Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-16
SUICIDE BY CHLORAL.
4 Doctor Who Took His 0Wl Lilo at
tho Waite House.
rESSILusS AND IN POOR HEALTH.
lie Was a Stranger In This Ciiy.-A
Letter In Which H. Tells Ills
Troubles aud Intention.

hl'or last Midnight. The particulars
Of the case 70 Tar as ob,ainable are as
iollowg
Yesterday mornings stranger, well
dressed AMI wish tho outward appear.
aucc ola gcntomnu, called at the hoiol
iu question aud registered as Chnrles
II. BainbnJgc, Ono. Ho stated that
no arrived on the o O'Clock tain from
the East and tha, lao expected to leave
The city last nigni. This, howovor,he
failed to do and It was very close 10 II
O'Clock before ho went upitaits 10 his
room ioF the last tins. As he LEFT the
otilo 10 retire he said 10 the night
clcrr, "i will leave the door Of my
tom unlocked because | will be hard
TO awake In this morning. Call me n,
7 O'Clock"
He was assured that his wishes
would hu complied with AMI at that
hour this mOfning the call boy went
upstaifs, anu % no glt no response TO
hiu vigorous knocks ON tue door
vuntutou " step inside AMI was horri.
He'd 20 find the body Of the stranger
stretched cut on tue bed COLI aud Ito.
Ices. On tho washstand was nn empty
two'ouuco vial which had contained
chlofal and the following letter which
issrli'cxplauaIorJi
SALT LAKE CRY, Utah March 70. is)L
pr. ". a. Hughes, Salt Lake, U,sh.
Dear Doctor llughos-l write you hop.
iug tina. iur "uld acquaintance sake" you
Will comply with NY wishes.
/ am lu this city without money and
aui about 90 shunli OH this mortal coll.
desire .ou 90 molly my vito or mother
ut Port ella ON, uhio, and ship my TO-
mains 10 shat point. / have $500
policy uIuu my lilo la the New
York Lille aud Masonic Aid Of Nank-
town aud Ol,hur my vito or mother will
gladly roinii tho necessary expense. IL
l. NOT necessary Tor ino u rolA.o 10 you
All thu Circuuit uncot which have loi up
leo th.s uCi, long continued illness, tho
spending " my last dollar onduAyOrng
To regain my health without success.
A. lcannUi,hcr bog nor steal thi, h. tho
only way open for me. should have
been pleased % call upon you, but under
the circumstance l could not hnd u INA
my heart 10 dose. have taken an over.
duso " chloral-au'op.y not necessary.
very HluHNfDlN NhN ANulNt
&. IL. BAiNnEiD0u, 81. ID.
Among his prfsosl nrcts was found
a medical graduation diploma issued by
the University Of LJulsy.ils, ksu.
lucky, In l5s3, aud siguei by lsaaU
Caldwell ~ PRECEDENT and James $.
Pift,r ~ sccTctafy Of the institution.
An inquest was held this afternoon,
Information teing ellcltcd TO the effect
that hu had purchased two ounces VI
hydfate Of chlorAl ~ R1ylay a Com.
pHuy's drug = oro cary last evening,
and that hu had remained thoIe for
about an hour chatting calmly on vari.
Gus questions but never once intlmAting
that he had made the purchase for any
other thau professional purposes.
The deceased was presumably be-
tween thitly.two and thiriy.tve years
Of age, with dark brown heir anu
moustachr, sui what would DO termed
a rather tino specimen Of physical
manhood.
In an inside pocket Of his Prince
Albert coat was written agreement
duly executed with Lea Bros. a Com
pany, publishers VI medical works In
the counties OF Washington, Sarpy and
Douglass, Nebraska. The document
bears date OF February 10th VI tho
present year.
The body is at the undertaking par.
Tors NJ Sleeves * Son where the In.
quest was held ~ Coroner Taylof's
Jury, which returned "a verdict Ia ac-
ooTlancu with tho foregoing faois.
Tho father OF the deceased has been
apprised by wire of his sons rash act
and asked for directions AS TO the dis.
pOsitiOu OF the body.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
a representative Of tho NEWS called
on DR.. Hughes this afternoon aud from
that gentleman received some iniorma.
ton regarding the EARLIER life Of tue
deceased.
DT. Hughes said: "I have known
very little Of the deceased for the last
seven Or eight years, but before his
nom the Louisville Uniyer-
slty Of Medicine | knew him quite
we'll; but that II more than ten years
ago. Soon after hi. graduation he took
W this practice Of his profession IN
northern OHIO, his native state.
There he remained for two Or three
years and duriug tnat period married
n Miss Mitchell, daughter Ot John
AllAtutllt a ltuAlnohk NltlANn anu ~
one time sheriff OF Ottawa county. He
was u man OF marked ability and from
what ! learned was very successful IN
his profession, as was also bis father
before him,
"i.aiur on he removed TO Mitchell,
now ia south Dakota, where pre-.
sumed hc ttill resided. 1 was not aware
Jl his presence Ia this city until | re-
ceiyed his letter from the coroner this
when he apprised ne VI his
death. rhu news was decided shock
to me, AMI 1 was very sorry that rs
friend ne did not call on meas / would
have been glal 10 have brldged him
over his financial plight.
$50 Tar ~ / Am aware his domestic
lie was nothing but the happlesl and
tho case IL indeed sad one, l am VI
the opinion that this act was that
VI mad man Rud that no committed
The terrible deed that deprived him OF
bis life while brO0ding over hiss.fanded
Will reference 10 money ai-
'alts."
Dr. Hughes further stated that II
was the clam OF the deceased and his
.amily that they were relatives OF the
loted Commodore Bainbtidge OF the
United States navy. Ths doctor will
forward the letter written 10 him by
he deceased ~ the latteT's wife, to-
yHther win such other Information ~
ia -. a. H. 80. 49,