Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-11
LITTLE HOPE FOR Him.
Carl Whitsiit Once Soldier Near the Point
Of Death.
DRuGGeD WITH MORPHINE AND ROBBED
His Fiancce Heart -brokcn-Physi-
clans In Attendance.

Stretched on table in the patrol
mems room OF the old city hall build
ing, with four physicians attending
him and little hope for his recovery
is the body Of Carl Whitstt, whose
plans. If they had not been interfered
with. would have led him to the altar
tomorrow, the 18th inst, where he
would have taken unto himself II wife
in the person OF Miss Annie Hansen OF
this city.
THE MANS DISCOVERY.
whitsitt was found at the point of
death In the basement of the old Ly-
ceum building on Second South street,
at one O'Clock this morning, his grpans
leading to the discovery. which was
made by W. S. Wearing, colored
cigar dealer. and II. j. Gibson. Il min,
ing man. When approached, the man
was lying on his back, grooming faint
ly, and in an unconscious condition.
He was shortly conveyed to the police
station, and medical assistance sum
moned, through whose aid II was
learned that he had been rendered UNI
conscious through the application of
morphine. When found his pockets,
We're turned out, and their contents,
consisting of papers. q silver watch,
several keys. n knife and other trnkets
Were strewn about him, these circum>
stances pointing very clearly to rob-
berry.
STILL UNCONSCIOUS.
The physicians summoned were Drs.
Root, Witcher, Mckenna and Beer, all
of whom have iabored hard all day I'm
an effort to resuscltate the man and
bring him to Il state Of consciousness.
He was 30 far gone. however, when
a m haIt AL. a
cult one, and, at press time. though
the man was still alive, It was thought
barely possible that he could recover.
So labored was his breathing that an
incision had TO be made in the wind
pipe. and a tube inserted therein. In or
der to give the man all possible chance
of recovery. The stomach pump was
also used with some effect. but all
efforts thus far have failed to give
much hope for an ultimate restoration
to health and strength.
WAS ONCE A SOLDIER.
From whistles effects. 1t appears
that he is discharged soldier of the
18th infantry and recently returned to
this city from that body's present To-
cation. a letter on his person showed
also that he was ut one time IA
member of the hospital corps
of one branch of the United States
HthtlbHtu ytuiF hk' o. hhbNi
Island, Cal. This letter was recon-
mend as to his efficiency from w. II
Gardner. then major and surgeon In
tie army. Another letter. written yester-
day. and intended for his sister at
Buffalo, N. Y, told OF his approaching
marriage. expressed thanks for money
received, and stated that he had over
5000 to pay the expenses OF his motri-
monial venture. This letter also con-
tained wish that his sister were out
here, in order that she might suggest
what he should wear on the occasion of
his marriage. II Is thought that the
money Whitsitt referred TO as having.
was taken from him when he was lured
into the I.yceum building and there
dosed with the deadly drug referred 10
above,
HIS FIANCEE HEART BROKEN.
The greater part of the day Miss
Hansen, whitsitt's nanoee, was present
at the police station sobbing In heart
broken tones at her lovers critical
condition, for on tomorrow they were
to have been married. Meanwhile
Detectives Sheets and Raleigh are In
vestigating the matter. In an endeavor
TO bring to Justice the perpetrators OF
what was undoubtedly case Of rob-
berry, even at the risk of committing
murder,