The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-10
FER MAN
SHOOTS HIMSELF
William Mason Attempts Sui
eide i'm Pioneer Saloon on
First South.
BULLET STRIKES NEAR
HEART, PIERCING Lung
Dependency Over Love Affair
lis Said to Be Cause Of
Rash Act.

! "Come on. Matt, and have n drink,
it will be the last time with me- I'm
mediately, after extending this invi-
tation TO friend, William Mason, 4
driver for the Kimball Van g. Storage
company, walked into the rear Of the
Pioneer saloon Mt 81 West First South
street and fired bullet into his body
with suicidal intent. The missile
pierced the left lung Just above the
heart and his recovery is very doubt
full The cause of his rash act is be-
lieved to be dependency over loyo
affair with a woman who is suppose
to he Mrs. W. A. Gleason of Tonopg
! New
| a short time before attempting to
end his life. Mason wrote Il letter To
| the woman, and when ho was removed
to the emergency hospital returned
telegram was found in his pocket from
the Western Union, which stated that
his telegram to Mrs. Gleason, dated
Monday, was not delivered for the rea
| son that the party was unknown IN
Tonopah. 1t is believed by his asso-
ciates that the woman had tilted hizs
and. brooding over his disappointment
iu the love affair, he decided to end
his hfc,
Mason is about twenty-siX years of
age and was employed as a driver for
the kimball Van & Storage company,
where he has been employed for year
past, During the past week he has been
very respondent, and has drunk TO cX
cess. Tuesday night he was IN the Pho
neer saloon with "A number Of friends
and was drinking freely. Early in the
evening he wrote n letter 10 the woman
in the case and soon after completing
| the letter he made the attempt to end
! his life.
Indulges in Farewell Drink.
About l0;30 Tuesday night he was
drinking with number of his fellow
employees and at about 1O:45 o'clock
he invited Matt Parsons to have fare
well drink with him and then went
back to the lavatory and. pulling n 81
caliber revolver out Of his hip pocket,
placed it ove- his heart and pulled the
| trigger. The saloon was crowded at the
time and when the report WINS heard
several rushed to Mason's assistance.
The police department was notified
and Officers Burton and Wickell and
Detective Howell rushed to the place
! in the patrol wagon. Mason WAS re
moved to the emergency hospital and
| Assistant Health Commissioner H. b.
Spragne was summoned TO attend him.
| DR.. Spraeue made an examination of
the man s wounds and found that the
bullet entered the left breast Just
above the heart, piercing the left lung.
Mason suffered considerable pain and
was removed to st. Mark S hospital
The bullet lodged Just under the left
shoulder blade.
Mason was conscious when taken to
the emergency hospital, and when asked
why he attempted TO kill himself, re-
Piled that IL was over Il woman, He
expressed the hope that he had made
Il good Job of it. His mother, Mrs T..
Mason, is believed TO he in Touopah
At an early hour Wednesday morning
Mason was reported rs being in very
critical condition. Though the wound
WAS dressed by DR.. Spraguc. the bullet
was not removed on account Of Ma
son S weak condition.