Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-07-27
STRANGER SUICIDES.
L.l. Word That 10 Had Slraysd Be.
yOId tle Aid Of His Friends.
a LETTER or rSCouR,GraESr
A Case That 10 Date il surrounded by
Mystery Pistol Snols and Heavy
Dose OF Morphine.

A strange or committed suicide ht the
Grand Central hotel, opposite the L.
7. depot In this city, some time Las
night presumably before 0 o'ciocy,
though that fact was no. known until
sitter noon today. who he was OF
whore he came from Ia not known ct
this TINT and there 10 little prospect
for ma Immediate solution VI tho my.
terry.
The first that was known Of him
hefoabouts 10 far rs Information IL now
outainabls was when lac put In appear
ance nt the hotel Ia question on THUR.
day night. Ho remained about the
plsce a gooily portion Of yesterday but
In tho afternoon went w town. II 4,
however, returned towards evening,
and WAS given room No. 2O3, sJjoin.
Ing one occupied by Jerry Auson, ihu
eG.policomau. The room ON tue other
side was also occupied, sftor mine
O'Clock. The inmates VI both say they
heatu no unusual disturbance, or ia
iaoit any sOuni nt oil coming from the
room OF tho stranger who uad rsgla.
tered on both cccasions ~ 40. >, En-.
gell, city"
About s o'clock this morning the
ohamboF maid Knocked At MS door,
aud receiving no reply catered the
Tue room ty means Of u uass hey. She
cav the man j. ing on tnu bed in such
condition ~ 10 cause hur t. lhink
thAt he was silll sleeping and she
Withdrew. Shortly after noon she
pgaln cntefedi ana on returning re-
ported that che was Of the opinion that
Tue mah was dead, and such proved g.
b. tho case.
The coroner was sent for, but through
Misunderstanding an undertaken
came in,trai, and u was well on to y
O,ul OK this afternoon before tne proper
ohlclal auived on the gfOuuu. AMIN.
vest CATION disclosed tne TACT that the
man mad probably taHon quarter ofIa
grain " morphine, us there wha Al
empty vial on the dresser, indicating
tuHt II had contained that amount, tben
shot himself. A email 3g-caubsF Cots
revolver lay AZ his eide Oh The bed, aad
an ugly wound In tho teutrr II the
! stomach showed where the bullet h.I
entered. There were two tmp.y cham.
befs In the pistol, lul evidently ouly
| ono hal btrn recently fgUu.
Tho decveagod was fatty well clad,
and WIS about 80 years OF age. ~
was OF medium slzs aui wore = rather
hghi gray bearu. lie had u yalltt
full Of elothiug, the chaaot,r Of which
would seem 70 IN liCltv that 10 was a
miner. lu his pocket was found the
following upeignud letter, wilton In d
regular anu weli.dshasd feminine
hand:
marvel that you hayo tho strength to
"bfcak away" bus you are good
wood daddy. Go 10 hospital and
learn how 70 taku care " yourself Tor six
months. Look out for your money. Tho
world Is full Of plausible monsand IL
| ilyou were 10 lose Ii would DO ina liz.
| II / don't hear from YOU | shall
hink you arc all right. But IL anything
happons-it You don't got woli la.
enough or get robbed or can't find a lob.
address me ~ per card, whore one will
| reach mo for year amy way no one can
possibly know for some Of IN may strike
luck or have plenty Of Jobs At command,
| ana II would be ridiculous for YOU not
to DO bouohItcd by the same In case OF
necessity,
On tue bottom OF this were the FOL.
lowing words HofAwlingly written
with n lead pencil evidently by the de.
ceased himsHl: 1888 McNutt.D Then
IN The corner below nppearu the name
II 'RandOlph swan" IL 10 thought
that the letter was written by dutiiul
daughter VI the deceased.
Auolhor scrap Of paper was found
which told the story VI the CAUSE OF
the suicide as follow:
"llayo strayed beyond tho aid OF
irlonds-money gone, hoalth not any too
good. This seems the only thing Ia sight.
| can got no employment"
Tho coroner took charge Of the 10.
mains and ordered thcm sont 20 the
undertaking establishment OF =. ID.
Evan', where an Inquest will DO held
nj seven O'Clock this evening.