Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-06-12 | Page 17 | Dies for Grief

DIES FOR GRIEF. Loss of Wife Leads Aged Inventor to Suicide. NEW YORK. June 13. John Staub, agod G?, inventor of eovernl of the appliances of tho Hoe printing press, committed suicide early today by shooting himself in tha head at the homo of his ststor-ln-law, Mrs. Bcnzlngor, No. CS2 East Sovonty-nlth Sovonty-nlth street. His act wae the result of deep grief for his wife, who died several weeks ago The loss proved on tho old man's mind to Buch an extent that ho lost all Interest In his w r rk. Ho was an expert machinist and had been connected with the Hoo printing press shops In Grand street for thlrtv-tlve ;cr.j Ho shot hlmeelf In tho temple with a re. volver, and was dead when found in his room.