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Show FORMER SALT LAKER ATTEMPTS SUICIDE (Special to The Telegram). OGDEN, Aug. 10. Halme Hodman a former resident Of Salt Lake, was arrested this morning on the charge of being drunk. From a letter found in the man's pocket it is evident evi-dent that he contemplated suicide. The letter was addressed to Mrs. Anna Peterson, who. it Is claimed, is the divorced wife of Hedman. Tbe letter called Mrs. Peterson "dear former wife," and informed her that when she recelred the letter the writer would be dead. Tbe letter asked that Mrs. Peterson kill "the child" for Its dead unhappy father. The child ia believed to be one born to Hedman and Mrs. Peterson while they were man and wife. The man came to Ogden several days ago and has been drinking hearily. |