| Show SUICIDE BY HANGING IS IT BECOMING EPIDEMIC PLEASANT GROVE utah aug 1886 editor deseret news pleasant grove the scene of action this morning the news soon circulated that a suicide had occurred in this giet quiet city your correspondent soon 1 earned the facts which are as follows christian larsen a native of denmark aged about 65 was discovered this morning banging 1 with a r ropa ola around ins his neck in the stable bitable ne near ar his residence it was remarked kahat his blind son thomas arrived first on the spot just in time to see his father die thomas was in the habit of wall walking about with the aid of a cane as he could coul lust just see daylight enough to together ether with his other senses to guide efm him and no doubt the remark was characterized with some degree of truth the cause the family it appears appear did not get along very agreeably a division of the property was taking place and the wife was seeking a divorce it is a very avery great sip surprise prise to the old mans friends that he should do such a rash act but it is thought his bis domestic troubles caused dementia dementra fa of the brain an inquest is to be held today to day over the deceased WOODBURY |
