Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-02
A Colorado Volunteer Stranded and
Dangerously III in This City.
TAKEN TO THE HOLY CROSS
Had Been Seeking Employment, and
Failing 20 Find 10 Attempted Sui
eide, IL is Believed.

A man by the name Of James d,
Moore a stranger In the city walked
into the waiting room Of the Oregon
Short Line station last evening soon ar
ter O'Clock; he wore a hagSard look
and after setting down two yallces
which he carried, he reeled a moment
and fen heavily TO the floor. Officer
Gillespie rushed 20 the PROSTATE man
and raised him up. when he began 60
give out incoherent military commands.
But he soon Gained down and began
speaking nationally. telling the officer
that he was suffering from neuralgia Of
the heart and had taken something to
relieve him. Moore was taken TO po-
lice headquarters, where he was ex.
amiued by Drs. Root and Witoher. who
were Of the opinion that the unf0rtun-
ate man was suffering from opium pol
son.
Moore said that he was going TO Call.
fornia 10 see his dying mother, but
he was absolutely pennlless. He had
kept a memoranda Of his travels and
expenses, and here is his story Of want
and disappointment In this city:
Arrived IN salt Lake on Friday No
vcmber 23rd, at 80 p. m. Have looked
for work almost continuously since then
and have been unable to secure any.
Do not see how | am 10 get home 10
California before the 10Th OF Deem
Der IL cannot get something 10 do
soon. Everybody seems 10 be too pre-
"a IA.
poor, struggling mOrtals. Their only
aim seems to be TO get all they can
and keep that all as long as they can
and let me starye.
Don't know what ! am 20 do II |
cannot secure some kind OF employ
ment before night.
Were II not FOR one real Christian
who has nobly befriended me. | might
have starved or been arrested as
'vag, which / certainly am not. re-
fer to Mrs. Herman Pathe, 1856 west
South Temple street,
81 am thoroughly discouraged and
downhearted, and as a consequence
have had, yesterday and today, several
slight pains in my left side, which l
suppose 60 be return Of my old trou-
ble-neuralgia Of the heart.
r Ut TINS ItdEtH UldAf Allt fuAlg
here, that II | have a serious attack
there will be means OF Identifying my
self.
My name Is James ID. Moore. | am
on my way from Denver TO Chico. Cal,
where my mother Mrs. S. y. Moore,
and my brother, Joseph p. Moore, live.
Il left Denver on Thursday, the 22nd
Of November, and arrived in Salt Lake
the morning Of the 2Srd friday at
$3.50. My oyercoat and all my ready
money except 1910 We're stolen at or
near Granger Wye, hence my penni-
less condition"
Mrs. Pathe. the woman 10 whom
More referred I'm such grateful terms,
conducts a lodging house at the adj
dress named. And Moore had stopped
there almost all the time since he had
been In the city and although he had
no money with which TO pay for his
accommodations, he seemed confident
Of getting work and Mrs Pathe per-
milted him to remain, He was bright
and cheerful, always talking Of his
experience in the Philippines, where he
claimed 20 have gone with the Colorado
volunteers and returned with that regl-
ment.
AlN nus - lul ~ 0Aell vi lAo lAtAh NHlNH
he said was inflicted By a Spanish
machete: he also says that he was
shot through the breast by a Filipino.
He had sought work everywhere, but
had been unable 10 find il. Yesterday
he walked out TO the Murray smelters
but met with the same IN luck. He re-
turned utterly discouraged that II
made him sick.
Mrs. Pathe told him that she could
not keen him any longer and he went
20 his room at once 10 get his few be-
longings before going In search Of an
other lodging place. As he left Mrs.
Pathe detected something peculiar In
his manner his voice was husky and
his face flushed, and as he babe her
and the family goodbye he seemed
strangely effected He must have TAX
en- the pois n while In the room.
Moore is about 80 years old, and has
a manly intelligent bearing. His face
bears no marks OF dissipation. and what
few clothes he has are well brushed
II ls thought that he took an overdose
Of some sort OF poison In an effort to
quiet the pain.
The doctors said he could not live
but change for the better came on
about midnight and he was removed
10 the Holy Cross hospital This
morning he was resting quietly and ap-
pearcd to improve slightly during the