Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1900-01-23
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GUY DEMENT'S FOOL ACT.
Life Of Dissipation Results In Attempt u
= Self Destruction.


Self Destruction.
Guy bennett, = former Boulder boy,
attempted suicide at Denver last night.
but was saved by the promptness of the
police surgeon. Young bennett, who
was left little estate bv his father on
the death of the latter several years ago.
had gone through his patrimony and ad
mitted that gambling and generally
fast life had brought him to his criminal,
foolish and cowardly act of attempted
self destruction in the cheap Market
street boarding house.
Mr. S. A. Gifin OF this place was his
guardian. but the boy had grown to be a
man of a and the guardian duty was
discharged several years ago. He is an
orphan. His identity was established bv
linen in his possession marked James
Gifin" and Frank Gifiin."
His father. Professor S. d. bennett,
wa, one OF the first members of the uni.
versity faculty and highly esteemed
citizen. Young bennett is. also, nephew
of President Dole Of Hawaii.
According to the Republican his last
quarter had been given to the landlady
for the room which he had rented. He
said be had reached St. Louis recently
without money, but there obtained .
fresh supply which lasted him for awhile.
Excessive loss of blood made him ex.
ceedingly weak. but otherwise his con
di,ion at an early hour this morning was
excellent. He will carry MANNED wrist
throughout life.
II have not heard from Guy bennett
for three or four years." said Mrs. Char.
lotte r. Gallup, to whom the wounded
man referred inquiries. "He is nephew
OF President Dole Of Hawaii, the son Of
Professor bennett who taught in the
Boulder university. Guy is an orphan.
His father. left him considerable proper
ty. and Mr.. Gifin Of Boulder was his
guardian. His father directed that he
should net 20 to Hawaii until his educa-
ton had been completed. He went from
here to an uncles, in North Adams,
Mass. l think. and has been in several
schools in the East.
"Guy was one of the brightest boys !
ever knew. He came down here every
vacation, and this place and Professor
Sewalls were like home to him He was
always reading and it was hard to get
him out to play. But We have heard in
the last few years that he has been grow.
ing wild. He had some trouble at Boul.
der and has been in several schools.
president Dole would have taken care
Of him. Mrs Dole came across orce
jus. to look after Guy. He has relatives
besides in Castine. Me.
II cannot understand why he should
come to town and not come to see US
He has many friends here and in Boul'
der who knew him as boy. and knew
bis father and mother"
People here remember young bennett
tor letting slip the brakes on = freight
car near the canyon, which went crash.
ing through the town and ran into train
on the main line; also for certain fire
on Flagstaff mountain. They remember
his parents as being very excellent peo.
pie. and, also, the efforts made by his
excellent guardian, hon, S. A. Giffin, to
make the orphan boys lot pleasant one
by taking him to his own home and
manifesting deep bu, useless interes,
in the young fellows welfare
He was here yesterday, went to Den.
yer. and the rest is told above. Mr.. Gift.
Hn is now in California. else fuller de.
tails of young Denne.t's fortune and
career since leaving Boulder would be
at hand. y
Frank Gifiin went to Denver today to
see what could be done for young Den.
nett, Mr. Rowland Of Giffin & Rowland,
talked freely Of the matter. He said
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