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Show SUICIDE MAY HAVE BEEN UTAH YOUTH B. Hughes Shoots Himself in Los Angeles Park in Sight of Crowd. j Special to Tho Tribune. I-OS ANGELES. Cal.. Deo. 23. Press-inn Press-inn a revolver to his heart while scores nf mn ii mi women from downtown office bul Miners luirrled past him, B. Hughes, believed to have come here from Salt l-i ke City, committed suicide In Central square at noon today. The younsr man sought to hide his iden-titv, iden-titv, hut his real name was revealed when detectives found the impression of a letter let-ter lie had written to his mother on a pad of writing paper. When the shot ran? out, the pedestrians pedestri-ans stopped and saw Hughes crumple on the walk at the toot of the hip fountain In the center of the park. A police ofti-cer ofti-cer dashed to ' the spot and lifted the wounded youth in ids arms. Hughes died In the arms of the officer without say ins a word, and the crowd hurried on its way. The Imprint of a letter, written evidently evi-dently in Opden, T tali, some time aqvt, was found on a wrltlnc pad In Huches's room by detectives, and revealed the name of the suicide. The letter, us detected by the tracing, reads: Pear Mother T will drop you a few lines. Tills tinds me O. K.. and working work-ing away nut here. It Is below zero. 1 am writ hit; 'ins today, as the job will be done soon. Your son. R Hl'GHEP. Address General Deltverv, Salt Lke City. The voiinc man registered at the New P road way hotel as "I'laln Purdy." He destroyed de-stroyed all marks of Identification on the suit he was wearing before he ended his life. In his room the detectives found two suits. -one of which was bought In I" tan. |