Show SUOT HIMSELF john E A wing sends a bullet into uis the latest victim of the self de st ruction mania is a young man named john E awing a compositor employed on the tribune about four thursday afternoon a gentleman was driving up city creek canyon just above the first tank of the city water works over on tho side of the hill he noticed the prostrate form of a man but supposing that it was some drunken individual who had lain down he drove on on returning a few minutes later he observed that the man had not moved and decided to investigate on approaching pro aching tho body ho saw that the head was partially smeared with blood which had come from a wound in tho right temple out of which brains were alao oozing the prostrate form was that of a young man who was still alive notice was at given to the officers who sent a wagon after him and conveyed him to his mothers home this was ascertained certa ined on inquiry of the wounded youth for he is not quite sixteen years of age though of largo stature who was willing to talk on anything except the manner and cause of his injury it was however a deliberate attempt at suicide as shown by tho following note found in his pocket SALT SAKE CITY march 1888 dear mother I 1 am getting tired of life I 1 am going to commit suicide po not have any praying or singing over my remains vind 6 in my clothes and in tho carpet upstairs your son E A WING this was folded and addressed to mrs Q E page salt sake city attah nomas NoM Gs west street when the wounded boy was carried into his home his eyes had swollen greatly and his head was badly dis colored in one of his pockets was found the weapon with which the deed was committed a 32 calibre revolver which was covered blood the shot had evidently been fired two or three hours before he was discovered and while lying on the hillside he had probably placed the weapon where it was found Ho could converse in a perfectly rational manner but would give no reason for his rash act he had a reputation for being quiet and peaceable of late he had been somewhat discouraged and felt that ho was not making sufficient progress in his business he stated had attended dr yorks lectures on infidelity and become convinced that there was nothing after the present existence that all was blank and afforded noth ing to create an ambition to fight the battles of this life he was protested with on this point but insisted on his conversation to the theory that there was no reward hereafter for a struggle against the adversities of mortals efcy and this idea was doubtless the causa of his decision to end his troubles by taking his own life several physicians were summoned to attend him last night but gave no hope today to day drs bower benedict and were present and held a which the same decision was arrived at that it was possible that he might live a day or two but the wound is necessarily fatal he was sinking today to day and though still conscious and ablo to answer questions put to him he had become blind and his dissolution is apparently dose at hand he insists that he wants to die and does not regret his action his parents are almost distracted with grief at the sad occur ence since the abo e was in type johnny wing has died news |