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Show Suicide. At 20 m'.LiUtes to G o'clock hist evening tlie reports of two pistol shots in quick succession proceeded from a room in the Pacific house. The door ot the apartment was forced, when it was discovered that a boarder at the bouse had aliot himself twice, both bullets entering the right sido of the head, back of and above the car. Ho was unconscious when tho door was opened, and lived only a few minutes min-utes thereafter. The man's name was William B. Smith. Ho was ahous 35 years of age, five feet four inches iu height, and it is thought wa3 a Bohemian. He came here a short time ago, and has been working for Charles Mahrt, butcher. He was addicted to drink, and at tho time of shooting himself was under the influence of liquor. He has told nines ho came to Salt Lake that ho killed a man in Nevada, with a knire, and exhibited the knife with which the deed was committed. He has frequently said that he hud trojble on bid mind, and would kill himself to cet rid of it. Ho also said that he loaned some man here $100 iu gold, and waa unable togetthej money again. He wanted the j money with which to return to Virginia Vir-ginia city, where ho left a wife and two children. Previous to shooting himself, Smith wrote a note to his employer, inform-itnj inform-itnj him of his intention of killing hmnclr". The note Was in German a.tid badly written, and was found in his room. Coroner Ta ! r and a jury consisting consist-ing of Mir.-. W. W. Woods, George Stringfo'low mid Charles A. Johnson, held an inquest on tho body last evening, and after investigating the a Hair, returned a verdict that deceased de-ceased "came to his death hy pistol shot wounds ii)fli.:ttid by his own hands." |