The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-26
Joseph Branburg Takes His
Own Life.
DIES IN POOL OF BLOOD
SHOCKING FIND MADE By HIS
BROTHER.
Cause Assigned For Self Destruction
Was Dependency, Brought About
By Drink and Domestic Unhappi-
ness-Dead Nan Was a Miner and
Had Worked Hard.

Troubles have come heavily upon
John Branbary, an Old miner, whose
home is at 969 West Fifth South
street Sixteen days ago his wife was
sent to the asylum at Provo hopeless
ly insane. Yesterday morning his
brother Joseph committed suicide. Now
he is living all alone.
The couses for this act Of Joseph are
not plain. The best account gives des-
pondency brought on by heavy drink
ing as the reason for his act I'm add
ton he has during the past few weeks
shown some accentricities Of mind
which indicate that whisky may have
to some extent unbalanced him.
Worked In Mines.
Joseph and his brother, John, have
been IN Utah since 1874. They are
Swedes, having came to the United
States in 1870. Since coming to Utah
they have worked in various mines
principally in the Tintic district. Sew
eral years ago they located several
claims in the Big Cottonwood district
and each season after working for the
big mining companies till they had
money to lay off they went to work on
their Big Cottonwood prospects.
About three weeks ago Joseph came
in from the work and went to the
home on West Fifth South Since Mrs.
John Branbary was sent 70 the
asylum the two brothers have been
patching"
Joseph has been drinking a great
deal He didn't spend much time at
home but hung around saloons on Sec
ond South street. On Monday he was
very much intoxicated. When his
flhT~ vi IN
get him to go home he said he was
ashamed to be seen on the street.
on Wednesday night John. who is
the elder of the two brothers, was
home early and in bed by s O'Clock.
He knew that Joseph had not came in
but he was satisfied that there was no
need of looking for him, for it was
believed he was around drinking. John
did not hear him come home. When
he awakened early yesterday morning
he didn't known whether or not the
brother had come home. He got up
to find out.
Awful Discovery Made.
In the dining room he made an awful
discovery. In his Undertaking sat
Joseph, his head leaning forward and
the right side Of his face covered with
clotted blood. On the floor there was
q great pool Gull red ana matted 10
the carpet. It had soaked it's way
around till it covered quite a space
The pistol lay half covered in this
mall. As the brother went nearer to
Investigate he stepped in the blood
and slipped.
He was sick and terrified and he
rushed out to the house Of Mr.. Clark
the brother-in-law. Together they
made an investigation, then Clark went
up town for a physician he found
DR.. Hanchett, who on making an ex-
animation saw that Branbary had
been dead several hours. The doctor
saw that it was an undertaken in
stead Of a physician that was T;ssded
and he notified Joseph William Taylor.
The body was removed to his parloTs.
The funeral will be held on Tuesday,
and the remains will be inferred at
Mt. Olivet cemetery.
There was found on BTanbOTg 1854.
This was all he had outside of the
claims and prospects in the Bog Cot
the valu1 Of which is un-
known. The only reason his brother
and bTOther-in-law can give for the
suicide is dependency brought on by
drinking There are two other reIa-
tives, Mrs. Annie Noven, a sister, and
q. Gustave Branb0rg. a brother.