Salt Lake Tribune | 1909-09-05 | Page 32 | Disheartened Man Attempts Suicide

S8M Blood-Clotted Body Is Found in Red by Friend Saturday Satur-day Morning. CUTS LIniRS AM) THROAT WITH DULL POCKET KNIFE Repulses of Woman Whom Ho Loved Said to Have Caused Dospondency. T .1? .1 . i mining ovor tiio rejection of the : woman who scornod his protestations of lovo, Louis Hirsch, -12 years of age, slashed with a dull pocket knife both wrists, his right leg and finally his throat in nn unsuccessful attempt to end his lifo Friday night at 11 o'clock, in room 32 at 214 West First South street. His blood-clollod body, wrapped in sheets and bed clothing covered with blood stains, was found by a ens-ual ens-ual acquaintance, M. O. Wallace, of Nonvalk, Wis., Saturday morning at 7:30 o'clock, who immediately notiliod the police. Ilirsch was taken to the Emergency hospital, whoro his injurios wero attended by Drs. S'. G. Paul and P. B. Stcelo. who. after ordering him romoved to St. Mark's hospital, slated that his recovery was doubtful. According to Mr. Wallace, who me; Hirsch while both were en route to the oast from Portland, Hirsch had been suffering Mrith a spoil of melancholy sinco leaving the coast. Speaking of the man's me"ntal condition; Mr. Wal-laco Wal-laco said: "While on the train ho seemed to brood n great, deal and insisted upon telling mo about his past life. It ssems Hint ho was marriod twice, the first wifo and all of tho children dving. Tho second marriage turned our. 'quite as bad, inasmuch as the second wifo secured se-cured a divorce and the custody of the daughter, of whom Mr. Hirsch was very loud. While we wero on the train coming from Portland he took a trroat f.'llli'v in mi' l,;il ...1... t .H i i . ' ',lJ scwinuii 10 re mind him oi thoso ho had lost. liovod Woman. "Ho told mc that ho had met another an-other woman in Cincinnati a few months ago and that, tho acquaintance had grudua ly ripened into love on the part ol both For some unaccountable reason to Hirsch, tho woman had thrown urn over at the last moment, and ho had taken a trip for the pur-ppso pur-ppso of forgetting his troubles. 1 don't think he was responsible all of the time for he seemed to have an idea that Ins railroad ticket was not good. We arrived in Salt Lake City ihursday night and after walking around Friday morning, ho secured a room at 314 South First West street. 1 nad been looking over tho citv Friday Fri-day night with Mr. Hirsch and "promised "prom-ised to call at his room and awaken lum Saturdaj- morning." According to Mr. Wallace, Hirsch has brothers living in Cincinnati, ' who aio engaged in the cigar and tobacco business. Fbr a number of years Hirsch was a judge in Cincinnati.' it is stud, and is a person of note in that c ty. Chief Barlow of the police department de-partment received a telegram asking that no expense bo spared in carina tor HirEch. but giving no information regarding the connections or stnnding of tho'man in Cincinnati.