Gunnison news-champion., 1910-02-11
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lsenscF papers ~ Saturday bFstsg ~
account Of the saIcsae IN Denver 81
ID n. Cai5well. one ct the best
known engiRe.rs ga The thsrd dIvI-
SION, although trunnIson friends had
previously heard the news by wIFe
For twenty seven years or slnce
1852 when he mased O. OuHnIson.
Dan Caldwell has been an engineer
"a the Grande. aud all 81 his later
wears he had the rsa frem Gunnison
% Moutrose aud Ouray He was
very popular man. had accumulated
much property aud had recently bad
considerable legacy leii him The
Denver Post saws
With deep cash IN bis neck, D.
all appearances self inflicted. DanIel
n Caldwell, for twenfy seven wears
an engineer IN the service oi the
Denver a Rio Grande railway, was
found lying dead Yesterday after
noon IN brickyard pit at the corner
Of East E,ehth avenue and Detroit
street The family Of Caldwell hives
at Haas York ~lreet.
The engineer who was Fifty nine
wears Of age, had taken a Sly months
layoif. lie suffered IRON Brigbt's
disease. a malsdv that had caused
the death of several Of his near rela-
tlves IN recent wears. lie had been
told that his case was hopeless
The lsyoff worked no hardship up
ON him from financial stand point.
as he possessed considerable real es-
tate in Pueblo and in Gunnison, his
former home Yet the idleness gave
him too much time for worry, and
last Sunday he informed his wife
that he intended returning to Gun
nison 10 take his place at the throttle
again. Mrs. Caldwell pleaded with
him 10 remain in Denver and argued
that in his enfeebled state Of health
he should not undertake TO 60 10
work.
Daring his vacation he had taken
y t1sp te b.-.ela hsase IN GreenviIle.
Pa, aud visited his brother, who
lately has been at deaths door
Sunday morning, his wife SAYS. be
spoke bat little lie was more de-
pressed than ever, aud evidently had
determined to go 10 ,'nanison, where
he could get his mind alf his troubles
lie carried bis laz1r with him aud,
it is probable, killed himself some
time Sunday in the clay pit where
his act would be unobserved.
Two boys of the Clayton school
found the body yesterday and called
a resident Of the neighborhood, who
summoned the coroner. At the side
of the dead man was the razor with
which the grewsome work had been
done and wrapped about the razor
was handkerchief
In one of Caldwells pockets was
valuable watch. Any suspicion that
the engineer might have been mur-
dered and then robbed was dissi-
rated by the finding OF the watch
When Mrs. Caldwell was told Of
the suicide she declared she could
not believe the news. Her daughter,
Ada. student at the state university.
returned home at ! O'Clock last even
ing from Boulder, laughing aud
happy as lark, only to hear that
her father lay corpse IN the morgue. (
There is another child at home.
Russell, aged fourteen, whose health
has been bad.
Mr.. aud Mrs Caldwell had made
arrangements 10 move with their
children 10 Gunnison in the spring
Mrs Caldwell has gone east with
the remains, To the old home which
we understand is in Pennsylvania /
Railroad men about Gunnison will
not believe, from what they know of
Caldwell that his death was due 10
suicide. They insist he must have
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