The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-20
BARBER DEAD At Last
Fred Jewett's Fifth Attemnt -
Suicide Succeeds.
CAME OF G Cd FAMILY
WAS THE BLACK SHEEP AMI m
TEN TRIED TO DIE

The fifth attempt upon his v-ra-cLa5
life proved fatal 20 Fred Jeverr -
barber. He used his favorite me-5,Cf
morphine. Thursday evening ana aga+,
yesterday morning. dying in the r,9r5.,
station shortly after midniehs lsS-
night.
DR.. benedict and number Of officers
and men at the station worked ~,
easingly on the suicide for over .rvva1v-.
hours. using every means os res-ors-
ton known. but their efforts We're oe
no avail. Jewett had at last taken
fatal dose OF the drug.
The unfortunate barber seemed 81,
have had a mania for suicide and his
final attempt was the third one in -
past week After iCeing rescued Fr,,-
the deadly effects of the dru1. r4-a
Thursday night he was taken ID his
room over FehrenSen'S drug store ,,
state and First South streets and US
put to bed by his friends. The Iat-a-
left him apparently all right and re-
turned to their homes. About 0-.-a.--
in the morning the landlady. Mrs
Beatty. heard Jewett get up and leave
the house. but he returned some tine
later.
Yesterday morning he appeared 81,
be sleeping off the effects of the ura
viOUs nights dc'5auCh and was not dis
tuTbed until about 10 o'clock. when tho
landlady noticed that ne was brea-biDr
laboriously and going 10 his side found
him in a stupoT-
Police Called In.
The police were immediately. called in
ana large empty paper marked nor
pht1e' was found by Jewett's bed. The
barber was taken 10 the police station
and DR.. Benedict was called. Il was
apparent that the patient had taken -
large dose Of morphine and was already
lar under the influence OF il He an
peared 10 be perfectly dead. bur an
anti6Ote ard cmetics were administer
and after working with the patient for
while he seemed 70 get better and II
was thought that he would pull
through.
But eventually Jewett sank into a
comatose condition and all efforts failed
TO arouse him 10 consciousness An
electric battery was put in use and by
the constant appliance Of that and tho
USe OF every other method that could
be thought of, the patient was kep-
alive. Jewett fingered in an uncon-
scious condition until 1890 this morn
ing when death came.
How much morphine or when he took
the fatal dose is not known. but IL is
supposed that he got the drug when 10
left his room yesterday morning al ?
O'Clock. and swallowed il some time ~
tween then and o'clock in the morn
ing
Was a Black Sheep.
JeWett mas on previous occasions said
that his reason for wanting TO Kill him
self was that he was the black sheen
or a good family He was desDOndan-
over his misSpent life. He is known
10 nave been hard drinEer and when
intoxica ted he would become blue Fa
mad been on prOtraCted spree before
his last attempt. JeWett has always
declared that he would finally succeed
IN accomplishing his purpose.
The deceased has been a barber i'm
the city for year or more and of late
has been employed at Richardson's
shop, 134 South State street. Jevva--
was about % years Of age and came
originally from StuTgis. 5. D. where his
1atheT, o N Jewett, is now living. The
latter is a judge of the district cou--
there and it is understood is wen 70 d.
one of JewettS brothers is a state
senator in South Dakota
JeWett leaves a wife and two chill
dren in Aspen, Colo. from whom he
separated a year or two ago. A teIa-
gram was sent 10 JeWett's father last
night notifying him Of his sons death.
me body of the deceased was taken ID
Ine undertaking parlOrs of joseph L.
Taylor