Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-11-10 | Page 14 | Kills Himself after Quarrel

KILLS HIMSELF AFTER QUARREL I L. E. Manning Dies With: Pistol Brought Home as War Trophy. Leaving letters to members of his family fam-ily and to his fiancee, Lawrence Eugene Manning, 21 years of age, committed, suicide sui-cide at 1:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon by shooting himself through the heart with a German, Luger automatic pistol Which he had taken from a German officer offi-cer on the battlefield In France while serving with a contingent of Canadian troops. Alter quarreling with his fiancee. Miss Bertha Spierce of Tooele, yesterday, Manning Man-ning became despondent, according to the report of the family to the police, and threatened to kill himself several limes during the day. When he was left alone In the house with his 11-ycar-old brother broth-er Walter, he took the pistol and flourishing flour-ishing It at the boy ordered Mm to leave the room. The boy left and shortly afterword heard the sound of a muffUc shot. Returning to the room, he found his brother lying on the floor, where he had fallen from his chair. C, A. Carlqulst, 33S West Seventh Soutn street, who had been called by Walter Manning, found the former soldier dead, with a bullet wound directly through his heart. The bullet passed through the body and struck a brace In the back of 'the chair before falling to the carpet Lawrence Manning was the son of Mr and Mrs. Joseph C. Manning. 375 est Seventh South street. He had bean engaged en-gaged in retailing potatoes by driving through the streets with a truck load . lie served overseas with a Canadian regiment, to which he was transferred from the American army following MS enlistment after the deHarntlon of war. The body was taken to the liber Vt . Hall undertaking establishment. Manning Is survived by his parents, a brother and