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 TIE HOLY CROSS
HAD Hecn seeking Gmpioymcnt. and
Failing TO ripd % Attempted sui
eide, u is believed.

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Moore a stranger In the city. walked
Into the waiting room Of the Oregon
Short Line station last evening soon af-
ter s o'clock. he wore a haggard look,
and after setting down two yaiiccs
which h. carried. he rcclcd moment
ana Ten heavily to the foor. ofiiccr
Gillespie rushed 90 the PROSTATE man
and raised him up. when he began 60
glvc out lncohcrcnt military commands
Hut 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 cN.
nmincd by Drs. Root and Witoher. who
were Of the opinion that the unfortun-
ate man was suffering from opium pol
son.
Moore said thnt he was going to CALI
fornia o. see his dying mother. but
he was absolutely pcnniless, lie had
kopt q memoranda Of his travels ana
cXpcracs and here IL hia story Of want
and disappointment In this city
Arrived IN Salt Lake ON Friday. Mo-
vcmbcr s3rd. at $50 .. M. Have looked
for work almost continuously since then
ana have b,vn unable to secure any.
Do not see how I am TO get home 10
California before the 10Th ~ Deccm-
bcr IL I cannot get something 10 do
soon. Everybody i-ccina to be too pre-
occupied 60 pay the least attention to
poor. STRUGGLING mortnls. Their only
aim Fccmr 60 be- 20 get all they can
and keep that all M long as they can
and let me ntaryc,
Don't know what an 70 do II I
cannot secure some kind OF employ.
mont before night.
Were II not for one real Christian
who has nobly beirlcnded me, I might
have starved OF been arrested as a
'yag,' which I certainly am not. re-
fer TO Mrs Herman Pathe. 1866 west
South Temple street.
u am thoroughly discouraged and
downhoartcd. and as a consequence
have had. yesterday and today. several
slight pains In my left side. which I
suppose so be u return OF my old trou-
blc-ncuraigia ~ the heart
For this reason l make the entry
here. that " have a serious attack
there VIII be means OF Identifying my
self
My name IL James d. Moore. am
on my way from Denver 10 Chico. CAT.
whetc my mother Mrs. =. A. Moore.
and my brother Joseph T.. Moore. live.
u LEFT Denver on Thursday the 22nd
Of November, and arrived In Salt Lake
0
$3.50. Ny ovcrcont and all my ready
money except $40 were stolen ut or
| near orlneer. Wyo.. hence my pennl-
| less condition"
NIfs. pathc. the woman to whom
More referred In 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-
| mittcd him to remain, lie was bright
and cheerful, always talking Of his
l experience In the Philippines. where he
claimed TO have gone with the Colorado
/ volunteers aud returned with that regl-
| mcnt.
He has large scar on his neck which
/ he said WIS inflicted by spanish
/ machctc. he also SAYS that he was
| shot through the breast by a Filipino
| lie had sought work everywhere, but
| had been unnhl" To IND H. Yesterday
| he walked out To tho Murray smelters
! but met with the same IN luck He re-
made him sick.
Mrs, Pathc told him that she could
not keen him any longer and he went
| 10 his room at once TO get his few be-
longlnga before going In search Of an
| other lodging place. As he left Mrs.
/ Pnthe detected something peculiar In
| his manner. his voice was husky and
hia face flushed. and aH he babe her
and the family goodbye he seemed
STRANGELY affected. He must have taxi
On the poison while In the room.
Moore IN about 30 years old and has
manly Intelligent bearing. His face
bears no marks OF dissipation. and what
few clothes he has are well brushed.
| II II thought that he took an overdose
Of some sort Of poison In an effort TO
| quiet the pain.
Tho doctors said he could not live.
but change for the better came on
about midnight and he was removed
TO the Holy Cross hospital. This
morning he was resting quietly and up-
peurcd to improve slightly during the
daY.