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Show SS END Former Wealthy Man Passes Away at Comity Infirmary From .Senility. MAIUtlKI) FIVF WOMEX: DIVORCED FOUR TIMES Separated From Fifth Wife at Time of Death: Leaves Property to Children. The troubled life of Chailcs Smith is at an end. Ripken in health and worso off In purse, tbc old man sought the county coun-ty Infirmary about two months ago and .Monday breathed his last. Senility Is given as the cause of his death. llcas !' years of age. Twenty years ago, when Mr. Smith eamo to Salt Lnkc from Denver, he was a comparatively wealthy man. W'o-men: W'o-men: however, were his hobby and lie could have. said wilh the pool: "My only books were women's looks And folly's all they've taught me." Soon after coining from Denver a divorced di-vorced wife appeared upon the scene and .Mr. Smith was forced to expend a largo sum for' attorney's .-ecs and alimony. This case was followed by other marriages mar-riages and oilier divorces, and by degrees de-grees Mr. Smith's fortune was dissipated. dissi-pated. The last pleco of property which I the old man owned was deeded to a son. whose whereabouts Is at present unknown. un-known. This propertv consists of a house and lot In Forest Dale. Al the time of Mr. Smith's death, il Is understood, a divorce .case was pending between him and his fifth wife, a woman 72 years of age. She resides In the Forest Dale home. I'pon coming to Salt Lake. Mr. Smith was employed by tho Zion Savings Bank and Trust company and remained in tho emplov of that company tor mnny years.. Later he drifted about, doing odd jobs ot bookkeeping until his health failed him. Mi. Smith is said to have two sons, either in Denvci or in Snn Francisco, and John M. AYhittakor or two Garfield avenue ave-nue Is verv anxious lo hear from them. Mr. VThlUakcr also is desirous of bearing bear-ing from th? Salt l.ako son. Mr. Smith's bodv was taken to the undertaking un-dertaking establishment of S. M. Taylor & Co. to be prepared for burial. The date of the funeral will be announced later. |