The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-02
CUT HIS THROAT
FROM EAR TO EAR
Albert Hackwell Takes His Life
in Presence of His
Family.
RAZOR THE WEAPON
USED TO END EXISTENCE
Second Attempt by Moulder to
Kill Himself Is a Sue
cessful One.

Albert Joseph blackwell is dead at
the Taylor morgue on West Temple
street. His throat is cut from ear TO
ear and the nature of the wound shows
how determined must have been the
man, who has twice before attempted
self slaughter.
blackwell was a molder employed by
the Oregon Short Line Railroad com
pany. He lived with his wife and four
children at SO Green street. He was
81 years Of age, and physically
strong, robust and vigorous man. Men
tally, however, he was weak, and had
been known 10 be for a year or more,
of balance While this was true, he
worked at his trade up to last Satur
day night and no one found any fault
with the manner in which he discharged
the duties assigned to him
AT the same time the relatives and
friends Of Hackwell knew that he was
a constant menace TO himself Though
he worked with vigor and machine like
regularity to keep up his little home and
provide for the wife and babies whom
came to cloud his mind, something that
seemed to plunge him into despondency,
something, they knew not what, that
filed them with fear.
Former Attempt on Life.
This had been the situation at the
Green street home since blackwell 8
first attempt on his life. That was early
in 1905. Just year ago this New
Year s day he made a similar attempt,
and all through the year his loved ones
have watched him with increasing anx-
iety lest he do himself to death, DIR,
c. +. Wilcox, an alienist, has Joined his
cxpertness with their loving care and
counsel TO prevent what all feared, but
all continued TO hope against. But all
the forces of love and science were
unavailing in the case of this misguided
man Upon him fate had set the seal OF
suicide.
Tuesday, when every one was filed
with New Year gaiety and good cheer,
he assumed pleasantly of nature that
deceived all the household. They saw
in his changed conduct the realization
of their cherished hope that, some day,
Albert would throw off the load that
weighed so heavily upon him, and be as
he was in the days long gone. Merrily
they romped into his private apartment,
challenging him TO loin them in their
games. Half dozen of his loved ones
sat about as he stood before the mirror,
shaving. He returned their good-na-
tured iibes, bidding them wait until his
toilet was completed. For the first
time IN many month complete hap
piness reigned in the little Green street
home,
Plunged Blade Into Throat.
Suddenly blackwell, with Jest still
upon his lips, with the laughter of the
little ones ripping through the room,
plunged tho blade he held deep into
his throat, drawing it from ear to ear
With the blood squirting from tho
ghastly wound he reeled and fell upon
the floor, writhing in the throes of
death. In an instant horror was born
of merriment. Women and children
gazcd for a moment, terror-strickeu, on
the bloody spectacle and ran away.
Death stalked in and took possession of
the blackwell home.
day next be buried at the City ceme-
terry, and blackwell will be nj rest at
last.