| Show A docton slowly lifes brimson fluid ebbed away sad accidents in lehi another lamp of life was extinguish ed last night another soul pent unbidden into the prea enea of its creator its getting to ba a cold day when balt lake have a and if this thing leaps up coroner harm will die a millionaire the latest act of hari kari at this writing 10 p m was committed at 8 last night by dr hiram H Eld athia home north third west there waa no bungling in the job either it was a perfect success dr eldridge Eldrid ga haa deen ill with oid fever for some time and it i believed that big awful act was tho result of derangement of mind caused by the disease dise aee he got out of bed last niehl and retired to the water closet in ane rear of tle hauae the man of all work had occasion to visit the place and found the door fastened on the inside he waited perhaps twenty minutes and then made another effra t finding the door still locked he attempted to raia the hook inside with a penknife but the blade was too short he produce d a and lifting the hook open ed the door on the beat was dr eldridge leaning over in the corner gasping feebly in hia death agony assistance si stance ivaa speedily summoned and the dying man carried into the houlb and placed on a cot dr bower was summoned and camo just in time to see him die tho hapless man had severed aba main artery m the left arm and had bled to death in fact the artery had ceased to flow when tho doctor was dis discovered the coroner was notified and will hold an inquest at 2 p m today dr eldredge waa about 40 years of age and has lived here about three years two years ago he married a djung ecman who made herself a local reputation by riding a bicycle man foshion and bleaching Dle aching her hair he lavished everything upon her and tried iu every way possible to make lifa pleasant for her but hi efforts were vain and baat summer she left him and went to chicago whether this had anything to do with the suicide cannot be learned as the only tongue that could vouch safe any information is hushed forever in the eternal sleep whether or not the woman is still in chicago ia unknown and she will in all probability receive no tidings of hor death other thai the report by associated press the funeral arrangements will be made today joseph william taylor will conduct the affair tribune |
