Salt Lake Tribune | 1910-11-28 | Page 8 | Suicide at Mayfield John Cambell, Victim

SUICIDE AT MAVFIELU: ,H)HN CAMBELL. VICTIM Special lo The Tribune. MATFIELD. Nov. 27. At an early hour Ihla morning young John Campbell of this cltv thought that the hunting might be good after the slorm. so decided de-cided to go to his neighbor. John Jensen Scow, and gel. his gun. On arriving at tho home all was quiet, and so ho knocked at tho door and. as there was no response, be quietly 01 toned It. and to his astonishment found Mr. Scow sitting sit-ting in his bed cold In death wiih his head leaning on his shoulder. The young mutt immediately notified others, and a party of men went to tho house, and lo their surprise found a bullet- wound near his heart and an empty single-barreled, 12-gauge shotgun lying near tho bed. Mr. Scow has not been in the beat of health for some time, and Saturday evening Mo dinner at the home of Arthur Ar-thur Anderson, where ho mndc I he. remark re-mark that bo would be belter dead than alive. He then went home and had not "been scon since. Mr. Scow was horn in Ephralm forty-five forty-five yeara ago. and while a young man moved to Mayflcld. which has since been bis home. He was considered ono of the respectable men of the' community. ITe engaged In cattle raising, but recently sold his interests, and with no work to do It is thought he liccame despondent, and nol bolng in the best of health must lia.ve led him to commit tho act. lie never married, but lived alone and apparently ap-parently soomed happy. He leaves one sislcr, Mrs, Parley Chrlstianson, also of this city, whero Ills remains were taken and proparcd for burial. Tito arrange- made" th runtiral liai, ""' '