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Show DIES IS THE RESULT OP A BULLET 111 I Edward Braithwaite Kills ; Self Either Accidentally or 1 ! With Suicidal Intent. j I . J ! Edward Braithwaite, 33 years of ago,1 j formerly associaied with his two brotb- err iu the conduct of a store at Macti, i died iast night at the emergency hus-pitnl hus-pitnl from a bullet wound. The wuvid j was self-inflicted, either accidentally or with suicidal intent. ' j When Mr. Braithwaite reached his ; home at 276 East Second South street yesterday afternoon he greeted his wife ; and two children with a smile. He j went to the bathroom and a moment I later a shot was heard. Mrs. Braith-i Braith-i waite ran to tho bathroom and found her husband lying on the floor with a ; bullet wound in his head. A pistol was on the floor Desidc him. The police ambulance was called and Braithwaite taken to tbe emergency hospital. He died soon after reaching the hospital. Mr. Braithwaite 's mother, a pioneer of Manti, died ten days ago. Since that time Mr. Braithwaite had been very despondent. He was known to have been worrying a great deal over business. busi-ness. Recently he had been in business in Manti, but since last July had been in the employ of an insurance company ! in Salt Lake.. Though he had been ! depressed lately, he was apparently in better spirits than usual yesterday. : I The body is at the undertaking es- I tablishment of O'Donncll & Co. pending1 funeral arrangements. j |