Show GILBERT SQUIRES FOUND DEAD IN SALT lAKE HOTEL It was a n. real shock which was as registered hero Tuesday evening when word came over the wire from Salt Lake that Gilbert Squires one of our native boys beloved for his honesty integrity industry and had died at his own hands in a Salt Lake hotel some time Monday night He was accompanied b by his family on a a. visit to Salt Lake when hen the tragedy occurred For a a. number of years he has boon boen employed by J. J R. R Braithwaite as his farmer and only a short time ago asked for a temporary temporary temporary tem tem- layoff so that he might take his family to Salt Lake for a visit The report of his death as reported reported re- re ported in the Tribune follows Gilbert Squires 35 resident of Manti ManU was found dead in a room at the White v ite House hotel Tuesday afternoon by John Reeves clerk of the hotel Beside Deside him was found a small caliber rifle with which heis ho lie hoIs lieis Is believed to have taken talen his life lifo Ill III health Is thought to have havo been the motive Christina Squires the widow wido of the man told the Investigating officers officers of of- that her husband had left the Continued on Page 8 Gilbert Squires Continued fro from page pago one ouo I home of her father P. P Hansen 1725 Eighth East Street Sunday and that she had become anxious about him when he lie did not reappear rEappear reappear reap rEap- pear Monday 1 The Tho police then were asked to search for him About 10 o'clock Monday 1 evening a man who was later learned to bo he Squires registered at the Whitehouse White White- house hotel under tho the name of G G. G L. L Jones according to the hotel proprietor A A. A S. S Willetts He presented presented presented pre pre- a normal appearance a and carried several one of which was probably the tho gun No sound of a disturbing nature was heard that night or the next day clay although tho the janitor whose whoso room Is near the one occupied by Squires told the police that ho lie had heard a a. sharp sound which he took U w lIL to be be- bea a window being slammed I I Tuesday the chambermaid re reported reported reported re- re ported to the clerk that she was unable to get into tho tim room which was locked on the inside An in investigation in- in disclosed the tho dead body and the police were summoned Detectives Detectives De DO- Lester Wire Vire and II R. N N. N Brinton responded to the call and made investigations I The room was found in order Fruit candy cand and were on the tho table Two notes also were found I One Ono note read I 1 wish that what i Is In my name to be transferred to tomy my wife wire Christina for her use as I I Iho she ho wishes for herself Helen and Shirley V Helen 11 and Shirley I 2 are arc the two children which Shirle the dead man leaves The note was signed Gilbert Squires I IThe The Tho other note noto appeared to be un un- finished It said Dear Chris I Helen and Shirley please forgive l me me- me On tho outside of of both bothI I pieces of notepaper was written j i This is to my wife personally IDeath i Death was thought to have bEe been l instantaneous Examination the body was discovered showed shower if t that death had taken place a num ther t her ber of hours prior to 3 o'clock Tuesday Tues Tuesday day afternoon The bullet ente enter I cd the mouth emerged at the top of or the head and lodged in fn the ceil i ing lug Besides the widow and two Chi J chil-J t dren the dead man leaves his hiser father fath- fath er John Squires of Manti and sev several eral brothers and sisters He w wa seI engaged in farming near Manti l anti u util un until til about a month ago when b h. h was as forced to quit because of it i health He married Christina Han Hansen Haiti y sen sett In 1 1015 1915 D 15 The body is at th tb LarkIn mortuary L tz ti tt r-tt |