The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-05
LEAPS To DEATH IN
FRONT Of FAST CAR
A. Milton Meek, Prominent
Young Man of Ogden, De
liherately Ends Life.
EVIDENTLY DEMENTED
Had Clean Record and Stood
High in Estimation of
His Employers.

\. Milton Meek. travelling salesman
for Utah Of the Crane company OF Ch'
cago and salt Lake. ended his li1e yes
tcrday afternoon at Woods Cross.
station near Bountiful. by throwing
himself IN front or n rapidly moving
motor car Of the Oregon Short Line ran
road Death was instantaneous. ~
cause for the desperate deed can oe as
signed by the relatives or employers
of the unfortunate man. o,,
Meek surprised his parents IN ogdsh
hv appearing at their home ~ mIohien'
FRIDAY. He appeared in high spirits
aud when he left the parental apoae
SATURDAY. morning he was stlll IN inc
best of humor and with no apparent ce
sire 10 end his life. He was next heard
Of in Woods Cross. where ms actions
were 20 strange as 70 attract the atten-
tion Of manv NJ that place.
Asks for Gun.
"Lcnd mo gum be begged of H.
T. Matthews. agent for the o. 5. l.. at
Woods Cross. Matthews refused the
request and the apparently dcmentcd
man vent To the sub-station Of the Utah
Light & Railway company nearby and
made the same request. Asked rs -
tbe purpose for which lie wanted gun.
he replied: 81 want TO use 1t on my
self
Again meeting with refusal. he
went 20 "a nearby store aud again made
the Tcquest for a weapon. again meet.
ing with Il refusal lie then started
down the railroad tracks toward Salt
Lake city.
4 mile south of Woods Cross he en-
countered a motor ear which had left
the Salt Lake City depot AT o clock
According TO the testimony of the
motormsn. !. NJ Bingham. and of WI
liam WiScman. n l4.year.old farmer
boy. the only witnesses TO the tragedy.
Meek buried himself under the wheels
Of the speeding motor The cnr was
proceeding at high rate Of speed and
II was impossible 10 check It's prog
Tcss, even had the Intentions OF the
desperate man been known. Conductor
Harry NcNbcrry was in charge of the
car.
Meek was instantly killed. his head /
being crushed and his left foot ampu
tatcd, The body was taken in charge
bv Thomas Woodham. Justice of the /!
peace and acting coroner. and will be /
shipped today To Ogden for iutcrmcnt I
Had Fine Record
Meek was 81 wears old and unmar-
rcd. lie was boru in Provo, tins |
state. He j. survived by his parents, !
who live ut 966O Jefferson avcuuc,
Ogden. and sister. Mrs Everett l
Goodell Of Burlincamc. Cal He has /
been employed bv the Crane company
for -four wears and WAS highly esteemed |
by tho officials Of that concern. The
has under consideration the .
opening OF n branch house at Ogden
and Meek probably would have been
placed in charge Of the branch.
We arc grcatlv shocked and sur.
pTised. said William Bowman, man
agcT OF the Crane company establish.
mcnt at this place ".We considered
Meek Young mar of great promise
and esteemed him highly. His accounts
w'tn the hrm were IN perfect shape:
ne had no cntangloineuts a. far MS we
Know ana We arc at an utter loss for 4
y motive for his rash act.
Aged Mother Stricken.
Additional sorrow is east over The
ragcdv bv the condition of Neck :
'ged mother, who is suffering with an
lthlcilon Of tho heart. While told last
light OF her son : death. the fact that
&c had GUIDED MS lifc was carefully.
from her. She is prostrated
y the bereavement and friends frar
hat knowledge that tho Young man had
,urpo,clv ended his life would prove
atal 10 the invalid
he elder Mr. Meek, who is a vcn
.nown plumber and gas filter of Ogden
also at loss for motive for the
ash act Ills relatives know Of no
ronbies of personal or financial M.
hre which would drive the Young man
. self dcst ruction.
be only theory advanced bv friends (
hat wears ago Meek had bad fall
hlch may have affected his brain M
his gatc day. No question exists in tho
minds of those who saw the Young man
iciorc the trngedy that he was mpntaIIy /,
crsngcd.
The sum Of <s5 in gold and currency :
7ss found on his person and according
o al reports he was IN easy financial
circumstances.
30 inquest was held. tho authorities !
eing satisfied that the case was a ,le,r
ne of self dest ructon.