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

his mind had become unbalanced. He
was advised to go to his room and re-
tire. and did go To the Wilson, when
however, lie left after continuing to
talk irrationally 1t was learned that
he was later at the Cullen for short
time. The friends of tho unfortunate
man assume, from remarks made by
him in n despairing vein that he lost
his mind, and in mental stupor wan
dered up to the scenes OF his first
business successes, the Deseret National
bank building, and threw himself from
the roof
HORRIBLY INJURED.
At the undertakers. IT was found
that the unfortunate man had crushed
the back and left side OF his skull.
broke his neck his spine. ribs on both
sides, besides driving the head Of the
left fcmur bono up into the abdom-
inal cavity The entire viscera were
torn from their walls. But with the
exception OF abrasions on the back Of
the head and left side of the face. the
exterior of the body was not disfigured.
HIS LIFE INSURED,
Just how much life insurance d. s.
Murray carried IL not definitely known
at this time beyond the fact that he
carried two policies aggregatlng $500
with the National Life OF Vermont MIR.
pany, this morning stated that MI.
Murray had always been careful 10
keep up his payments on his policies.
When he was out of town he has wire
me to look after his policy more than
once" he said.
Last month he came TO me and ask
ed me to accept his note until he could
raise the money tc pay his premium
which was about due When he APP
peared in my office to sign the note ne
appeared in bad shape. 50 much so that
his hand shook to the extent that he
could hardly sign his name. He ex-
planned that he had just got up and
had habit of lying on his hand when
asleep which put that member out of
commission for some hours after awak-
ening, As he left the Office ] remarked
that he seemed to be in bad shape.
II saw him last night and was about
TO speak to him when he palpably
avoided me and turned and looked into
store window. ! believe. from lit
tie things | have noticed, that he has
contemplated ending 1t all for some
time"
Other acquaintance OF the dead man
state that for some time past he was
depressed and acted as though he
were losing his mind, that he was in
tho habit OF muttering 10 himself and
generally acting as though he were
not i'm his normal condition.
CAME HERE FROM KENTUCKY.
David :. Murray came to this city in
1850. from Kentucky at the age OF rs
or 20, because OF weak lungs which
made him predisposed to consumption.
although it is not known that the
disease ever attacked him, His uncle
eli II. Murray. also kcntuckisn, was
governor OF Utah territory. lie was re-
celved at once into business and So
ciety circles. MIR Murray took posi-
ton as manager OF the A. ID. 7. mes
senger service with headquarters
under the Deseret National bank. con-
Quoting the business SO creditably
that Manager George V Wallace OF
the Bell Telephone company secured
the Young man as manager IN Mon
tana or the telephone company. as the
service was then just branching out
in the far north.
Tho new official presently displayed
such marked executive ability that he
was In few years brought back 10
salt Lake to act as general superln-
tendent The duties OF this position he
tcontinued on page two')