Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-31

his doath from the roof of the Des-
eret National Bank building, Main and
First South streets.
Sevcrssl early morning street pcdes-
TRANS, saw the man as he stood on the
COPING OF the roof, and- tnen we're
started to see the body hurting down
ward in It's dive to the edge of the
curbstone. Men block away In the
quietness OF the street heard the
splsshing thud as the body struck the
cement curbing.
Those who first reached the side OF
the man who had leaped from a height
Of three stories TO his death, readily
recognized him is Dave" Murray, all
though his skull was badly crushed in
and his frame lay In a limp. huddled
heap in the gutter. The police patrol
was called and the body taken to o.
Donnell's mortuary
Friends OF the unfortunate man de-
clare that he was in deiirium and
that he intuitively wendell his steps to
the Deseret National Bank building
which was the home of the telephone
company a dozen or more years ago.
ne dSGtiutu 10 lHe ROOF through Nne
skylisht which is always open during
the summer months and. not knowing
what hc did walked of the coping to
his death.
Financial reverses, accontuuted by
the resort 10 the use of LIQUOR all re-
sutmg in the down-dcartedness OF des-
pondency. Is the generally attributed
motive for the sclf-destruction of Mr..
Murray.
From. the evidence OF last night. he
had been IN Respondent. gloomy
mood and had evidently premeditated
his suicide. During the early morning
hours of today he had been seen twice
by Patrolman Joe Bush, capt Bur
bidge, and others. and was then brood
ing. Towards o'clock. evidently he
had made up his mind 10 commit sui
eide, and choosing the Dessert National
baHk building as the scene, had en-
tered the building through the First
south street entrance. After ascend
ing the two flights OF stairs. he had
continued up the stairway that reached
10 a skyiight, leaving in the. dust his
footprints. Gaining the roof he had
walked To the coping on the Main
street side OF the building and there
stood for few minutes before taking
the fatal dive 60 the sidewalk A.
Stubs of a. east First South street. III.
q. Hanson, a3s north Second West
street, and J. l.. Hart Of Bountful, who
Nfi' Da@>tT-uN Nl ne klll's UNllttN
the man standing a. the edge Of the
roof, and while they were continuing
their way along the street were startled
"a sec the body suddenly leap out into
the air and 10 the street. In his dive
Murray sprang out the distance OF
the sidewalk, 20 feet. striking the curb
stone head first and with his body roll
ing into the gutter.
RoAMED STREETS ALL NIGHT.
Mr Murray in his. dependency and
premeditating the thought OF suicide
lad roamed the streets throughout the
night At O'Clock this morning Pa
tiolmGn Bush. who was acquainted
with Mr. Murray and while patroling
his heat. fou.d the suicide sitting In
front Of the semloh hotel. Engaging
In conversation, the ofilcer found Muir
ray In a Respondent mood ana advised
him u 20 To bed After few min
utes talk the officer left and an hour
Afterwards came across Murray, who
was leaning against mall box direct
~ opposite the orpheum theater and
gazing towards the roof OF the theatcr
building At the officers repeated sug-
gestion, Mr. Murray went To the Sernloh
hotel. but stayed there ONLY few min
utes. After that he had evidently
wondered about. with the constant
Thought Of suicide until he chose the
bank building and committed the act.
Pstrolnian Bush said TO News re-
porter this morning.
II saw MIR. Murray twice early this
morning. As was walking down state
street about 2 o'clock found him
sitting In a chair In front of tho
Semloh hotel | stopped and asked
him how ho was feeling and he began
telling me that his folks were In
California and that he was lonesome
He talked about his former work with
the telephone company here and he
seemed TO be blue. He evidently had
had drink or two. but he was not
by any means Intoxicated, | told him
that ne ought to go 10 bed and get