Show OLD GAMBLER LEAPS EAis TO DEATH FR FROM OM l WINDOW W ti j James W. W Halstead Tiring of Life T Takes kes Certain Means to End It The last stake In Jn an old time gambier's gam garno gamblers gambler's bIers bIer's life was played for yesterday by James William Halstead 82 rear of or East Second South street I ISomo Some Somo of or his bis friends say today that he won others other that he lost But nut hastead Halstead Halstead Hal Hal- stead played to lose Ills life lUe was the staKe Shortly after atter noon yesterday yesterday yester yester- day he Jumped from a window on the I seventh floor noor of or the Judge building and today all that remains of what was once one of the best known and squarest gamblers In the intermountain intermountain tain tam country Is a frail body In which seemingly every bone bono Is broken Tilling felling h his his- s. s wife a Salvation Army worker goodbye yesterday noon theold the theold theold old man walked downtown and Into the Judge building buDding He left his hat and cane near the tho window from which he lie leaped to his death Some time later his crumpled body was found on the cement roof root of at the OnE story one story or office of fice Tice In the alley In the rear of ot the Judge building Ill III health Is said to have been the cause of ot his action n. n Hi Hip widow was prostrated for tor a time but later participated participated par par- in the Sunday night street service of the Salvation Army praying as she said for the soul soil of ot her hus band A native of Michigan West in early days He was well known in the Black hills region of the Dakotas and from there went to Colo Colo- o rado I Twenty one years ago Halstead and his ma wile wife came me to Salt Salt Lake I He e tot fol tal- lowed lowel gaming hero bero as long as gambling gam gam- bling bUng was wide open in Salt Lake Ills His wife wire was active in charitable work orl for tor the Salvation Army He lie was one pf or ofFU the eral familiar sights in Salt Lake Funeral cral services will be held d in Sal Sal- V Uon Army hall at 23 o'clock clock to t morrow orrow afternoon |