Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-07
Letters Concerning the Death,
Burial and Faithful Labofs Of
Mormon" Missionary.
wAsA GoDFEARIAG YOUNG MAN
Afflicted With Insomnia His Mind Was
Affected and file Took His
Own Life.

,obors OF Elder Lorenzo Nrosp!' ""''u
cad ending was noted In the news
,a,t three weeks ago, will be read
with interest by the public generally
G, Johns, Arlz., Feb. 20. President
n.sorh r Smith, Salt Lake city, utah::
49, w. DEMONSTRATING just returned
80 49,, Farar. where | went to the tu-
~ ~ Elder Lorenzo crosby, late
.vo ,S'd Of the Virginia conference OF
Southern States mission, feel as
tn w would like TO write you IN rel
t anOSs ia this very sad affair that mas
.,.oyea the calise Of so much public ana
private grief in our stake. p..u,
On receipt of telegram rom fres,-
aont lanes q. Duiiin, Elder Geo, H.
Crosby, brother OF the young man, ieit
on the 9lst inst. for the east ana met
,So hody AT Hutchinson, Kan, arriving
a., uolbrook. Arlz., Ohe nearest railroad
s,atlonl with IL on the morning OF the
sith and proceeding with 1t by team
- The family home in Eagar, dis
,onre Of so miles, by the morning OF the
s;,h and on the morning OF the 18th
,SS mineral was held, and was largely
attended by the people Of neighboring
Communities, myself and counselors
and other OF the brethren and sisters
from ST. Johns
our entire stake. as wellas the neigh
boring (Snowhake) stake is greatly
yrayed over this calamity that has fall
len upon us. taking away one OF the
most earnest, energetic and God-fear-
INK young men OF this part Of the
Church. Some over two years ago,
when he was recommended by US for
,he mission, We felt that he fully filled
Tho requirements, and we had full and
explicit confidence In his purity and in
tegrIty to the work OF the Lord; and as
an evidence that we were right he was
called through President Rich TO the
conference presidency, after having
been In the field but eight weeks His
father Geo. II. Crosby, present Patri-
arch Of the Big Horn stake, has ex-
pressed to me- on many occasions his
complete confidence In the integrity
purity and zeal OF his son, who was
very much devoted to his father IN both
his private and family life as well as in
UluAkflN PERTAINING W AHt hulu vi
which he was then Bishop. Brother
Lorenzo and his wife cheerfully made
every sacrifice that was necessary for
him TO go upon his mission, selling the
greater part Of their property to meet
their Obligations and provide the reQui-
site funds.
never heard IL so much as intImated
that Elder Crosby was suspected OF
even being so much as indscreet, but
he and his wife were considered one Of
the happlest and most congenai, and
most devoted young couples that we
had In our communities, I have thus
fully written you upon this point that
YOU may know that our young brother
and his wife were living model lives
and that the Associated Press reports
Of domestic troubles and unhappiness"
Or sin in his early life were not true In
any particular
one Of the letters which the Kansas
City papers found among his effects
was from his wife, and that was one
portraying the utmost devotion, written
10 him after his mind began to fail him,
@ viii explain later, while the other
was from a young lady convert who
had gone TO Salt Lake and whose ex-
plantation has already appeared In the
Deseret News.
You will be able to learn regarding
the ministry OF Brother Lorenzo from
President Rich's report Of this sad oc-
olrrence and ! enclose n copy OF post
mortem letter written by Brother Rich
10 ms VIE from Kansas City. | under
ttahu, from letters written TO his wife
mat since the middle of December last
ne mas not been able to sleep because
VI the terrible disease OF insomnia which
hredltary In the family, and a perusal
ot nus Journal is so fun and frank az
70 PLAINLY show that the disease had
made lnroads and was Weakening his
ulhd as early as Nov. 20 last; while the
suIHSlsmiorWardness In recording his
saE llle indicates an upright man. one
n9hest 10 himself in recording his daily
,,ei thoughts and actions. As intimat.
% gy President Rich, he was an ey-
,esSlye worker which was a Character.
sue OF MN from his boyhood DAYS nm.
very acuve and industrious. We. rs
y people cannot believe that brother
,iosoy committed the rash act ~ his
ne was taken by his own hands-whiIo
u was IN responsible state of mind
III prospects for the future in n re.
nsous social domestic and financial
Wy, "ay We're seemingly everything that
, ,u.,lu De desired so that We are nj an
,tee loss to give any reason. other
,,'a, mug mental condition, FOR The act
~ case he did Il himself.
,r U"Vulu you deem it advisable that
sny or all Of this letter be put in nuhiic
nssn,fI J VIII be gratifying 10 have ihe
uoll, informed on some points regard
"s niotner Crosby's lie and character
Your brother.
DAVID X, UDALL.
PRESIDENT RIcHs LETTER.
no.. Kansas s, city, No, Feb, %. 1904.
,bov,a.r sister Crosby-When / learned
N TVOu. me acc committed by Lorenzo 7
bo ,S Oh Inc train going to Ohio I came
%r, , "l once, and felt It my dutv IN
me- ,,S, you n few lines In regard 70 the
Son rJ 'u4ate death Of your dear hus.
S Iu AT The time met him in Viz.
y """ ne lold me about writing Won The
bs %, ne dld and expressed sorrow FOR
"nos,er u0ue So II was by his re.
p,, ,S' = wired you and also wrote Won
10 ~, NV. we reached Atlanta. He seemed
'"O'" better after being In Atlanta