Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-08
SHOCKING SUICIDE
Of YOUNG MAN.
Ross Richardson, Despondent
Over Loss Of Work, Takes
His Own Life.
nEED DELIBERATELY PLANNED
Notified Friends OF His Determine
ton, WHO Could Not Dissuadc
Him of Ills Intentions.

OGDEN Dec. S.-Despondent because
he had been laid off work Ross Rich
,rdson well known young man Of
ogden. aged 20 years. ended his life
nv putting a SS calber bullet through
HE head yesterday afternoon,
His tragic ending was deliberate and
carefully planned. He left his young
.lfe al her home 2iiO Reeve avenue,
At noon yesterday apparently happy.
ae went TO his employment as nod car
rler at the new building being erected
at the Becker's Brewing plant, but was
laid off by his employer about 1880 p.
M. on account Of there being little
work for him to do. but would have
been put TO work again In few days,
lie seemed to become respondent i'm
medlately and went to his cousin.
James Dinsdale also an employe at the
brewery and told him good bye. but
did not sassy what he was going to do,
only told him he would know it all in a
short time. He then rode to his home
and told his lS-year- old wife that he
would quit work and the world. She
laughed at him and told him not to
talk so unwisely. He left the house
after getting his wife to promise she
would go up to his fathers home and
visit his mother, who is in Ill health.
lie then went up town on his bicycle
md bought the pistol. II 3S CALDER
Smith & Wesson and stopped mt Joe
Bolts saloon and took two drinks of
whisky, remarking that It would be
his last drink, and showed the butt of
the gun In his pocket to Mr.. Bott.
When he left the saloon Mr. Bott noti-
fled officer Morrisey of Richardson's
strange remarks and the officer started
out after him, but as Richardson was
riding wheel the officer could not
catch him. He rode TO the corner of
Lincoln avenue and Twenty second
street, where he met his aunt, Mrs.
Dinsdale, and told her he was dscour-
aged and was going To shoot himself,
and showed her the pistol.
She tried to get him to stop
and let her talk to him but
he would not listen to her, She took
hold OF his bicycle and held 1t and he
walked away, saying he didn't need
the wheel. He walked to his home OH
reeve dN tliits III BeiNEllH W lut VIII
dow he glanced ut his wife inside and
smiled and then went to the toilet, and
placing the pistol to his right temple.
fred, killing him almost Instantly. A
little boy heard the shot and ran to
the house and called Mrs. Richardson,
who was the first to find his PROSTATE
form IN a pool Of blood on the floor.
Dr. Dickson was summoned, but Rich
ardson was dead before the physician
arrived. The police were notified and
Captain Brown, Officers Layne AMI
Morrisey responded. and his body was
taken to Larkin & Sons undertaking.
parlors.
Ills parents, young wife and many
relatives are shocked at his tragic
ending. as usually he was of a very
happy disposition and a favorite with
O host of friends.
He was the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chauncey Richardson, we'll known resi-
dents of this city. For several years
he lived at Baker City, Or, where he
married his wife, coming to ogden last
May.
He was member OF the Internal
tiona Hold Carriers and Building La
Norers union OF America, No. SO. The
nc and place of funeral will be an
unced later.