Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-25
AN UNEXPECTED DEATH.
John Bln, lha Well RuOSn PIastertF.
Is No More on This Barb.


John Bur-, tue pllslctef, who was
widely known Ia this city, aud In fact
throughout the State, was found 90
the thrgus VI death In room rs VI the
White House yesterday afternoon
about O'clock A hasiy investigation
Of The mans condition proved that h.
hal taken tho contents Of two.ouncu
bottle Of laudanum, the empty vial
with the "bowarg" label thereon DO.
ing found by his udc, and ns soon as
possible several doctors were tum.
monci 20 his aid, who succeeded IN
partially fesuscilating him. hut tue
drug had done iis deadly work, huI at
$40 the spark Of mortal life remaining
wiukcd out and John Burt was deaf.
Tie circumstances surrounding the
affair poinloi very strongly II o
clear case u suli-icstfuction, but
whom II was learned that the
dead man was habItuatri 10 the
usu " laudanum, especially when
no had been on pr0IrAcloI spree,
which was falling with him, all
thought Of suicide was dlspclled and
the conclusion arrived at that Mr.. Bart
had Inadvertently taken an overdose OF
the deadly poison.
About 1880 O'Clock on Saturday
afternoon, Burt walked into the Godbr.
Pilts drug store anu occurred two.
ounce vial Of laudanum. Shortly
thereafter u appears that hu repaired
To tho Waite II Juse aud approaching
Proprietor Phillips, asked fUt room iu
payment OF which he rendered tue
| proprietor tiity cent piece. Mf. Burt
who was apparently somewhat tntoEl-
| Gated, was ConduUtud To room ] o, aud
after giving orders 10 the CLERK 10 b.
called al : 0'cloCz, he retired, pfetum.
ably 10 sleep Oh his iutox Gated stupor.
At o'clock Mr.. Burt was called, uul
making no response he was allowed TO
remsin undislurbud. Atp O'Clock he
was again called, but tue result was %
before aud nothing more was thought
Of the mau until about 2 O'Clock zee.
tutlay afternoon, when tho pt0pTlotuf
inquired Of the cham bctmnid "a 10
whether or not she had attended TO
the particular room In which Burt was
located. Tho reply was that she haI
ttlsd the door, nut could not gaia al.
mittAncc, whetUup1n ladder was uJ.
cured and peep into Bufth room
through the tfanslm revealed tho fact
that no was elill lying on tho bei. Tue
door WAS iOfouu open anu Mt, Burt
was found Ia the condition already
spoken Of TIE phynolans who
worked on MIN anu did all Ia their
power 10 counterfeit the deadly effects
Of the poison iakon, were Dfs. Young,
Daily, White, Smith and Witchsf.
The duUUased was about forty years
Of nge and has resided ia this city Tor a
number Of years. lie was brought In.
10 prominence through his connection
with many large building contracts,
but Of late he had given much " his
time 10 INDUCING In inIoxioants, " Mich
seemed 10 have been thepTimRfy cause
OF his sudden demiso. lie leAyeG "a
wife and six children 10 mourn his uu.
timely departure, they residing NJ the
iAmily abode, No. $50 Third street.
lie was y member Of tue A, o. U. W.,
M result Of which beneficiary OF
~, 900 Will fall 10 those he has left be-
hind. His remains now lie at Joseph
William Taylot'a undertaking parlOrs
on West Temple street.
The funeral Will take place at .
O'Clock on wednesday, May ~, at No.
1885 q. Street. Friends invited.