| Show SUICIDE AT PROVO on tuesday dec 24 a most lamentable men table occurrence took place at provo about 5 pm wm rura r aged about ly 19 years and a sun son of ex sheriff J W turner committed suicide by shooting himself in the breast the young man hati hai been down tow nand naud had been at a sal saloon oon shortly before his return horn he met his uncle and bade him goodbye being asked what he be meant he said aid he would never hear bear after christmas then he went home he passed his mothers room aud and went upstairs where a moment later a shot was heard his brother followed aud and found him lying in in the agonies of death he lived but eight minutes an inquest was held the verdict being that his death was caused by a pistol shot inflicted by hi his 0 own v 11 hand while he was under tle the influence of liquor rhe fhe blow falls with terrible weight upon the bereaved family who have the sympathy of the cot community mr turner was not in town at the tinie time of the shooting bu but t arri arrived I 1 ved shortly after and was completely overcome ly by the sad intelligence mrs turner has been confined to her adom room to for r some time w with I 1 th a serious ill ness and the shock has had a very severe bevere effect upon her abw deceased was of a jovial jolial disposition an ani I 1 no one had bad suspected that he would commit such a rash act |
