Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-19

Samuel Moser, who on sunday, May
10. brutally murdered his wife and three
children at his farm near fremont, III,
this morning attempted 70 take his own
life by shooting himself IN the head and
then plunglng into the Jordan river
Moser had made his arrangements
with great care. IIe got out on the
bridge over the river at Second South
street. and fred. expecting that his body
would fam into the river and float away.
The bullet. however was detected n-
nlctlng only a flesh wound so that he
was merely stunned The plunge into
the icy waters restored him TO SEMI
consciousness. and the instinct OF self
preservation being aroused, be struck
out for the shore and succeeded iu
reaching the bank. Then. 90 a dazed
condition, he made his way mp town and
fell down on Second South street where
he was found by officer Palmer early
this morning and taken to the police
station
Moser was in a pitlable condition. His
oloathing was soaked, and the blood
was stll trucking from the wound in
the forehead He understood the situa-
tion thoroughly. however, and wept Bit
terly over his failure To the officers
he briefly outlined his story telling them
that he had murdered his wife ana
children and had come here 10 end his
life. At first, Of course, they could
hardly credit his weird story. believing
90 must be the result Of his dsordered
brain In his pocket was found q sheet
Of paper on which was scrawled In
pencil
MY name
SAM MOSER.
Investigate. Harris House, l40 W, End
South, opposite postoiiice.'
An officer was at once sent 20 the
Harris House, and 10 was found that
Moser had a room there. Entering this
two letters We're found IN stamped en-
yelopes. One was addressed 70 "the
Police and was as follows:
LETTER TO THE POLICE.
IT wish to say to the people Of this
world, II there Is any truth in Bible.
so by my judgment you are in your last
hours II appears 20 me that mans do
ing Is appearingly only for that mighty
do not say this TO alarm Salt |
Lakers IN no way. as this city j Ike. /
and IL / thought ] would be safe and /
never come known that / commit the |
crime, ] would have tryed Go pun |
through, but / think there are enough I
bad people for 20 shine onto.
TT / could have got around toe pencil 4
IS Of Death. and could gotten friends /
and satisfaction. I should have been /
content with my days work and meals /
with good appetite as LONE as Il 1
reached. before / could agree 10 the rule /
or ruin creede OF Omish people OF my |
home ! choose TO dye. / had been UNI
der this circumstance years. with no /
show OF a change. unles agreeing 10 this
order,
IF my wife could have content her
self outside OF community Of these PEG.
pie and would had respected me as a
by depuying some OF those
people. idea this crime had been saved.
but there relatives kept her from do
ing So and forced there religion. how
ever that she should esteem It more
than me 70 rs "a hard matter 10 OK
press all their Doctrn and rule they
keep there children ignorant OF things
of these world. by not letting them have
music and enjoyment as many wished
90 have they raise them ignoraltv.
partly. and after they become old. many
are not ht FOR law and rule ofthis world
beg 90 say 90 the people Of this world
TO destroy and clean the fact OF the
earth Of all such ministers. interferers
between man and wife"
a LETTER TO THE PRESS.
This letter was written In pencil and
was, in places. difficult 10 decipher. but
me general meaning Of IL Was clear
The second letter was addressed 10 the
Peoria Herald az Peoria H.. and was
also disjointed and the spelling wretch.
ed. II was as follows
Editor Peoria Herald:-I DO not want
10 make myself better as am. l know j
deserve the rope but as a good MANY
people know me In TazeWell county.
mink most people could make out what
'aused me 90 bring such dark and Z
nournfu days % their. especially
friends. II you do not feel 10 publish
end It 70 my father, y. Moser. Bloom
Salt Lake City, Utah, May, Friday
s. 1900
see in the paper OF my deeds and
10 am ready 10 die. 1t circles In my