Show FROM DEVILS GATE TO SUICIDE thomas S hamilton dies by the laudanum route t es a hole which tells liitle or much found dead in his room at the cena hotel anis morning T red of life disappointed and diso without money and yet only 23 years of age thomas S hami 0 took an ounce of laudanum last ait tir and this morning his body wab t und lying peacefully in bed cold anil 0 in tho embrace of death in room a tho central hotel he left a note in a book a nove he had been reading which ia i a wording tells little but between the lines may be read a story of a life of toll perhaps and one in which he h endeavored to live as he should ii was written on the trout of an cn v 11 pe and was as follows ogdan jan to my friends and brother workmen dt devils gate this is my last farewell I 1 hava done what I 1 think is right by everybody and I 1 think I 1 am ready to go to rhe other land give my clothes to mie poor man who may require them goodbye good bye all TOM the remains were taken in chargi v chief davenport who notified s david W evans of the second pr act evans em paneled a jury con sung 0 W G kind jas true ami wm brown who viewed the body and aul wul hold an at 2 this hamilton was an employed of the U P steel gang is putting up th naw steel bridge at devils gate in weber canyon nothing is known of lib relatives or his former home were no letters in his effects only a few envelopes in which letters had been received and which bore the omaha postmark on dec 22 he came to ogden having the backs of his hands badly frozen and be registered ai the central house where he has since been stopping ho was gradually recovering the use of his hands though they were yet stiff and to an acquaintance stated yesterday that he would be at work again in a day or two yesterday afternoon ahe wa playing cards and had incidentally stated to robt the barkeeper that he was down to his last dollar 1 I think ill go to my room have you anything to read he said about 3 let him have a novel hamilton said goodbye good bye robert and that was the last seen of him until abo chambermaid catered his room the door of which was un locked at 1015 this morning ana found him dead she rushed dow stairs and notified proprietor mck who with a mr wescoat went up to use room and returning telephoned the police department when chief dav elport and detective pender arrived a search was made of the room and under the bed near the wall was fount a one ounce bottle empty which had contained laudanum the label showed that it had been purchased from ali drug store of T H carr and mr carr states that thursday night a man answering the description of hamilton purchased an ounce of laudanum of him but he did not appear to be nervous excited or likely to commit suicide hamilton was about 5 feet 9 inches tall weight and was light the body was removed to undertaking establishment and an effort is being made to discover alic whereabouts of his relatives hla clothing came from omaha and has the name of omaha firms upon it but to an acquaintance he stated yesterday that he came from kansas city and that that was his home THE INQUEST tho inquest was held at 2 this afternoon at county attorney hal dersons ver sons office D M mckee S M Wc scott jas P pender and robart were examined and the jury brought in a verdict of death from a dose of laudanum administered by his own hand and with suicidal intent |