The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-23
WIFE LEAVES HIM;
MORAN IS SUICIDE
Railway Machinist Swallows
Two Ounces Carbolic Acid;
Leaves Two Children.
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Social to The Tribune.
OGDEN. june 22-The refusal Of the
wife to live with him after his release
from the city jail. where he served a
short sentence for disorderly conduct led
10 the suicide today o. William j. Moran,
aged % years. machinist at the SOUTH
ern Pacific shops. In the home. at Eo4 {
Grant avenue from which the Wie hau
sold most OF the furniture. Moran swal,
lowed about two ounces OF carboltc aclu
ct Q o'clock this afternoon. and died !orty
minutes later Medical aid, which reached
the man within four minutes after he had
taken the poison, was unable TO over
come the effects OF the acid.
For the past several years Moran has
been drinking heavily and on company ,e
Of his wife he was arrested on June To-
Having completed seven days OF a ten
DAY sentence imposed at that Time tne
man was released from the city jail las.
evening, on promise that he would not
turned To their former home at 2o9,
Grant avenue. lie found that nearly al!
of the furniture had been removed ana
sold by the wife, who has been at the
home OF her sister. Mrs. George Foley,
o6t6 Jefferson avenue
Learning Of her husbands efforts 10
sell a valuable china closet winch She
had left temporarily in the home, Mrs
Moran called at the house with draN-
man about / o'clock TO remove the piece
OF furniture. II was necessary Tor ner
to summon Sergeant, Charles T.. L.ayne
before the husband would permit the re-
rnoval OF the furniture from the house.
FIc was then reminded by the officer that
his release from jail had been made on
wife. The father Michael Moran, was
present at the time. and remonstrated
with his son for causing trouble.
When the wife left the house after re-
fusins Moran's request 10 return TO MN
the young man threatened. in the pres
ence OF his Ia ather. TO commit sucide: Be
lIeving that he had successfully Induced
his son not 10 attempt such a rash act
the father left the house after q few
minutes bu; he had not reached the
street when Moran lifted window cur
tain and bid him goodbye several times.
Realizing thai something had happened
the elder Moran hurried back to the
room. TO find that his son had swallowed
the acid. Captain T. Y. Wardleigh OF the
Central fire sta atlon. just across the stree,
from the Moran home, was the first 10
reach the young man; ana he forced
mans throat. Later Drs. G. W. Green and
L. NJ Conroy arrived. tut they could not
overcome the large amoun; OF acid which
Moran had taken Into his stomach de
died shortly before o'clock.
The wife. who was notified at the home
of her sister. did not reach the Grant ave
nue. home until after the. death OF her
survived by two children, a daughter
aged years and boy years Of age.
He was a son OF Michael Moran. sec
ton foreman for the O. s l.. railroad re-
also two brothers and one sister
Born at Evanston, Wyo., William Mo-
ran had spent the greater part OF his
life in this city. He was member OF
lumbus. and served as secretary Of that
organization for several years. The BODY
is al the Kirkendall undertaking rooms,
pending arrangements for the funeral