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Show FAMILY DECLARES REPORT IS ABSURD Special to The Tribune. OGDEN, Sept. 25. Reports sent out by the Associated Press from Lps Angeles An-geles today that foul play may have caused the death of George F. Brown, the wealthy Ogden resident who was found dead in bed there last night, were branded by members of the family as aiiaurd and out of reason. They also denied that portion of the press report declaring that a vial of poison tablets were found in Mr. Brown 's room. These tablets, according to J. C. Brown, a son, were prescribed by Dr. Edward I. Rich, an Ogden physician, last July, and were used as a heart stimulant. Relatives in Ogden, including the widow, received a telegram last night from Ramon Brown, a son residing in ; Oakland, announcing the death of Mr. Brown in Los Angeles. While the relatives rela-tives have not received detailed information infor-mation concerning Mr. Brown's unexpected unex-pected death, press dispatches fropi Los Angeles indicate that he was found dead in a hotel. Mrs. Brown and Elliott Brown, a son, departed this morning for Oakland to ,oin Ramon Brown. They will go at once to Los Angeles, and expect to bring the body back to this city for interment. According to the son residing in this city, Mr. Brown had suffered for several sev-eral years from hardening of the arteries, ar-teries, and in this altitude especially was subject to attacks of heart failure or fainting spells. Wliile in the city last July, the son stated today, his father was treated by Dr. Rich, who prescribed the common remedy tablets composed of glycerin and strychnine for use 10 stimulating the heart actjon. It was a- vial of these tablets that were doubtless found in the room where Mr. Brown died, asserted the son. He also declared it absurd to link the name of his father, who was 68 years of age, j with that of a woman. Mr. and Mrs. Brown have made their home in Oakland since 1900, and they were on a trip to Long Beach two weeks ago when Mrs. Brown came to this city to look after business affairs. It was her intention to return to California in a few weeks. Besides the wadow there are surviving five sous, Elliott and John Brown, Ogden; Orla and Ramon Brown, Oakland, and George Browu, I Leavenworth, ICan.; also one brother, A. W. Brown,' and two sisters, Mrs. i Isella Tyree and Mrs. H. H. Spencer, all residing in Ogden. Born in Rumney. N. H.5 March 1, 1847. Mr. Brown came west as a young telegraph operator, and was employed by the LTnion Pacific railroad during its early history. He located in this city when the road was built only as far as Echo, and after the connection of the Union and Central Pacific was employed in the freight department. After several years as bageagemaster at the union station, Mr. Brown devoted de-voted all of his time to the management manage-ment of private business interests, principal prin-cipal among them being the Broom hotel property, which is regarded as the most valuable piece of realty in Ogden. Dur-; Dur-; ing recent years he had spent most of his time in California. Mr. Brown was a Mason and past master of Weber lodge Xo. 6. |