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Show !HE WAMTE010 DIE j Joseph Dense tt Slashes His j Throat in Salt Lake. j j IS? Had the Idea That Soma Oae was After ! His Honey cvl H.3 Wanted to Get Out of I the Way. Special to Tut; Moaxi.vc, Dt spatch. Salt Lake, August 12. On Tuesday Tues-day last a man about 40 years old and of gentlemanly appearance arrived in this city and registered at the Railroad Exchange ho. el near tiie Union Paciiic depot, as Joseph IJeiisett, of Leadville, Colo. Mr, Whit ieuioiv. the proprietor of the hoiie, paid no especial attention io his guest until toe following day, when he noticed that iicusett w as acting ac-ting somewhat strangely. Upon enter ing into conversation with him tin-Li tin-Li ranger stilted that he was su tiering irom ueiira gia, and his appearance tu-iieaied tu-iieaied tiiat such was the case. Not many hours afterwards Mr. Whitie-more Whitie-more became convinced thai his gucs: ,vas i.ot in nis right MiiiJ. JJeimet l would be seated tpiilely in the oilice and then suddenly he w oukl soring to lus iect, rush oer to the landlord and u.-k v. ho that man was who wanted to Mil him. lie w otiid then quiet down aga :n and soon become rational. Mr. Whiitemoro observed the man's habits, ioU.idthathedidui.it dr. nk and that except when the haiuc nation was ujionuim he w as pertec; ly quiet and in-.delisivc, in-.delisivc, and so decided to let him slay at the hotel. Last night Pensett hec, mie w ilder than ever, lie W ent to the clerk ot tne house and obtaineo his money, and then going out into the oiiice commenced throwing his coin at ins imaginary puisuers, crying Take it", take it."' After a a ii'.io he quieted down and went across ihe street to Mr. Whittemore's new Union Pacilic hotel and told the clerk, i'luiik liciiick, that ii.' wanted a room, ile was ac.coiiiiiiod.ueil, and retired early, but in a couple of hours he came Ic.aing now n stiiirs and insisted that "that man" was again after him. The clerk, fearing that if Reuse tt went back lo his. room ne might disturb tne other quests, made uj.a bed foi him in a small room adjoining the oiiice, and Reliseit went to bed there, lie did not go to sleep, however, but commenced a loud conversation with the imaginary man, and linaliy, the clerk stepped m and tolu hiin Inat unless he remained quiet he wotiid send an otlicer for him. Tnis nad the desired ellect and Uensett said: "I will iay down and go to sleep," and the clerk heard nothing more from him. At about 0 o'clock this tiiorniir lien ick stepped into Ihe bed room to see how the man was getting along, when a horrible hor-rible sight met ins gaze. S.ietehed prone upon the lloor, Ins eyes open and wl.tssy, with a liigLtiul, ragged uoiind m the ihivut, iay Rensett. His distorted features fea-tures were covered with blood, and a stream which poured from the Wound m bis th.oaf hud f jfmetl a dark pool on the lloor. Tne clci K, almost tainted at the sight, at once went across the street for Mr. Whittomore, viiij appeared on tne scene ami asKeu im wouid-he suicide what he had bee., do ng. Tried to kill myself," gasped llen-setii. llen-setii. 'M'o you feel any pain?" asked Mr. Wil.ttemuie. "No," whispered the man. .'(Why didn't you carry out your .. "hi mi mil ii, ,n limine wasn't sharp ene I would have " ell mo your Here the unfortunate man's strength failed mm, and the conversation ended. Mr. Widitemore at once telephoned to the police, and Sergeant Donovan came iio n and took Rr nsett to .it. Mary's hospital. It is impossible at this time to state just how serious Rensett's injuries in-juries are, out the hospital surgeons, afttra superficial examination; stated that he might recover. It is learned thai although Rensett came here I roin Leadville, his home is in Napoleon, j Henry county, Nebraska, where he has a family-. Ile is. said to be very wealthy, having a large herd of sheep in Nebraska Ne-braska and some paying mines in Colorado. |