The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-01

Rnd the left leg was broken and the
torpse was otherwise mutilated.
All of Tuesday night Mr.. Murray
walked the streets, and growing
more gloomy as the hours went
Rn. Early in the morning he went
asse Botel In When fnie he al awakened iHs '' he
vent directly to the bank building,
|Fhere he mounted three flights of
{taiTs, opened the skylight and gained
he roof He walked to the front of
[he bullding and plunged head foremost
% the concrete sidewalk below.
Mike Woods, a crippled newsboy,
eard the crash of the falling body and
ave the alarm. Soon a number of
Eas removed to the undertaking estab-
ishment Of O'Donnell q Co., where it
/ow is, awaiting arrangements for the
uneral. Mrs. Murray and her daugh-
er, who have been in California, are
<Epected to arrive in Salt Lake Friday.
hey were on the point Of leaving Los
angeles Wednesday, anticipating Joy
pl reunion with Mr.. Murray, when the
VS. of his tragic death reached them.
r. Murray was Frustrated by the
b k. She will leave Los Angeles for
p Lake today (Thursday), accom-
M ed by her brother-in-law, j. A.
hie.
fS Advancement Is Rapid.
~ T. Murray was born in Kentucky,
Ia was about as years Of age. At the
3 If 10 years he came to Utah for a
~ with his uncle. Governor Eli Muir
" who was appointed TO the terri
~ Il govcrnorship Of Utah in 1880 and
ea pointed in 1884. Young Murray IS
pnss, were affected at the time. He
olind the climatic conditions here bene-
elal and he decided to remain. His
rst employment was in the position of
anager OF the American District Mes.
nger company, which had Offices In
e building, where Wednesdays sui
de occurred Mr.. Murray remained
Xlth the messenger company "A few
onths and then entered the employ of
Pc Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
Pmpany as a collector. His promotion
nenceforth was rapid. He first became
anager of the Butte exchange and
zen was made superintendent of the
kontana division, Later he returned
Snlt Lake and was made general SUI
erlntendent Of the Rocky Mountain
cil Telephone system. This he held
nfil he was made general manager. In
pc latter capacity he served for pc
od OF ten years.
AT this point in his lifetime il be
ame necessary that Mr.. Murray have
ehange. He readily obtained Il 20
tion with the Pacific Telephone anC
siegraph company as plant manager
Snn Francisco. His capacity fo
enievlng results in that place was com
Lonted upon widely in the telephone
Leaving the Pacific company's en-
Ivymcnt early in 1909, Murray
ien others, organized the Northern
uhdlng company at San Francisco
nosc purpose was the erection OF
Slnes' The plan was to extend thi
ompany to Salt Lake City, but j
eyer materialized.
MI. Murray returned to Salt LAX,
Fepruary of the present year. II,
aoe ms home at the Cullen during tn,
2sence OF the family in California
later activities were confined Il
onoting some interest IN Il newly.in
nted electric water heater and Il
ieI service with the Equitable Life
Despondent and Brooding.
Mlth the progress of time Mr.. Muir
IS resources became lessened, an,
porlng constantly under increase,
nncial strain, the gloom that had set
~ upon his spirits became over
astfring, and he took the step whicI
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