Show A HORRIBLE TRA JOHN rusts A C coir sol dier DIEB COMMITS SUICIDE BY SHOOTING at a quarter past ono one gelock gock o clock elock this thia afternoon a man entered cartera gun and ammunition stoie a short distance belo beio below w the old salt lake house on east fast temple street he stated that he wished to purchase a stated that he wished to purchase a pistol after selecting a 41 calibre colts revolver he stated that be he wished to lad rad it ad it the proprietor informed amed him that it was wag contrary tobe the rule of the establishment to alow low any one to load a firearm ff rearm on tha premises promises mr carter then loaded it t himself and handed banded the weapon to 0 o the stranger no sooner did he receive it than he placed tho the muzzle against his bis head with the evident intention of kimg himself mr carter observing in the movement movements shouted hold on hold bold on hold on with great rapId rapidity Itys at the same time reaching over the counter in aa an attempt to seizu the misguided man mans mansard s arm tha stranger took one step back bach ward the fatal shot was fired the weapon fell from the grasp of the suicide eu icide and in a moment be lie lay prostrated upon his back bach on the floor in the throes threes of death and weltering in his blood presenting ni a most moat horrible spectacle the do da ceased survived about twenty nive five minutes in a state of unconscious ness after he shot himE himself elf eif the bullet entered immediately above the right ear and passing through the head ia in a slightly upward and forward dl reat lon ion came out at the upper part of the left side of the forehead the decea deceased tod ted was of medium height and build and rather dark compia compla complexion xion his age was probably thirty five nive his name namo la Is john buet bust ho was at ono timo sergeant major in tho the fourth united states infantry before coming to utah he was waa a clerk at headquarters head quarters at omaha on coming to fort douglas ho he occupied the position of private ia in company K of tho tha sixth infantry bein being g 1 ia feeble feebie health he did duty as ca clerk ak until a few days ago when hoaas ho was discharged for dia div livability disability ability it appears ho he i had spent all hla hia money and sester yester yesterday day pawned hia overcoat for 10 after en an ineffectual qi attempt to obtain soma aoma money on his discharge papers it is in more than likely that the fearful act vet of taking hia his life was super induced by bry despondency caused by the of say auy prospect of making a living his long connection with the army combined with feebie feeble health luca iuca paci tating him for ordinary labor we are informed that deceased had hird a wife and nail probably some children living at fort sidney an anin in i has been arranged for to beheld held hold at the office of the city sexton |