Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-11
His LifeIeSS Remains Found in Bed
This Morning,
WELL KNOWN BUSINESS MAN
Recently Appointed Manager OF Utah
knitting Factory ut ogden
Other Weber News.
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Ogden, March ll.--This community
was much shocked this morning on
learning that Mr.. c. e. Thorstensen,
the recently appointed manager Of the
Utah Knitting Works had been found
dead in his bed at the home Of Peter
Anderson in Glasgow addition.
The circumstances surrounding the
death Of the gentleman are somewhat
strange and II has been decided to hold
an inquest on the body 1t appears
that Mr. Thorstensen has not been feel
Ing well for some time. but when he
retired to rest last night he seemed to
be in good health and spirits. This
morning when Mr. Peterson called at
his room 10 wake him he received no
answer ana ON entering his apartment
was Mortified TO lind AlT Thorestensen
dead In his bed. a bottle containing
medicine was found partially empty on
the dresser, but as to whether It con-
tanned poison or not has not yet been
ascertained. When found the body was
quite warm, but very dark and the face
much bloated. The remains were re-
moved to the Lundquist undertaking
parlors, where they We're examined by
Justice Parker j. Hall and Dr. Dickson
The latter IN answer to a question by
Judge Hall stated that an inquest must
be held. He did not. however, give his
reasons for this statement A Jury of
inquest was accordingly impaneed and
an inquiry win be held this afternoon.
The deceased was 80 years Of age and
had resided at Logan until about three
years ago when he came 20 ogden TO
take charge Of the ogden Knitting
Works, which position he held tn
about year ago, when he went TO Salt
Lake to superintend the knitting fac
tory there A few weeks ago when the
Utah Knitting Works company was es-
tablished he returned here 70 manage
us atfairs. He was regarded as a thor
ough business man and an expert In the
knitting business,
While, as above stated, the circum-
stances OF his death are rather strange,
his friends scorn the idea OF suicide.
and declare there could be no reason
FOR such a step. His family relations
we're of the most pleasant character.
he had an excellent position and finan-
clally was doing we'll
He leaves wife and four children
who are at present az Salt Lake, and
although word has been sent them Of
their great bereavement, no answer has
up to this time been received from
them.
THE ICE Is PURE.
The city board Of health held a sas-
sion last evening for the purpose Of con-
sidering complaints which had been
made against Shupe's ice pond. II Is al .
legged in the complaints that unwhole-
some drainage and waste water are per-
mitted to run into the pond from
which the gentleman named manufac-
lures his Ice. The board listened to the
testimony Of DR. Rich who had analyz.
ed the water. and that NJ. d. declared
the reports Of unwholesome water to be
untrue. that the water was sweet and
the ice made therefrom perfectly pure.
The board also paid a visit to the
Shupe pond, and concluded that the ice
was free from Objectionable ingred-
ents and was marketable, and that the
had not been sustained.
CASTILLO is DEAD.
Pat CASTILLO the man who was shot
by Southern Pacific Brakeman Malen a
few days ago, died at the Ogden gener-
al hospital last evening as result Of |
the wounds received, Malen Will no
doubt be charged with murder, but II |
Is confidently believed he will soon be |
liberated as the dead man made the |
statement that he fired the first shot
and the brakeman fired in self-defense.
WATSON AND LISTER,
William Watson and Robert Lister.
whom II Is alleged held up and robbed
m old man from Summit county a few
lays ago were arralgned before Judge
Howell this morning and entered a plea
II not guilty, They win have hearing
this afternoon.