Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-20
DIED OF APOPLEXY.
A Respected Citizen Hastily Sum.
mOned Away.
END CAME WITHOUT A sTUGGLE.
James N. PJplr Meets DEATH While
Engaged In His Daily
Occupation.

James Monroe Piper, an aged and
respected citizen, residen. in the
Twentieth ward, died at about half
past seven O'clock this, Saturday,
morning, from stroke OF apoplexy.
he was engaged in performing his
dutles as day jsnitor at Bishop VIM.
b. Preston's office when the summons
OF the grim reaper came. He was "a
years Of age, and leaves wife and
two children, one OF the latter grown
up man.
The deceased was a brother of John
Piper OF Nephi and OF the late Alex.
Piper, who for many years WAS police
justice In this city and member OF
the City Council, and who, at tho
time Of his death was Bishop OF tho
Twelfth ward in this city. James
Monroe Pyper was born February IA,
1893. In Lsrgs, A yrshire, Scotland,
anu was the son OF Alexander anu
Catherine Monroe Piper. He Joined
the Church OF Jesus Cnrist OF Latter
day Saints in his native land, In the
year 1912, ana few years thereafter
came to America. He was or iained
High Priest April q, 1885 Tho de-
ceased has been resident OF Salt Lsko
City about thirty years. He has had
quite an interesting experience In life.
| AT one time he was postmaster at
| Kearney, Nebraska.
For several years past the deceased
has been in rather poor health, though
| he was able to attend regularly to light
! Lab hal
| janitor at the Presiding Bishop's Office
and tue buildings connected there
with; and in that capacity, as
well as in his home aud ward
assO Citations, has maze mauy friends
| by uniform Kindness aad faithful dis
! charge OF his duty. Many OF those
| who have come to Utah as immi-
grants during recent yesrs, and who
found temporary accom- IN odationB lat
the immigrant house in the tithing
yard while awaiting friends or decid-
ing where to locate, VIII remember
with klndliest feelings "Brolher
Pyper.' for his courtesies to them.
The hours OF duty Of the deceased as
jnnitor were from 0 q. III. to 4 p. m;
he relieved the nigntwatchmsn at the
first named hour. II was his place TO
dust and prepare the office rooms.
1
O'Clock. AT this hour today the clerks
came. anu few minutes later noticed
that the janitor bad not 4 fully
omple.ed his work. This was
such an unusual thing that In.
Quiry was made as to his where
abouts, outside the building. but he
could not be seen. About $3.50 one OF
the employees entered a room adjoin-
ing the main office. ami there saw the
| jinitor laying on the floor. From the
amount OF his mornings work that
hal been completed, II must have
been about 1880 when he reached the
room where found. His body was
getting cold, AMI the clerks who gath
| cred around could not arouse him. He
had been attacked In an apparently
| similar manner on q few occasions,
hence that feature caused no special
alarm; but the condition in which he
was found being different to the other
occasions named, DR.. q. F. Wilcox
was summoned Immediately. The
physician used every effort to resusti-
| cate him, but the spark Of ife had fled.
| He bau Ciei apparently without pain,
and almost Instantly, as there was not
| the slightest evidences OF struggle,
| or that he had moved In the least from
the place ON the floor where he fell.
As soon as 1t was definitely ascer.
| tained that he was dead, the family
was notified, AID Undertaken Joseph
| Il. Tay lOr took charge OF the remains,
removing them to the late residence OF
| the deceaseu.
The family of Brother Pyper have
! the sympathy OF host OF friends in
| their bereavement. They also have
| the satisfaction OF knowing that the
aH haa
right lie, faithful to the cause OF
| Christ which he espoused when no
was boy between nine and ten years
of age,