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Show ... INTO TUB OKKAT UNKNOWN. That's Where IV. J. Crouch Jumped Yesterday Yes-terday Morning. W. J. Crouch, of 549 East Brighum street, oomraitted suicide yesterday morning by cutting his throat with a pocket knife. , The cause of the rash act is not definitely defin-itely known, although his folks believe his mind has been unbalanced for the past six weeks, becoming so on account of despondency. He had been drinking Crouch was a man of 3!) years anil killed himself at his mother's residence on Urlgham street. The suicide was committed at 5 o'clock, and Crouch died at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. Before Be-fore he died ho made a statement to the city marshal ami corner that whisky was the cause of him plunging the knife into his throat. The coroner decided not to hold an inquest, as it was a plain case of preditated self-destruction. The funeral took placo from Skewes & Sons' undertaking rooms ou Third South street, at 5 o'clock. The remains , were interred in Mount Olivet cemetery. ceme-tery. 1 Crouch before his lit of despondency came on, was a companionable man and was well known among his frionds as a "good follow." lie has lived in Salt . Lake for the past twenty-three twenty-three years, having come hero from fc. Woolwich, England, in which place he V, born.. He was connected wilh hnany amateur theatricals nud for a Bong tirao'was connected with tho Salt flake theater. Among tho dramatic crubs with which he was associated were the Taylor Dramatic association axid the John S. Lindsay company. |