The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-02
WORkMEN DISCOVER
MANS FROZEN BODY
Whisky Bottle Believed to Hold
Laudanum Indicates Self
Destruction.
Concluded From Page One.

is borne out by the haIf-empty bottle.
supposed to contain poison. and the iso-
lated place chosen for the end. The
other view that the man wandered about
In the storm. Saturday night. while In
toxicated. and sought shelter in the
gravel pit and soon froze to death, is
borne out by the statement of those who
know him. to the effect that he was a
steady. heavy drinker. but had never
seemed despondent or weary Of life.
Even an autopsy and inquest may not
fully solve this mystery.
Discovery of Body.
The body Of MacGregor was found by
q. Gilman and L. L. Goddard. the for
residing at Cos Eleventh avenue. When
the police were notified Patrolmen Arm
strong and MacCormack were hurried bv
Chauffeur Griffin with the Greyhound
10 the scene. So steep was the ascent
TO the pit that the officers had to carry
the frozen body for block in their
arms to reach the machine.
was placed by the side of Patrolmap
Mccormack who steadied il with his
arms on the journey back 10 the police
station. Here City Physician Paul made
a brief examination and ordered tho body
sent TO O'DonnelTs undertaking rooms
10 be held pending further investigation.
When the search for personal effects
ers body a receipt for s1,55 hack fare
dated December &c, and signed BY Bob
Simmons, driver OF hack No. IL. Sim
mons mo ,,I remembered the man and recalled
first direct clew 10 his identity.
Money Carefully Hidden.
Cash was found on the dead man in
three envelopes, each containing Il So
gold piece. One envelope was concealed
IN each shoe, third in the hip pocket
The balance OF the money was in small
change.
The cashier. paying and receiving tell
or OF Walkers bank do not recall the last
time they saw MacGregor as he was
visits, but il the dead mans notation In
the check book is correct, he made his
final deposit some time Friday
MacGregor had been employed for tho
past three months as a piano salesman
for the DayneS-Beehe Music company
with which he had contract expiring
January /. Daynes knew nothing OF
MAacGregors end until Informed BY The
Il sent MacGreGor out last wednesday,
on trip south" he said, 81 last heard
from him Friday night by card dated
at Lehi and written Thursday. in which
he stated that he would be In Saturday
He was fairly good salesman and al
ways straight in his accounts. He had
a small sum OF money belonging to the
house. how much I cannot say without
our books"
Not Well Known Here.
friends in the city, being a man OF retir-
ing disposition Mrs. Grace Brown, night
clerk at the Cliff; house, Third South and
Main Streets ft:obahly knew him as well
as any one In Salt Lake. She said Sun
day night TO The Tribune:
Il have known MacGregor about three
months We were good friends and often
went out together. but he did not care
for social pleasures In a general way.
Last Sunday we went to Ogden together,
returned In time Tor an evening al the
theater and then had supper That is
the last time / saw him and I did not
hear from him during the week but
he expected TO DC out of town.
Had Seen Better Days.
From what MacGregor told me of his
past life | know that he once had plenty
of money. He has told me OF ncina, a
native OF Scotland. the child OF rich par
ents. who died while he was young, lcay-
Ing him To be educated by relatives in
England. / believe that he spent a large
estate while young man. ] should think |
that he was about rs years old. When |
he had money he spent IL lavishly
Il do not believe he committed suicide !
He was always heavy drinker since I |
have known him. I think he became IN
toNicated. wandered off in the storm and |
was frozen to death.
"IIc never talked much OF his domes- |
tic relations. but told me once that he |
had been married In England. but di-
rorccd several years ago / have never
seen him downcast and connot believe |
that he took his own life