Salt Lake Tribune | 1900-05-20 | Page 4 | The Death of John Ward

THE DEATH OF JOHN WARD His Wife is Sure He Did Not Intend to Kill Himself Mrs John Ward whose husband died last Sunday morning states that she Is positive he did not take llvc the laudanum with suicidal Intent He had been In the habit of taking the drug to ease the terrible pain he constant suf SnS on account oC hil constanty which was bloodpoisoned l She recounts all rpcounts the hncients Inclents lenCllnff tO the up time h he took he tool drug a week ago last night to show that he had no thought of talc log his 01 life Ho lhoughl financial 01 domestic trobbie > only the 10 pain and trouble n occasioned by his diseased foot Mrs War 1 ls of the opinion thai fooL was temporarily Insane at the time I caused by hIs physicttl pain whIch hud been very great