Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-06-21
A STRANGE SUICIDE.
Ms. Sarah Hill Cryder, Fires a Bullet
In,O Her Head With q Revolver
WAS A RESIDENT OF WILL CREEK.
Tho killing Was Exceedingly Seusa.
t.onal aud Unexpected IAN Early
Runaway Marriage.

The residents OF Mil Crock aud
Vicinity hal the peace anI quiet Of
their nuighborhood udoly and un.
pleasantly disturbed shortly before 4
O'Clock yestcrday afternoon by the
suicide Of Sarah Nllutc Cryder, who on
returning from Salt Lake 10 her home
placed S5.calihor revolver TO her
right temple aud fired a bullot Into her
brain, the ball emerging at her left
temple.
Tho deceased was 10 years oiage, and
was the daughter of ]. A. aud Emily
Hill, ptoprietou OF the we'll kuown
pleasure gardens which bear their
name. A little more than two years
ago che ran away from home and was
married TO Charles Cfydur at Farm.
ing'on, Davis county. Crydor had
come 10 Utah from the East some time
before and as he grew Intimate with
bis future wife the girl's parents be-
cano pronounced Ia their opposition to
tue uuion, hence the contamination Of
the marriage under the circumstances
mentioned.
Since the commencement Of her
wooded lie Mrs. Ctydor has been IA
poor health good deal OF the time
ana was frequently the victim of
severe attacks VI nis. Sue sought 70.
iioi nj tue hands VI various pnysicians
anu only yesterday came 10 this city
Tor treatment. She was accompanied
by her Instant, aud rs they were
driving along Ninth East street,
about thtee quarters VI milo
rom home II Appeals that she was
seized with an epileplio IT. MIR.
Stydrf dtovu rapidly on, caring
Tor her a. best he could under tue
circumstances. On reaching the house
she had recovered, ami he lifted hef
from the buggy anu assisted her 10 tue
uOur, where no claims she kissed him.
Sue had told him that II was tho
lsst time she would ever take NJ,
Mr. Cfyder uid not seriously con.
slider this remark, significant M 1t
was, and drove ~ tie uAfn, wheie
lie proceeded 10 Put his h0up
away. Hu had hardly finished
this tack when ho heard pistol snot
and hastenei W tho hOute with all poe.
sible dispatch. In the sleeping cham
Der on the bed lay Mrs. CrydcT, with
her clothing on but her shoes removed.
A revolver nj her side anu terrible
wound In hoT right temple cxtenurd
clear 10 tue left told brlthy the story OF
aelf.dostruction.
MI Cfyuer was greatly Agitated and
on looking around discovered piece OF
paper on whlco were written tho
words: "Dear Charlie, papa anu
mamma" These were followed by an
unintuliigibls scrHwi In which Il is
thought the poor woman endeAvoTsd to
relate that sne was weary Of life with
hn hlllictlOn such AH was hers. Zoe
nelghuOIs were notified Hnd the news
OF the shooting quicgiy spread. There
IL the utmost tympaGhy iolt for the
beruaved husband aud parents. Tho
deceased lett no children. An Inquest
was held by Coroner Taylor tOdAy.
lho funeral Will take place a. 10
O'Clock tomorrow.
According ~ tue statements OF the
propTiutsrOf the Wonderland saloon at
tue corner Of Twelfth South anu Filth
Last streets, 10 representative
OF the NEWS Mr.. aud Mr.. Cry.
der called at his place u business
N"HNfANN AANNAhNNA WAAAN Nh AhNAN Way
home. They met number Of nc.
IualnianCes there and each hal a gla.s
VI beer, Mrs. tfyder, he says, pinned
4 piuk rose GU the coat lapel OF one o.
'no members OF the party aud said that
,hc would never DO troubled with htk
agaiu. She then babe them all good
bye IN manner that seemed 10 them
's though she was about to depart on
\ long journey.