Show siLT SAt T LAKER KILLS I HIMSELF TO DODGE D SORROW rank Prank E. E Dave Davey formerly of this cit city shot and killed himself yesterday in Oakland Cal Cat while the tho brooding over o fatal illness of his bis wife ife and other troubles which had bad been on his bis mind He was 30 years years years' old and was formerly employed in the tho general passenger er department department de de- de- de of the Oregon Oreon Short Line in inthis inthis inthis this cit city His wife formerly Miss CarTic Carri Carrie Car Car- ri Tic rie Davis is whom he married hero in IDOl 1901 and for whom ho gave up un his po position position i- i tion with the tho Short Line and went to California for he her health is lying at nt the point joint of death in th the Fabiola ho hospital pital Oakland and it is is said id that this illness I and the tho fact that Davey recently met with financial troubles are the reasons for the suicide The deed was committed at the corner cor cor- cor- cor ncr ner of Oakland avenue e and Greenback street and acc according din to the report Dave Davey wandered about the thc streets an anover and andover o cr over the tho Piedmont hills for two hours alone with th his sorrows and suicidal thoughts before he fired firer the fatal shot His death leaves his wife and infant nt child without means mean of support Davey had been employed as a n. clerk clerkin I in the general storekeepers storekeeper's s office of the Southern Pacific Railroad company I But recently he be h l been out of work ork au and aud bi his hie expenses wore were larger b because can causo e of his wife's being confined confiner at the tho hospital suffering from rom heart trouble Financial a assistance had been offered him by his bis father a a. prominent banker of Springs Sprin Ark Ark but he was too proud to accept it The Ilie young oun wife has not yet et been informed informed in in- formed of the tragedy for fear that it would be bc too m much ch for her in the weakened weak weak- cued ened condition which bich she is now in Mr Davey came caine to S Salt lt Lako City about t ten n y years ars ago 30 an and worked himself up lip from stenographer in tho the office of Daniel S. S Spencer to a very important important- position in the passenger department of th the Short Line |