Show I 1 A determined dulcid caden CODEN CO oaid DEN rn mry crry march 3 ap 1879 Td editors ilOra deseret news A A week ago yest yesterday erda erds ya J S mearns known aa as loc doc Me mearns arns aras rho tha bo kept a provision store on fifth street took a dose close of laudan A IM with the intention of ending MS earthly existence but the meddling physicians against the wishes of doe doc to the contrary interfered and prevented the drug from proving fatal in inita itt 0 operations p erat fons ions he ile was closely watched and ib it was thought he had given up the intention of seif self de dc st ruction yesterday morning lie he went to the TJ C depoi depot and just as a train started for your city he threw himself on the rails in front of the en atoe 9 uell vell rie rit the latter was stopped and doe doc was again rescued mr cole had a long talk with him they took a drink together and it was again thought that mearns had become reconciled to the waywardness of the wicked world and had concluded to live in it the remainder of his natural life but about three yesterday aften after afternoon neon he left hi his hib home secretly and this time ume forever he went to the weber B R P bridge where he took oft off his hut hat coat and shoes jumped into the river floated down stream to robbins Bobbins Dam where be sank into a deep hartery grave several boys who baw taw aw him commit ihei the rash act gave the alarm but all attempts to recover the body budy have up to this writing proved fruitless A number of causes auses have been assigned for his beit belt destruction among which is domestic infelicity In felicit Y it is also stated that while in montana i h he e committed a nameless crime for which he was given a few hours to leave that country he lett left and came to ogden recently Becent recent Jy he has feared that J justice ustice was abou about t to overtake him aud and thus he would suffer condign punishment this preyed so much upon bib bis mind that he determined to td put an end to his life he did it kalamazoo michigan march 21 1879 f editors deseret deser el news I 1 left ogden city on the of november 1875 1879 in company with twelve missionaries the majority of them for thel the united states and had a pleasant trip to omaha elders 0 S blee slee lee ree and R 13 miles mile came us to this state arriving here on the elder miles left for ohio on the catli hla hia field of labor visiting his relatives and bearing testimony to the gospel td 16 all he had an opportunity so to do was received very kindly by his relatives ein Fin finding cling eting no opening for preaching pre achins there he returned here on the loth of february elder lee is traveling ili ip this county I 1 have been t traveling raveling in different parts of this state visiting my relatives and tri fri friends ends doing all I 1 could in fireside preaching returning here on the of february met with elders eiders lee and miles and we are laboring together in the ministry have held hold nine public meetings inthis parl pare of the vineyard u up to d date a te doe doc E le lee e brother of charles lee 81 yearn yearl old died osithe on the of november 1878 he was wag a member of the church in our out labors we feel that we have allayed some come prejudice and disabused abused dis the minds of those whom we have scattered the seed feed of the kos gos gospel p ea among them in hopes that it may ma y bring some unto eternal life but the people seem to be asleep and at ease infidelity seems to take the lead still we feel to rely tely on the arm arni of jehovah for strength wisdom power faith falth and knowledge to assist and arid direct diree t us in our oui future labors desiring to be humble and faithful to our calling and fill our missions honorably unto the llord lord and our brethren and coworkers workers co bo with them in the kingdom of god on the earth C durn duin |