Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-27
SUICIDE AT PROVO.
Peter Benson, an Old Citizen, Ends
His Life BY Hanging.
MEIANCHOLIA, THE CAUSE.
The LAWYER Waincr Battery Case
Disappearance Of nu Alleged
Embo2ller.
MEIAScHOLIA, THE CAUSE.

Yesterday afternoon nbout O'Clock,
people were heen hurrying to and from
Provo House, situgted ON Center street
opposite Hines drug store. Enquiry
elected the fact that another victim
Ind taken the short road to eternity.
THIS Ia the third case In Provo during
the past three months. In each In.
stance Il hns been a man OF more than
middle age, and on whom the Affairs
Of life seemed to rest too heavy. This
poor victim IL known by the name
OF Peter Benson; no was a native OF
Denmark and has resided In Provo
Tor about twelve years. Benson was
discovered in workshop at the rear
end Of the house by Mr.. Clark, hang.
I'M by the neck from beam on the
side VI the wall. Only u small rope
was around his neck ami II was tied 10
nail. The beam was not more than
six and halt feet from the floor, and
when the body was found tire kneys
touched tho floor. Mr.. CLARK nj once
cut the body down and then gave the
alarm. DR.. Pike was soon on tue scene
AMI pronounced the man dead. Cotg.
ner Johu II. rwelves came and nj
once summoned D jury. At the Ia.
quest the following facts were brought
forth. John Clark was The first Wit.
neFs and testified, 10 binding ghe body
aB above described. lie stated that
the man was "a resident OF the Second
ward and that during the past two
weeks he had beGn In HE charge.
| For some month"; he had been suffer.
ing from meutnl trouble, aud a short
time ago DR.. a. Weitel had been em-
| plOyed 90 treat his case. lie HeesIucd
To be on the improve, but a. times he
was very dUsp1ndeiit and seemed TO
! he worried over money mAttcrI
Or. Pike stated he had seen the
| troubled with mental uisense
and that It was partly occRsiouoi by
| loss Of sleep; that Tor SOME months no
! had not been able to sleep at nights
! aud lac was troubled with bal thnughts
and imaglnatlone, Benson hud an.
! piled 10 MIN for admission 10 the nay.
lum and he had recommended him 10
| the probate Judge anu 20 have his case
| examined ana see N he whs III subject
for the asylum. This was few weeks
| ago and from then until now l had
seen nothing u him until found him
/ here dead.
Mr.. q. II. Bloomstorberg testified
that the deceased was o native Of Den
mark and about fifty years old; that he
| had awife anu three children an living
la the Second ward.
Prof. \, l.. Nelson OF the b. Y.
| A CAdemy was next sworn and statgu
that he was n nephew OF the deceased.
| He was u day lR5Orcr aud had been
mere twelve years. Six month mo
| lao lost his job and since that time he
| had been worrying over mis- hnancinl
| affairs aud at times was insane aii
/ nYain perfectly rational. For two
months back no had not been able TO
sleep aud was ia " sad condition. AZ
/ times he felt himself under the In
/ tiuence or temptation Of killing him.
self aud had asked during his sane
moments that everything be- kopt
away from him that lac might kin
himself with,
Mrs Benson cottoboratei the tegtl.
money Of Mr., Nelson aud stated that
she mad been compelled 10 borrow s.OO
| with which 70 puy doctors expenses
ana hlA Keeping aud that fOI
this money che WAS compelled
TO give mortgage on
hia home and during that afternoon
she had calleu 0ud got him 10 sign ,ho
INSTRUMENT = his seemed TO worry him
and two hours later ho was n dead man.
He had only been out Of the sigbt OF
Mr.. Clarke about five minutes and In
this time the rash act was done.
The verdict was that "Peier Benson
cgme to hls death ly means OF hang
Ing, which act WINS committed by him
sell under a NJ NJ temporary insanity. .
The funeral was held this morning
at 10 O'Clock.