Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-13
SPANISH FORK.
Pred Cor. In m Insaae Moment. Drinks
Poison and Dies In Agony.

Poison and Dies In Agony,
Spanish Fork. Utah CO.. Sept. Ia
Last nlEht about 10 o'clock Fred Cox
called at the drug store u RobertHon a
Argyle ana bought q bottle u Htrych-
nine, nt the same time asking " 10 was
enough 10 XIII dog. The druggist. Mr..
lirOwn, told him that II was enough Co
Kill an the dogs In town. Mr. Brown
could form no other idea from the APP
parent ncrVclcaa, easy manner ~ the
purchaser than that the poison was In
tended FOR some ugly canine, "a number
Of which infcHt the town, on his way
homo and after purchasing the deadI
drug, Mr, Cox entered a saloon and
bought a bottle Of whisky, Hc then
visited his sister married lady, and
told her he was going away ana wished
her good bye. shortly afterwards he
went home. kissed his Wffo and children
nni then retired into an adjoining room
and drank the deadly potion. Hearing
nm unusual noise. his wife entered the
room whore her husband was and there
In the throes q death h. told her OF his
awful deed, The distracted wife ut one.
called ana sent FOR help A young man
hurried on horseback 90 procure the SER
Vices NJ n doctor. who, when told of tho
tragedy huricdly prepared an antidotc
and sent the messenger back In hot
hast with directions how 60 use u. In
the meanwhile the suicides fnthor-ln..
law. Mr.. Thomas u. Evans. had arrived
NJ his home ana npplird=aguluHt the
stern efforts ~ the Helf-murlarrr-suc
things NJ he thought would at least pro-
long life until the doctor arrived. The
dying man struggled with AN his power
against all Efforts 10 save him. saying.
God has commanded me three times To
lnillct death upon myself because Of my
sins, God has cursed me, ! am no more
~ to i've" He then expired In fearful
agony, In the presence OF his noble,
"a ~ L. ~.
tractcd beyond measure. Many of his
relatives and acquaintance who were
present were almost parnlyzcd at the
huddrnness fthe fearful act
Mr.. Cox was about thlrty-two years Or
age, had lived here since the days NJ
his hoyhood, and but Tor the one failing
N his later yoarH--drnk- consider
cd am average good citizen,
II ir stated that the unfortunate man
had been drinking heavily Tor some tine
past. and that coupled with business
rgyerscs unbalanced hiF mind ana led
him 10 the commission of the deed
THRILLING SEA VOYAGES.
Mr.. James HutohHou, IA popular gem
tloman o. this place has Just returned
from business trip 20 Scotland. lie
says: ~ have crossed the ocean several
times but never before have I witnessed
such tempOstuOus W IN ns on this voy-
age on nay way 90 Scotland In COM
pnny with some missionaries the ole
mouts were decidedly against us and II
seemed at times M N We must be lost.
| on my return trip we ploughod into an
| iceberg on the banks or tho Nowfoun1-
| land ana the crash was something nw-
| ful Men, women ana children were
| frantic with fear, ministers % the Cos
| pei quakod like aspen leN'es In a storm,
| and even the stoutest hearted sailor
] thought we must perish, one Of tho
/ ministers was so badly frightened that
| be- became Insane,
LIGHT SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
The school attendance Il exceedingly
l slim, chiefly on account OF not having
/ enough teachers.
\ volunteer from the Philippines, but a
/ citizen of this place, II home again. hnv-
| ing served his time and been honorably
| 1Iaehurrpd