| Show I PIT pITT DESPONDENT USES A REVOLVER Brother of Chief of Police t Kills Kis Himself in Camp Near Goldfield LONG OUT OF EMPLOYMENT I Jim Took T o k Friends Friend's F Gun GUll to nd End Life Will Life Will Be Brought Here Republican Special Service GoI Aug 27 Follow lolow Follow Following in ing a I lit 1 of or despondency over o cr financial affairs James Pitt PJ a former n- n resident of Utah took iiI his life Ifo it at t tho the Merchants Merchants' hotel Columbia I this his morning b by shooting himself through h the tho right temple temple Tho wea- wea on I on u d was wa a 38 calibre automatic an tnt ind death was i-as That contemplated de self there Is no doubt doull lie le spent at nt the time home borne of hits hl 11 nephew lephew Thornley who ro- ro 10 ides In Go Pitt appeared Cr I early arly in the morning morning n a shadow of or his Ils carl former ormer self and ad on being questioned qu tonet I admitted that ho hu was and had 1181 not J wa Ho cIa id slept opt lot for four nights night Io h Ic e ha IJ d about bout tho hili IU VI Ji lio J r J 1 lf 11 n er to l' l Mt Fc t had b been eti e en n uc t l und and ia l worl worked cd only si six t e weeks ks during months the 10 summer Luck has ha gone Sono back bach on m aid taid he ic and I am no longer any sou souto goud els cite The Cite sooner to o myself or anyone anone cl I am nm out of or tIme the the way a the tho tho hotter better Finds ol Hc He cr I Shortly at atter ter Pitt litt Pil left lef the house Mrs Short had occasion to go so to lo toa loa toa a drawer Ie where Mr Ir Heywood kept his revolver She he was terror stricken to find no revolver and immediately ran out of the thc house and in tho tIme direction diec- diec then tion lon Pitt Pit had taken she hc he called caned but hut received no answer answel Mr AIr came from the mine and when told of ot at 11 1130 30 o'clock nn what had occurred started in search of Pitt PUt Time The sheriff an and his deputies were notified and searched tho the town until 3 al Mr 11 Heywood did dil not nol give Ive up until 4 I o'clock In the mornIng morning morn morn- ing at which time lime Pitt PIU had not entered entert en en- tet-ed tet his hla room at the time Merchants Merchants' Merchant hotel hotel this tills About past half C G o'clock morning Heywood called cled only to find Pitt had not returned Shortly before be he- fore Core Pit 11 o'clock he cled called abail again L. 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W Dilman manager of tho hotel hotel hotel ho ho- I tel L went vent to the room loom found fount Pitt PUt In Inand Inand inand InI and in answer to an inquiry told him that Hey Heywood wood was asking for him bun ocd y Was as foo Too Late Dittman returned to the time phone after Ditman finding Pitt PIt was in his room andon and andon ant on request from front Hey Heywood wood promised t f to r- r KO rn hinl back hk and Lct the tho revolver Dittman r a-r returned to to attend to the time and wants of two or 01 three patrons started for Pitts Pitt's room probably within starel five minutes from the time ho he had spoken with wih Mr Ir But Dut it was too late I As he ho r reached chec the head o of tho stairs lie he was met mot by a 0 maid rushing towards to- to to towards wards him and Informed him that she had Just lust heard hearda heard n a shot In Pitts Pitt's Pits Pit's room Dittman Ditman broke e in Pitts Pitt's Pits Pit's door and found time the unfortunate man lying aero across tho the bed d head dead d the revolver In his hand No one ono connected with wih tho time hotel hant saw Pitt Pit enter the house or his hits room ll it I is It surmised c that hu Ito passed parsed the night roaming about the lulls hills nervIn nerving nerv nerv- In ing irig himself to the tho desperate deed ded and when told toM that l Heywood was Inquiring for him Ilium knew that he must flutist let act quickly If at all 31 lct The Tho body bO y will wi i be taken to Salt Sai Lake Lako City for tOI burial and will wl reach there Saturday noon accompanied by uy Mrs AIrs Thorley Thornley Heywood 11 BY NEWS S. E Family at Britain City Told old of Tragic Traffic fc Death In iii Nevada The Time news of or James T. T Pitts Pitt's Pits Pit's death Torn Tom Pill Pitt chief reached his brother Torl Pil of or police yesterday morning in a telegram from Thornley Heywood a nephew of or the tho deceased and son of B. B B. B Hey Hey HeywOod ol of or this el city It I stated I that the body would bo be sent to Salt Sal reaching hero here Lako Friday morning Sunday Sunda Mrs James T. T Pit Pitt was reached at nt Brigham City by wire and was wa prostrated prostrated pros pros- pros by the news news At City Edwin aged ar are arc also tho three eons gns ID his James T. T jr j aged 11 1 and amI Norris aged 7 Mr Ir Pitts Pitt's Pits mother Mrs Tom D. D Pitt Pitt Is now hOW at her summer home Tit la 0 J A r i n 1 out OKI 11 ami nt at T Logan Logn She nc is 15 1 SLi oV u y years ears U ic death the news of or her tons sons tragic tr will doubtless prove a n. great rc t shock wi The deceased was a member of tho the Elks s and Masonic Mu olle orders and the tile fu funeral fu- fu u- u gl will vH be bo held In this tiui city under r their auspices James T. T Pitt Pit Is the time son KOI of or Mrs Mrs Tom D. D PHI PIt and a brother of or Tom Pitt chief of police Mrs hs B B. B. B l H Heywood Heywood Hey Hey- wood and Mrs Edwin Taggart all al ol of this tilts city Ho lie was born horn In Salt Sal Ll Lake e ety After Afler graduating from Crom 41 years ago 4 the Salt Sait Lake nc academy emy Started in time the wool and amid sheep business In n lS h hu was married to Mrs Frances wat at Grand IsI Island Nob Neb Returning to te home til ut Utah time the two made mado their thel Uth Brigham CI City where the limo family home homo still is f sti In 1903 Mr Pitt formed a 0 partnership partner partner- I ship with lh J. J T. T Rich the Iho two invest invest- investing tIng t- t and lan lanIn land landIn landin Ing heavily In sheep range luge In northern Utah Ulah amid und Id Wyoming andIn andin and umi with met Business reverses i were wih in 1 1905 O tIme tho business s failed moro more thur than tho being Involved Mr Mi- Pitt tt 1 l el Sever Sc then lieu took up mining at Manhattan ant and ri and nu later at l Time The h shutting down of th thc Goldt Western property property-ami other o. ro- ro Great c left Ion him without work worl tl the Ut mining claims mIning mIning- claims of or liEs his own al aie alC alClo lo I tI 4 S 'S |
