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Show SICK MAN WEARIES OF LIFE, KILLS SELF Salt Lake, Dec. IS Despondent because be-cause of Ill-health and handicapped In the struggle to properly support his family, William Kccnor. a carpenter, shot himself through tho head with nn automatic pistol at his residence, No 1 Church street, at C 30 o'clock yesterday morning. He died a rew minutes later In the police ambulance on tho way to the emergency hospital Keener came here from Florin, Pa., and readily found work at his trade. About a year ago, however, he suf-forcd suf-forcd a severe attack of stomach trouble. trou-ble. Tic went to southern California, In the hope that his health would bo I improved It continued to grow worse and an operation undergone there did not effect a cure He returned to Salt Lake and for a time seemed to bo better, bet-ter, but was soon so 111 as to be unable un-able to do work other than occasional odd Jobs Mondny night Keener complained lo his wire that he was thoroughly discouraged dis-couraged and hopeless over his condition condi-tion nnd chances of ever beepming well again Ho seemed to feel deeply the conditions that had mado it necessary nec-essary for Mrs. Keener to scok work as a clerk in a local dry goods store In order to help defray tho expenses of the home and support their S-ycar-old daughter. His wife was more sympathetic sym-pathetic than alarmed over hor husband's hus-band's despondoncy and was taken unaware by his act nn |