Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-02-12 | Page 13 | S. L. Man Dies after Drinking Half-Gallon of Liquid in Room

S SL L. L MAN DIES AFTER DRINKING HALF GALLON GALLON OF LIQUID IN ROM Death at 11 a. a m m. m Wednesday Wednesday- ended hours of agony for a Salt Salt Lake painter who wIio had consumed a half-gallon half of a liquid said by police to be either varnish arnish remover or antifreeze radiator solution The victim was Clarence L. L Dehn about 40 who reportedly w wAit nt berserk berserk berserk ber ber- berI I in his room at the hotel Fourth South and State streets shortly after swallowing the liquid Tuesday afternoon Treatment was at police emergency hospital Because his actions caused officers officers oW- oW cers to believe Mr Dehn was under the influence of int intoxicants he was booked Tuesday at p. p m. m on a drunkenness charge Detectives said the victim had hadnot hadnot hadnot not attempted to take his own life I Registered at the hotel since August August August Au Au- I gust 7 1940 Dehn came here from I California and had been employed 1 by several l local cal firms as a a p painter paint paint- int-I int er carpenter and rug layer police police police po po- po- po lice said Survivors include a sister believed believed be believed be- be to be Mrs D D. D R. R Smith of Columbus Ohio