The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-14
|RE IO)K MORPHINE
Sudden Death Of Frank P.
C0ndra Yesterday.
A MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.
MAY HAVE BEEN A CASE OF
SUICIDE.
A MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR
His Friends Believe, However, That
the Deceased Took an Overdose of
the Drug by Accident-Was Man
ager of the Colorado Bakery.

Frank P. Condna died in rather pc
culiar manner yesterday. Condra was
manager of the Colorado bakery, near the
corner of Third South and Main streets.
Yesterday morning he appeared IN the
bakery and after staying a short time he
remarked that he was not feeling we'll
ana rtilougilI that he would lie down for a
while and he would soon be all right
He then went over to the Cliff House
and asked the landaady Tor a room. she
said she noticed that Condra was looking
sick but gave him the room without pay
ing much attention to him. He went into
the room, locked the door and nothing
more was heard of him.
rhis was about $50 yesterday morning
About 10 O clock Mr.. Doyle, an employee
in the Colorado bakery, became worried
about Condra and sent a girl 10 the Gift
House to learn how he was feeling. She
soon returned with the report that she
could not make COndra answer her. Doyle
then sent 3 man over and he was equally
unsuccessful, but he determined to ia
vestigate the case. Obtaining a chair
looked over the tranSon. Condra was ly-
ing on the bed very pale and moticniess,
and the door. which was locked on the
inside, was forced open and the man and
the ldndlddy entered the room.
They approached the sick man and en-
deavored TO wake him up, but their eff
forts were all in vain Condra was in an
unconscious condition, and it was imme-
G1dltlJ 1CElASU III cdll al d OOGlDTs III
Mehenna and DR.. Kerr were summoned
and a careful examination was made,
with the result that they decided Condra
was suffering from an overdose OF NOR
Prime. A careful search of the room was
made, but no clew could be found as 70
the real cause of his condition. His synp-
toms were those of morphine poisoning,
but no trace of the drug could be found in
the room.
The physicians Immediately applied re-
storatives and gave him the usual treat
ment, but without avail. He remained
unconscious until about AS, when he
suddenly expired. From ne general ap-
pearance OF the room it was thought that
Condra had Immediately undressed and
went to bed a soon as ne had been given
the room. If morphine had been taken by
him it is thought that he took it before
he entered the Gift House as no phial
or other things could be found in the
room or in his clothes 70 indicate that he
mad taken the drug while in the house.
NO reason can be assigned for his death
other than that 1t was AN overdose of
morphine accidentally administered or
that he committed suicide. His friends
are inclined to believe the former as they
ne medttsted suicide. He had been drink
ing to some extent on Sunday and seemed
little doWDhearted and 6espondent. IT
S also said that he was seen 10 have had
20 cents worth of morphine in his posses
SION.
He has a wife and an adopted child,
md as far as could be learned they had
always lived together in perfect harmony.
His wife is at present in Colorado on a
visit, and their adopted child y; with her.
Condra was man who was greatly
.iKed by all his acquaintance and seemed
to be Of bright. cheerful disposition SIe
is member of the Woodmen of the
World and carried a $4,000 policy with
them He was about d. years of age and
came to Salt Lake about two years ago.
His remains were taken from the Gift
House TO O'DonnelIs undertaking par