The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-20
Ex-C Councilman Expires in His
Cabin in City Creek
Canyon.
GENERAL BELIEF THAT
END CAME PEACEFULLY
Went Merrily to His Work With
Not a Thought of
Death.

Ex-Councilman Geo. D. Dean, formerly
representing the Second municipal ward.
died some time Friday night under pc
culiar not to say suspicious. circum-
s.-Dccs,
Since January Mr. Dean had been em-
ployed as night watchman at the brick
tank in the City Creek canyon. Up to the
timo that he relieved the day watohman.
F. c, Peterson. at o'clock Friday night
no appeared to all his friends and fellow
employees 10 bo In the best OF health
and spirits. He went swinging no tho
canyon singing a song as he took up tho
work of the night Friday evening, and
there was certainly no thought at that
time OF the impending fatality.
Discovery Of the Body.
Captain c. r. Dean, also employed in
the canyon, mnde the discovery of Dean 8
death when he went to work Saturday
morning, AS he approached the house
occupied by the night watchman. he no.
tlced that, though 1t was broad daylight,
the lanterns were still burning.
Thought Him Asleep.
Thinking that Mr.. Dean had fallen
asleep, he called out 10 him in jocular
way 10 get up and attend to business or
there would be a wator famine In Salt
Lake. Receiving no response from his
supposedly sleeping friend, he entered the
house and stepped over TO the bed upon
which Dean lay There was something
about the appearance OF the PROSTATE
man which at once excited the suspicion
OF Capt. Berry and MS he reached out and
touched his hands the full truth flashed
upon him, Dean had probably been dead
for hours
Authorities Notified.
Berry at once notified all the authorities
and the dead mans family The TolIcc
patrol wagon was at once dispatched to
O,Donnells 3 undertaking establishment on
West Temple street The undertaken
took IL To the Dean home at 967 West Sec
ond South street,
Made Investigations.
After tho finding OF the body and the
report OF the death of Dean to the au-
thorities. Capt. Berry made some inves
tigatlon on his own account As re-
suit of these Investigations nc Is all but
satisfied that death resulted from nat
one circumstance which throws q tinge
of suspicion over the sudden and uncX-
pected death OF the ex-Councilman.
Unknown Drug Found.
In n room adjoining that in which the
body was found Capt Berry discovered
glass containing spoon and quantity
OF some unknown liquid, The latter Is
OF dark. muddy color and consistency.
and will be submitted to chemical analy-
sis. No one about the tank house ever
knew Dean TO luRs any dHu
several OF his fellow employees were
thoroughly familiar with his habits At
the Same time he may have been taking
medicine without their knowledge.
Probably Natural Causes.
Notwithstanding the discovery OF this
slightly suspicious clew, the authorities
are unanimously agreed that death re-
suited from natural causes, and Satur-
day night IL was agreed that no formal
official investigation will be necessary.
Ono thing is certain, and that Is that
Mr. Dean died 2 peaceful death.
When found he was as ono who had
sunk quietly TO sleep and passed to the
great beyond without a struggle or a
pain.
George D. Dean was 81 years of age.
He was a native of Massachusetts and
had spent nineteen years in the employ
OF the Rio Grande Railroad company as
u machinist. He WAS member of the
Grand Army OF the Republic. being a
member of McKeen post of this city. His
public service as Councilman was united
to one term. which expired last January,
when he took the position OF tank watch
man. which he held at tho time OF his
death He had but one relative here, his
aged wife. who is prostroted by grief
at her husbands sudden death,
The funeral will take place at @. A r.
hall, i. o. o. F, building, at p. m
TODAY.