seemed weak and low
spirited. lie came 10 table nj
every meal. After dinner on tho
.ith inst. noticed him take cup,
pour water into II aud drink. An
hour or 20 afterwards my little daughter
alarmed me by bringing the same cup
to mc, smelling strongly Of carbolic
acid. | Immediately sought the de.
ceased, questioned him, and told him
u was deadly poison. He asked me
show long one would live after taking"
cnrbolic acid, but emphatically denied
having taken any In any form what.
ever. The remainder OF tho day he
was unusually reserved, avoiding
every one. lie ate Hight supper, aud
retired early, more restless than ever.
His eyes were Wild looking. | went
10 bed shortly before 10 O'Clock, think.
Ing lie might prefer 10 DO quiet. The
moment ! had uudressod he len the
house, barefoot. listened anxiously
for half an hour for his return,
fearing he would take chill
and have u relapse. Nothing more
serious entered my mind. As soon a.
he came I slipped out nolsclessly TO
ilnd some one TO help care for him n
We were both strangers here. | knew
not where 10 20. At the gsts | could
zee but one light. went and soon re-.
turned with man AMI woman only TO
find no had dressed himself aud gone
again. We waited n short time. As
lie did not return we gave an alarm
and made n search. In the mean time |
he had gone to n peddler's wagon, that |
OF Athe Meeks Of Iron county, Utah,
aud borrowed a pocket knife. A. he |
was gone with II longer than the |
gentleman expected, he too had parties |
looking for the hoy, VINO Was soon dis. |
covered with three stabs In the neck, |
snd cash In the bowels from which |
were banging eighteen inches OF In. |
teatines. When spoken TO deceased |
said he had "thrown part OF them |
away" which proved true by |
the finding OF seven feet Of In. |
testines the next morning. The act was
perpetrnted between 10 and IL O'Clock. |
He died nj 2;a0 a.m., giving no reasons |
for the rash deed. lie had never be- |
fore shown any disposition towards |
suicide, aud was harmless In his man. |
nef generally. Among those who took |
an active part In caring for him after |
finding him are Mr.. and Mrs. Rich,
Mr.. n. Wadswofth, Athe Mceks, |
Claude and Laws Atchison, WIN |
Kane, Captain Mathews aud Brother
John smith. -Four OF them have now
gone toward Parowan, Utah, with the
houy They will bp mat bv Tho dp.
ceased's parents aud friends. His re-
mains were well cared for and good |
coiiln was obtained by those above
named. Deceased was twenty-five
years OF ace the 2ith of June last.
Mrs. T.. a. CRANE WATSON.
PAsAoA, Lincoln Co., New,
Nax Du Igut