Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-19
Desperate Deed Of Robert G, Cald.
well, a Well Known Sporting
Character
HAD Been DRINKING HEAVILY.
Lost His Money and Became DespOB
dCnt-ShoOtlng Witnessed by His
Little Girls

Robert G., Caldwell aged A. years
better known about town as Bob
Caldwell, committed suicide Saturday
by shooting himself through the head
with a Ss.caliber revolver,
The tragedy occurred at his home,
ontario avenue, about $3.50 o'clock,
I'm the presence Of Caldwells three IT.
tie daughters lie had been drinking
heavily and was respondent over his
condition lie purchased the revolt
Yer with which he killed himself not
more than two hours before his death,
Caldwell was IL well known character
IN Salt Lake, especially IN police and
certain sporting circles, lie was a
foot racer and at times made consider
able money on sure thing games, lie
had been an Idaho recently engaging In
foot racing and returned TO Salt
Lake few weeks ago with between
$500 and $500, on Labor day he won a
race at Calders Park. and Immediately
began a celebration OF the event by
drinking He gave his wife some mon
Cy but retained about 500 with which
he continued his spree,
BECAME DEsPONDENT
on Thursday he lost the last Of his
money and became respondent He
asked his wife for some that she had,
aud when she refused To give II TO him.
he decided TO sober up,
Saturday morning his condition was
such that he could hardly leave his bed.
AT noon he asked his wife for $40 win
which to purchase some medicine. Al
first Mrs. Caldwell refused to give him
the money but at last she listened to
his pleadings and he went up town,
taking with him his IL year old son
Stewart,
He left the child at the sanltarlum
while he went up town and purchased
a revolver About o'clock he returned
10 his home, and informed his wife that
ne had the prescription filled II am
going to take a rest he Is said to have
remarked He told his wife that he had
not spent all the money and he gave
his three little daughters, Agnes, Eleas
and Maggie, a dollar each, and then
went into the bedroom. Mrs, CaldWell
was In the kitchen at this time,
THE FATAL SHOT
The little girls followed their father
into the ROOM and sat down OH the
floor to play with the money he had
given them, While amusing themselves
in this manner he placed the revolver
TO his head and fired the fatal shot
The bullet crashed through the mans
brain and came out above the right ear,
Mrs. Caldwell heard the shot and
the cries OF the children and rushed
into the bedroom Caldwell raised him
self from the bed and his wife seized
him I'm her arms IN a few seconds no
sank back on the bed dead. Several
neighbors rushed IN, but the untortu-
nate man was beyond human aid
WHO CALDWELL WAS
Caldwell was a nurseryman by trade
and came here several years ago from
Canada. He drifted into the footrac-
ing game and has been connected with
sporting events Of that nature FOR sew
eral years.
About "A years ago he married Miss
Agness Stewart, and they had four
children
The dead mans body was removed
10 Joseph w. Taylor's undertaking par
lors where It is prepared for burial,
Justice OF the Peace Clark was notified
OF the mans death, and after hearing
the story OF Mrs. Caldwell, and exam
lining the bullet wound, decided that an
inquest was not necessary