Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-13
DEATH CAME
TO S. H. ADLER.
Made a Second and Finally Sue
CessfuI Attempt at Suicide.
WAS DETERMINED TO DIE.
All Was the Result OF Wandering
from the Straight Path Of Honest
Business Methods sad Case.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Provo. April 13-simon II. Adler now
les dead at the undertaking parlors OF
Glaham q Jones In this city. He met
dlath at his own hands. Adler pre-
ferred death TO appearing IN court as a
criminal TO answer the charge OF em-
bezzlement, which has been filed
against him by Manager Boothe Of the
Utah branch Of the New York Life In
surance company
The complaint was fled In Justice
Kings court some six weeks ago. and
charged Adler with embezzling Sl31 be-
longing TO the insurance company and
collected by him as premiums on pOIi-
Cies in the county. He was bound
over for hearing In $500 bonds and
Messrs. McErlen and Beer of Salt Lake
signed as suretles, The hearing has
been postponed from time 20 time, The
Insurance company giving the defend
ant an opportunity TO pay the money
back. This was not done and the hear
ing was set TO come on today ut 10 a..
m When the case was called the de-
PENDANT Adler did not appear Justice
King ordered his bonds forfeited and
the bondsmen were notified.
sheriff Storrs received a message from
Salt Lake that the bondsmeu had locat-
ed the missing man and he would b.
sent 10 Provo on the afternoon train
and be turned over 90 him.
II appears that Adler was taken into
custody by Attorney j. NJ Stull Of salt
Il Lab fH 10
brought to Provo on the h. G.. W. train
No. 2.
AT the Jordan Narrows. Mr. Stull
says. Adler asked to be allowed TO 90
into the toilet on the train, and the re-
quest was granted There was nothing
In Adler's actions up 10 this time 10
arouse suspicion. After coming from the
toilet Adlers lips We're covered with a
white powder, aud upon taking his seat
again Il was noticed that he had turned
pale, and his eyes took a CLASSY stare,
and the man became perfectly rigid.
There was no doctor on the train but
some Of the passengers pronounced the
mans condition TO be dangerous. and
that he had been poisoned by taking
morphine The passengers worked over
him for some time by rubbing and
keeping him moving around and their
efforts were awarded BY the man gain
ing consciousness and TAXI TO vomit-
ing A telegram was sent from Lehi
for doctor 20 meet the train at Provo.
and when the poisoned man arrived
here DR.. Allen was on hand and sue
ceeded In getting Adler to swallow three
glasses Of an antidote TO counteract the
morphine.
In q short time Adler appeared great
ly improved and got up from a bench
and walked from the waiting
room 20 a waiting carriage He took
seat by the side Of Mr. Stull. Or. Allen
stood at the side OF the carriage talking
with the latter gentleman when, unno.
iced, Adler took from his coat pocket
q bottle containing eight drains Of car
bolic acid, and before any one could in.
terfere he had drank 6 drains OF the
deadly stuff. and without any outward
signs OF pain he laughed and joked with
the bystanders. remarking to one who
had tried to interfere. you never mind,
this Amt you funeral, its mine
Adler was driven rapidly 20 the court
house and even then he got from the
carriage unasslsted and stood still
while the sheriff searched him for more
drugs The officer found a box con.
tanning six morphine pills.
The officers inquired how much acid
he had drank and he replied, still smil-
ing, oh, about couple Of drops, that's
all"
He commenced 10 grow weak and
the doctor ordered his removal 20 a
bed In the jail, where he lost conscious
ness. and IN about s. minutes from the
time he took the poison he was dead,
He died without suffering any agony
whatever
His brother-in-law, ]. d. Stack, agent
Tor the o. $. l.. at Eureka, was notified.
but IL has not yet been decided what
disposition will be made OF the remains
until relatives IN the East are heard
from
Adlers wife and baby left Salt Lake
last Monday FOR a visit 20 Portland, Or
He had nothing on his person Of any
value. There were several photographs
)f his wife and child and the following
letter, which proves that he had been
for the deed:
10 Ny Past Frends-Goodbye and
may you forget your luminosity long
enough to grant my dying request, on
1nding this notify James D. Stack. Eu-
reka, Utah, and Henry Brown, New
Harmony, Ind. ! don't want anybody
10 look at me. I don't want an inquest
save me al notoriety. I don't want any
body TO go 20 my funeral and no weep
ing, (presumption) no preaching, (un'
less they want 10 use me FOR an horu-
bic eXample), and let them bury me In
4 plain box, In a hurry, and dump me
wherever they please.
Boys. you have treated me right, but
et Il pass
Now thanking you for past favors
hoping you may see nj TO grant my last
wishes. ! am
s.H. ADLER
The above letter was written In a |
lrm, bold hand. on a letter head OF |
Z. Niemand manager. Fred Krug Brew
ng company for salt Lake City, and
enclosed IN an envelope Of the Markell |
Hotel company. and had beeh placed In !
he dead mans pocket book and was |
not discovered for some time after no |
lied.
The packet OF morphine and bottle Of |
'arbolic acid were labeled by Charles |
Van Dyke, druggist. Salt Lake city
GEOGRAPHICAL
Adler was a married man and leaves |
I VIE ana TWO children, IheN ltll |
asst Monday for oregon. her former |
home, 20 attend her mother who Is serl- |
lusly M Mr. Stack. OF Eureka, mar |
led a sister of Mrs. Adler. and the |
ady had been living with his family FOR |
0me time before her departure.
The deceased was 35 years on age /
md a native OF Evansville Indiana. lie |
vas employed last year by /. \. Lewis, |
is q clerk. and later worked for some /
months for NJ. II. Desky Drink was |
he sole cause OF his trouble He rs /
aid 20 have been possessed Of many |
EXCELLENT traits, but would not let liquor /
Ilone and became unreliable ana un- /
He was given every OPP |
,ortunity 70 straightcn up his accounts /
,ut after getting into the trouble |
eemed absolutely Indifferent az 10 the /
outcome.
IANKuTfppCX NnTrC