The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-06

his wife and little daughter met Hirsch
on the train at Portland and became
travelling companions. 1t was through
Mr.. Wallace that much of what IS
known Of Mr.. Hirsch has been learned.
Wanted TO Tell Troubles.
II was Mr.. Wallace who found
Hirsch this morning and called the
police. Mr.. Wallace said:
I'VE met Mr, Hirsch on the train as
we left Portland He seemed to
brood a good deal but as we became
acquainted he wanted to tell us all his
troubles. According to his story he
had been married twice. There were
two children born to the first wife, the
eldest dying at about the age of three
years. and both the mother and the
second child died a day or two after
the latter was born. He had married
again and had little daughter The
second wife secured a divorce and took
the child with her Lately. Hirsch
said he had met another woman In
Cincinnati and their friendship had
grown into affection until a month or
so ago something happeed TO sep
arate them. Apparently In the en-
deavor TO forget his trouble he took
trip to the Pacific coast, leaving Gin
cinnau August 27. He was on hls
way home when we met him. and the
fact that he was demented was shown
In his constant fear and apprehension
that his ticket wasn't right He seemed
to worry lot about the fact that he
might be put off the train. and yet his
ticket was all right
when We got to- Salt Lake my wife
and | secured rooms near the place
where he got his room and we were
together a good deal yesterday. He
was little respondent and We had
taken few drinks together, but he
was In no way drunk and never limited
at the possibility of his takig his own
life. He was in brooding humor and
wanted TO repeat all his troubles, but
| laughed at him and tried to cheer
him up. When We separated In the
evening he went TO his room and we
had an understanding that | was to
awaken him in the morning and that
he would go With us to breakfast then
go out TO see The city.
/ Found with Throat Cut.
when | went 10 his room this morn
ing about = 80 O'Clock found the door
wide open and he was lying on the
bed with his throat cut and the bed
clothes saturated with blood. | imme-
diately called the police"
I At the hospital Elirsch was conscious
and while understanding all questions
put to him he was unable to talk and
could only answer either by writing on
tablet or with the shake of the head
With almost tragic signs of the
hands he told by counting on the fing-
ers the time that he had tried to take
his own life, indicated that 1t had been
a knife he had used. and when asked
why he had done IL shook his hands
about his head to show a whirling
brain and then with Sigh and with
one hand pointing at his heart and
the other grasping his head expressed
his regret.
The condition of the room showed
his determined effort to end his life
{ Mrs. Bailey. the landlady of the
rooming house. said she had heard
! Hirsch coughing and sneezing" about
| II o'clock last night. and this was
about the time he had made his first
attempt, After slashing his wrists he
had arisen and raised two windows,
opened the door and then had gone TO
the dresser. as evidenced BY blood
stains. a writing pad and pencil on
tho bureau showed that he had In
tended writing but changed his mind.
He had then gone back to his bed and
slashed his throat.
According TO fragmentary statement
made TO Mr Wallace he has several
brothers living In Cincinnati. engaged
in the cigar and tobacco business, and
il is understood also that for several
years he was one of the city judges Of
Cincinnati
A telegram from the chief Of police
OF Cincinnati to Chief Barlow requests
that no expense be spared in caring
for Mr.. Hirsch. but conveys no intor-
nation as to his present official po-
sition there.