Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-02-10 | Page 8 | Fearing Death by Hereditary Heart Trouble, Soldiers Commits Suicide

FEARING DEATH BY HEREDITARY HEART TROUBLE SOLDIER COMMITS SUICIDE Lawrence B. B Barton of First Utah Battery Found Dead by Brother in the Armory Despondent b by reason of or a per per- fear that he hc w was s a victim of or i hereditary hereditary- heart trouble althou although h a I reputable physician told him yesterday yesterday yesterday yester yester- day that lie was in ill perfect health Lawrence JL B. B Barton aged 34 years cars quartermaster sergeant of the First Utah battery hattery committed suicide Inthe in fn inthe the street armory at 9 in o'clock this morning by shooting himself him hini self Holt through the bod body with his bis army automatic pistol The dead body was found round shortly after the shooting by br rum Hyrum Barton brother of or the suicide who has his headquarters at the armor armory Sergeant Barton Darton had made careful make with him him- arran arrangements to awa away elf judging b by tho the appearance of or his hits effects lIe He selected the ilie storeroom for his bis purpose Upon the floor he had bad placed two cushions Reclining upon these he lie placed the Ule muzzle of or the pistol beneath be be- Death neath hia his sweater and fired the Ule shot which caused almost instant death Dy By reason of ot the tho fact that his father died of or heart trouble Sergeant cant Barton Darton had d been oppressed by the belief helier that be he was wac afflicted with the same trou trou- ble While Whilo riding an unbroken l horse last spring tho the sergeant suffered a a. rupture rupture rup nip ture and this accident prevented his going with the battery batter to tho the border The sergeant was depressed because of or this trouble But when ho lie went to a physician yesterday he lie Is said to have havo been Informed that bo ho was in excellent physical condition Even the rupture had healed Despite this assurance the tho brother says the tile sergeant remained remained re re- ro- ro melancholy