Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-22
BODY WAS THAT
Of WILEY BROWN.
Oecomposed Remains identified
As Those Of Well Known Law.
yer and Politician.
MISSING FOR THREE WEEKS.
Mentally Deranged, the Man Took
Frequent Trips Into Mountains
And Was Not Missed.

The myslely surrounding the discoy-
cry yesterday morning OF dead body
on III ridge running into city Creek
canyon from the west at point Ave
miles above the city was cleared up
last night by the Identification OF the
body as hat OF the well known lawyer
ana politician, Wiley Brown The iden-
tifcatIon was not difficult, as letters
found with the body established II be-
yond a doubt, and the remains being in
a good state OF preservation made It
easy for friends OF the deceased to
Identify him.
The fact thar Wiley Brown had come
to a tragic end alone in the mountains
caused no little comment today among
the large number Of men who We're well
acquainted with him and knew his ca
reer In Salt Lake. To those who knew
him his death was not much OF a mys-
terry, as he was known to be mentally
infirm and to have been frequently at
tackled with hts OF insanity. during
which a favorite diversion was 10 make
long trips such as this on which he
finally met his death. The fact that
he was mostly disrobei caused little
surprise, as he vas known to disrobe
himself on occasions and not long ago
he was found IN the city and county
building In nude condition. and was
arrested. At that time he was commit
ted 10 the Mental Hospital at Provo,
nut the sentence was suspended during
good behavior. Several wears ago he
H. Of
lishmeut. but was released after heInr
declared sane. II is thought that the
missing portions OF MI Browns cos.
tums will be located today by parties
who are out in the vicinity where his
body was found
CoMMUNED WITH THE ROCKS.
1t is known that on previous occa.
sions Wiley Brown has delivered long
sermons TO the rocks Of the mountains
and the scenery and has finally return
ca IRON MS excursions, completely ex-
hdusted and hardly able to walk. For
that reason Il Is thought that his death
Is not case Of suicide but OF exhaustion
from which he fell a victim to the cold
mountain weather. There is no mark
on the body indicating a cause OF
death, and the skin IL plnehed in way
TO indicate that the man froze to death
BODY RECOVERED.
The body IS now at Evans under
taking parlors, where Il is being held
pending the receipt of word from Mr..
Browns family. from whom he has
been separated for several months al
though no divorce has been granted. The
body wos secured last night by Two men
sent up by Coroner Dana r. Smith i'm
company with +. D. Dover and Robert
Mcclure, who first discovered the 70
mains After going as near as possible
with the wagon, man was sent ahead
on horseback, and he brought the body
down to the road
MISSING FOR THREE WEEKS.
The last seen Of Wiley Brown was
about three weeks ago. and since that
time an unsuccessful search has been
made Tor him by his friends. John I.
Lynch, the real estate man. received n
letter concerning him from his eldest
daughter who, with the mother and
other children, is at Santa Fe New
Mexico. On attempting to locate Brown
at his rooms at PIG west First South
street. he found that he had removed,
and had taken all his belongings with
MN. NO serious concern was felt as
he was frequently absent for short pc
RODS, but no trace OF him appeared I'M
III his body was discovered yesterday.
WAS WELL EDUCATED.
Wiley Brown was q we'll educated
man. and a graduate Of the Blooming
ton, H. law school At college he met
Miss Lettie Means. who afterwards be-
came his wife, His career In politics
began when he was still young man
I'm Kansas, aud continued until he lost
his mental powers, about three year.
ago. Since then he has made briefs
for other lawyers, and has been cared
for by the Utah Bar association, His
family consists Of three girls. who with
their mother are now at Santa Fe, ~
NJ An only son was drowned I'm the
hume at the head Of East Temple
street "A year ago,