Show from the dally 0 NOTCH ix r 21 HE TOOK An oilier Infortuna fe dies by his oin hand at lie house the suicide mania baa aided the chipman house his onto more bee me the scene of a buic de robert E dark cammi ted suicide at alie above hotel yesterday bv swallowing swa lowing about one and hat ounces 0 laudanum the of the deed and the identity of the irian are as follows fo lows on tuesday young man who is now na more ot tins world came to the chapman home aril registered ns 11 I 1 clark grand junction he remained that time until he took his own life alie laudanum was taken rom a three ounce bottle which wag afterwards found near hia pillow ome liine during the afternoon 0 clock samuel chipman went up to his room and found him in a living condition he at once reported the fact and ars rowers and the latter of terrace were called in they arrived there about lea minutes before hi ideath but could do nothing forli imas he wai too tar gone he hia last without having been able to say anything as to his home and relatives coroner larkin was notified of ilia death and he caroe down to the hot 1 about 5 15 p in no was thought as he liall died in the presence of beveral witnesses and evidently aiom lie edelta 0 the poison the bottle bearg only liala fell when found an investigation revealed a letter winch be had written before his deah in order to give bome clew as to who be w as it is given below nov 23 to whom may find my remains my name is K 1 clark my acma is in lauderdale county tennessee if you think bet you ran send my re there will be paid for P S I 1 left my home bo aase I 1 was disgracing disc racing my family and as 1 cannot make a living honorably I 1 pret r death your friend etc K K albert cibil engineer who been at aik oik on the D II 11 G western who clia aced to be in the city said that he knew the man he had worked at alie camp on lie railroad tor borne time in september lie went to grand got on a spree and spent every cent he biad shortly after on the of beetem ber ha leac and mr boia bad not teen him since until he found him dead at the chapman house he alao showed he coroner alie following letter received from the deceased in colorado sept 1889 crevasse Cr evesse col den HALB 1 I received your letter lait after I 1 hid returned I 1 wrote your address on a card this and rave it to shorty also the money I 1 send your blankets by express lie has just arrived here now from the station and tells me he sent them by the conductor who sad he would deliver them at the to old tom the dog and for yoa to ak him for them I 1 was sorry shorty sent them eliat way which was not my instruction however I 1 cant help it I 1 hope you will get them all let me hear from you again yours etc roneal mr boie stated eliat deceased w as man who appeared to have some principle about well educated buthe had a great liking for drink and that was doubt lees the cause of bis baeli action he was a good worker in camp but when he bayan drinking ho did not amount to much the addres given in the letter does not give any place in the county and it is not likely that the folks will learn of bia death for bome time adleat at leat Decea eel appeared to ba a man of about 25 to 30 deais 0 age was dark complexioned with heavy dark ans fachs and about 5 feet 8 inches in height he wore his hair cut short the body wag removed from the hotel to the office of undertakers larkin lindquist who will prepare it for burial the remains will likely be interred today to day could the relatives have been found by telegraph in the of the de ceased would doubtless leave been complied with thus ends the life of anothy unfortunate who could not airn ni honest atvin bia fondness for drink v eat op all he carocc yet ho was too honest to seek for means w hereby to continue hia carouso ls dishonestly later coroner larkin baa tele to the postmaster at kipley county beat of lauderdale county but no reply has been received |