Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-31

engine on tie Oregon Short Line just
below Eleventh South street.
Whether death was due to suicide or
mslrder3is yet an Sunde determined qnas-
ton because of the peculiar s features &
although the affair was without the
city limits, the police took charge OF
The body fn6siiag; ~ Donnell's
niortuary before any ctlanceS OF inyesti-s
gatioilSwas given. 8
The body was found with the hands
still grapsing the revolver, and note
written In Il a pocket book and reading
Good 7bye all. Turn my bod Y over to-
O'Donnell's undertaken. Notify my
mother, $50 ~. Wilson Ave, Alhambr;i,
Calf Albert B. S Capron,'"'F gave the
evidence of self destruction. The body
nsfound, however. hardly indicated sui
q eide. The5revolVerswas graspe in both
hands, one hand gripping the nluzzle
and barrel of the gun and the other
the butt and trigger. The vest was
torn open as well IS the shirt front,
and the necktie all awry. and the right
# hand pocket of the trousers was turned
inside out and the loose watch chain,
without the watch, dangled from the.
vest. ff;.sgss
Capron. who is about Is ors26 years or
age. arrived here from California about
three, weeks ago. and since then has
roomed at 149 west Fourth South street
5s2 HIS LOVE AFFAI r.
IF heSdeath was suicide the probable
cause was despondency arising from
money and II love affair. ms the same
notebook. In. which lie left. directions
for the disposition of his body Cal prom.
wrote In. case OF; serious accident or
illness plcasesnotify orFswire Miss Es-a
telle Newfoundland ewcombe Place
Buena Park. Cali In his pocket was:
found a letter from the9 Same Miss
Newconlbc Gliding him. ina loving way
for not writing him before. and indi-5
eating that she, is an actress out Of
luck IN the letter she suggested to,
capron that il he had any stray doll
lars that he had better roll them her
way" and plaintiyely wished thats..sh
had a beau like the other fellows, l3i
The mother of Capron has been adj
Sised Of the death of her son. and is
now on the waysfto Salt Lake.
SHERIFFeS INVESTIGATION. i
The message to the sheriff S office an
houncing the finding of the body by the
engine crew was tsonce followed by a.
telephone message to Justice r.. NJ
BISHOP, directing him to view the body.
Where It lay beside the tracks. Sheriff
sharp dispatched q deputy sheriff to
the scene. and upon arriving at the;
tracks he at once began an investiga-
ton. to determine il any struggle had
i
nature of the mans death. whether It
was suicide ormurder. While the dep
uty was away from the scene of the
discovery for a few moments. a NOR
iuary wagon from Taylor's undertake
ing establishment arrived it having
been ordered by Justice Bishop. Just.
before the arrival of Justice Bishop.
who was on his way at the time To-
the scene. the police patrol was driving
up. the body placed hurriedly into at.
q nd driven away as faststo O'Donnelrs
Undertaking establishment. as is GUS
tomary with the police. The under
standing at the police department is
that O'Donnell for his services with the
American party is to receive all such
cases,
PROTEST FROM DRIVER.
The driver of Taylors wagon OBJ
lectedf on the ground that the sheriff
was making an investigation of. the
case and that the corner was on his
& way to view the body where. It was
found Just as Justice Bishop, the
I acting coroner, was approaching. the
patrol was being hurried away from
the place. Justice Bishop hailed the
driver of the patrol wagon. but his
lis We're not needed
The case being outside the city
limits. the sheriff's Office Is much in
terested In the case. because at the
Tune 1T Was making Its investigation
OF the case. and while the coroner
was on his way to the spot to make
MS Investigation. he police, without
looking about the ground at all. drove
away with the body, which was at a
place where their Jurisdiction does
not extend "a q
An investigation by the county at
torney's office Is quite likely and the
Promise is made that many Things
VIII happen before the case Is con-
ciuded.