The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-28
''S1RAYED BEYOND AID"
An Aged Stranger Commits Sui
eide By Shooting.
SUPPOSED TOBE C.D.ENGELL
NOTHING KNOWN AS TO THE
MANS ANTECEDENTs.
Ont of Money, in Poor Health and
without Friends, He Sent "A Bull
let Through His Heart-A COro-
ner's Inquest Held Last Night.

Have strayed beyond the aid of
friends-money gone, health not any
too good. This seems the only thing
IN sight L can get no employment
The potter's field is to have another
tenant Poor, aged and friendless,
1 wrecked in health and unable 10 find
/ employment, an unfortunate man on
Friday night solved Hamlet's problem
! and flew from the ills of this world
/ lie shot himself through the heart in
room at the Grand Pacific hotel
The above note, the name c. D. En-
gel on the hotel register and the
scrap of letter, evidently from a
son, was all he left to tell who he was
or why he shaped his course.
II appears that on Thursday night
man about 90 years, OF medium
Dullu' with short gray Whissers
Iather III in appearance, and respect
dDIy dressed, asked for d room at the
Grand Pacific hotel. He registered
20. .. EngeL, city" There was moth
ing unusual in his manner and he
went to MS room and slept all night.
Next morning he arose and went
away without his breakfast. Late in
the evening he again appeared, en-
gagged room and went TO it about
8 o'clock
In the morning the chambermaid,
thinking he had left his room, entered
with pass key 10 fix the room. She
retired quickly, however, as she saw
man lying on the bed She took
1ngs at the time. Just before noon,
being certain the man had left by that
time, she again entered the room.
The man was still. lying On the bed,
which did not seem rufled as though
it had been slept on all night.
She became frightened and called
to the runner for the house, who
looked in the door. believed her sus-
picions were we'll founded, and
bolted for the Office, where he notified
Clerk II. W. Branch that man was
dead in 203.
You're wild" was the reply. Hes
only sleeping"
The clerk. however, went to the
room and up to the bed. He touched
the hand of the man. 1t was cold.
BY his side lay a small revolver,
Smith & Wesson % calibre, with It's
five chambers loaded. one holding an
ernpty shell, on which the hammer
was resting.
The strangers attitude was easy. His
arms were folded over mis- breast, as
he was living slightly over on his LETT
side. His left leg was straight ana
his right drawn up in rather tense
and cramped position. The expression
on the face was calm. The covers of
the bed had hardly been ruff1ed. Inc
eyes were wide open and staring
The coroner was sent for, but on
account of misunderstanding the
body was first taken TO the Shelves
establishment. Coroner Offenbach took
possession of the goods Of the man.
On the table was found note, written
on a soiled piece of white letter paper.
It is given above.
On the table were two empty half
pint whisky bottles. One bore the
stamp of the Kentucky Liquor COM
pany, of this city; the other may fur
nish clue to the strangers where
abouts 1t had a fancy top, with
stopper that screwed on, and bore the
label Of a fancy liquor house Of Gin
cinnati There was also small bottle
bearing the label of the Smith Drug
containing a solution OF
morphine, q few drops of which were
still in the bottle. A glass half full of
water, with no apparent sediment in
the bottom. completed the array.
There was nothing to indicate that
Engell had been under the influence
Of liquor. His coat had been taken off
and laid on q chair. His necktie was
laid carefully on the bureau. The door
had been locked and the key taken out
and placed on the table. His shoes
were laid at the side of the bed. He
was clothed in his gray Overshirt, red
flannel undershirt and trousers. 1t
was evident he had made careful