The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-01
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LEAPED TO ETERNITY
FROM SCENE OF EARLY
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Murrays had intended living in a flat
for time But because OF the busi-
ness reverses. Mr.. Murray did not nave
the money properly to receive his wife
and little girl.
Accustomed for years to the test OF
living. travelling i'm the best of society.
demanding a salary sufficient to take
care Of every need of himself md fam
ily. the thought OF receiving his wife
IN their old home town, practically
penniless. without a position. hope gone
and nowhere to turn. is believed TO
have been the real reason for the de-
termination to commit suicide
For several days Murray had been
drinking heavily. and last night was
seen by many OF his old friends in an
intoxicated condition. To some OF his
friends whom he met last night, he de-
clared that all was over. that hope was
gone. He gave what he had TO the
Cullen hotel management last night,
and then walked out into the streets.
Respondent and heartbrOken- Because
Of his long life here and former con-
rections, Murray was known to many,
and scores OF pedestrians saw him upon
the streets until after midnight. always
morose when he talked.
At about 1890 o'clock a brother Elk
telephoned TO police headquarters ask
ing that Murray be taken UP If found
on the streets, as he feared he might
commit suicide. The same thought was
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growing for days, because of the &C
lions OF Murray. But after . o'clock
he was not seen on the streets.
Shortly before o'clock yesterday
morning the figure Of man was seen
silhouetted against the sky. standing
upon the roof Of the Deseret National
/ bank building and gazing upon the
street below. a. Stubs. as East First
South street: II. c. Hanson 32S North
Second West street. and J. L. Hart Of
Bountiful were passing along Main
] 81 r--hg ma m
| building. And as they looked the body
Of Murray came hurting through the
air. crashed headfOremost upon the
sidewalk and rolled hfeless into the
gutter. Life had left the body when
the three spectators hurried across the
street TO the inert form.
Body Soon Identified.
These few did not know the name
OF the man at their feet. but he was
soon recognized by others who has
tened TO the scene Murray was known
generally throughout the city, and il
was not long before several former
I friends Identified the body. The police
ambulance was called. and the body
| taken at once TO ODOnnelTs undertake
/ ing parlOrs, where tt is being prepared
| tor burial. Expecting the arrival OF
| Mrs. Murray today. no plans have yet
! been made for the funeral Mrs. Muir
ray VIII remain with Miss Mayme No
| BILE. daughter OF w. j. Noble. 629 East
South Temple street a lifelong friend.
upon her arrival here.
I
about the city in an instant Many
had feared this tragic end to the man
who had risen so high. and who had
| been stunned by business reverses-
Early yesterday morning workmen I'm
| the Short Line roundhOuse saw a large
/ man come staggering in through the
open doors. hunting for place TO lie
down near warmth. They did what
/ they could TO Dust him. but without
result Then three Of them set upon
/ him and had TO fight to eject the in
L -1rrn~rn Nnn1f frn rnn n
tramp hunting for warm nights
| lodging. From stories told at the
roundhouse. Il IS believed that man
was David s. Murray.
What was left Of the numbed brain
was likely shocked into action by
! the drubbing and the long walk up
town And during this time, the mind
which had once directed thousands OF
employees and conducted the business Of
one OF the most gigantic enterprises
OF the west, determined TO end 70 all.
He came TO the realization of things
more clcarly-his condition. health
gone. fortune gone. hope gone. And
him with renewed force. finding rest
in the determination to commit suicide.
As in the days when he first came
TO Salt Lake from Kentucky and
gained fOOthOld in salt Lake, the feet
OF the man grown old ahead Of his
time wendell toward the DcScret Ma
tiOnal Bank building. the scene Of
struggles and successes OF his youth.
lie climbed the stairs TO the third
floor. where had been the operating
department Of the telephone company
tn the old days, and then up through
the skyliEht on the old ladder-up 20
| the top OF the building. How long the
mind Of the former conquerer rested
upon the achievements and fortunes OF
| the past as he labored up those steps
| will never be known. But for three
/ hours after leaving the Short Line
| shOps-the line upon which his wife
| and child were to arrive on the morrow
nothing Is known OF Mr.. Murray.
4 Pathetic Picture.
! The picture on the roof. standin z
| out boldly against the first rays OF
l the breaking day. the headlOng crash
/ to the pavement belOw-this IS the next
/ known OF Mr.. Murray.
Il David $. Murray came to salt Lake in
/ the spring Of 1884 from Kentucky. at
i the age OF 10 years. His uncle, ELI II
/ Murray, had been appointed territorial
\ governor OF Utah on January %, 1880
n and again in 1854. and the young man
\ came here chiefly for his health. Con-
/ sumption had dwarfed the body of the
/ young man. and at 10 his parents were
/ fearful Of the future. And so IL was
i that he sought health in the west.
II At that time the telephone company
I was a small industry. having less than
n 500 telephones in salt Lake. With the
II company was handled the A. II. r. mes
\ senger service. The young man was
n given a position as collector for tho
\ messenger service. and later MANAGED