Show SUICIDES SUICIDE'S BODY AGAINST Elmer D. D Murdock of Clifton 1 Kan Fires Bullet Into r f I m. m His Brain r J y DEED DONE AT MIDNIGHT Jod Remains In Sitting l Posture Until 7 A. A M. M l. l Before I co Ill III and Despondent Sitting Sitting- bolt holl upright with a bullet bullet hole holc through his head Elmer D. D Murdock Murdock Mur Mur- dock ock about 3 years old was found Cound dead deaul a few minutes before 7 o'clock this morning morning- behind the billboards at atthe atthe the time corner of or Second South and amI Sec See ond onti West est streets The young youn man had been In iii the city but hut a n short time and camo caine here from flom Clifton Kan where his father resides and to which point his remains will be he shipped toda today The young man naomi appears to have ha been in III poor pOOl health anti and despondent c Murdock l was discovered discover by William Villiam Squires yardman nt rut the Salt Sail Lake House where the young youn man manas was as liv liv- Jog ing He lie notified Miss lIss Mattie Mattle Yen tress daughter of oC the proprietor of or the theS S house who summoned the police In j the patrol wagon waton which was s sent nt to the he place at once Acting Acting- Coroner Dana T. T Smith Ser Sergeant cant Ed Jammy and anti Patrolman George Harris went tb th the scene cene anc and thoroughly Investigated r. r the circumstances and 1 After th the Investigation In Coroner oner Smith decided that there was vas no necessity for ci 01 an Inquest and ordered the re remains re- re ii mains taken to the undertaking ri of or S S. S D. D Evans E where thc they were cd for burial and In re response Ie i-c- to a n tele telegram ram received from fron the young young- mans man's father will he shipped ship ship- ped pod this morning morningto to lo Clifton Kan Murder nt Ht i t Su Smi SlI When hen found h by time the police and the acting coroner Murdock was as sittIng silling his hack against Hg-aln t one of the braces of oC the billboard with his logs legs partly parti crossed At first murder was as suspected suspect suspect- ed 01 on 00 In account of their being unable to sr sop See 1 a n weapon Later Latel the revolver fe a 11 Smith t Wesson on was mund In iii the lead dead mans man's hand baud between his legs where It hud had fallen alien the lie shot was vas fired The Thc bullet had entered hl his right temple and had hall ram ranged ed upward ti tf to the back halli and I loft left ft and amid came camo out through h his skull Ills His face wn was turned J upward arid and the body hody haul hall been heen rained I on nn through the tho entire night He Tic was as ast t well dres dressed e and wore a pair of new i. i patent leather shoes I Miss lIs Mattie Mattle Yen Ventress tress stated yesterday yester S day lay that Murdock regi registered at the time S. S Salt Lake House June 25 and amI that at that time he appeared to have ha Just arrived In town He lie was as accompanied led b by a young oung man who pave gave ne his name as Rolland Toner roner of or Indianapolis Indianalo I lis who ho Is now thought to be in P Poca- Poca ca tello tollo Appeared 0 Despondent nt Wednesday cla evening Miss Ventress Ventress'S S 'S went to Jils room to see sec If Jr his bed was made and the room in order When hen S j t- t she entered Murdock l was lying on the I S 1 bed 1101 and said that he was not feeling S well Since coming coining to the house he had appeared to be despondent on account account ac ac- ac- ac S count of not nol being able to secure em em- I 5 plo ment J. J E E. Jacl Jackson son a roomS roommate roommate room room- mate of Murdocks Murdock's stated staled that he ho S went Into his room soon after aCter 9 o'clock- o'clock S d arid and that at that time Murdock was not in fri the room Henry cr who vho owns a n small J IS shoe shop a few rew rods from the wh whore re Murdock l was found round saw him sitting sitting- on the fence ence a few rods from his shop on Second South street treet about 10 As he hc was well dressed no particular lar was paid to the matter and a few fow minutes later Mr S Whitaker retired Mr VIII Williams lams who lives lI at 31 S West Vest Second South street streel heard the thc shot fired b by Murdock about midnight but supposed JL Jt was as fired by somo some early eary of or the approaching I Fourth of or July On looking out of oC his winlOW win win- dow lOW yesterday morning he observed Murdock sitting siltIng against tho the billboard but lut ut thinking It 11 was nothing more mom than tile the case of a drunken man sobering up Uris he hO made matle no Investigation Family Well eli to Do Jo o. o Under orders of the tho coroner the trunk of oC Murdock was opened and his effects examined Several letters Idlers were vere found showing that his family In KanS Kansas Kan Kan- S sas s was well to and that he had hall a n. sister In college e who had hal written him himS him S recently Three photographs were found one of a n man apparently his hisS S father and tho the other two were o of oC women A note nole was found showing showing- that he was tas as a member of the tho Modern Woodmen and carried 2000 Insurance I In lit that order or In ono one letter leller from hi hh his hisS S mother J she sho ho stated that she was sas Inc o-i- o ing hug 5 5 with which he ho might purchase S almair a of oC shoes A 4 telegram tele ram was received from Crom VII Wll Ham Murdock of Clifton Kan yuster yester- S lay day by ty S S. D. D Evans directing that th the tho Remains be he shipped home |