Show SUICIDE separation FROM WIFE CAUSED despondency took big dose of laudanum after drinking whiskey and efforts to save him were vain 1 from thursdays standard what Is thought to have been despondency spon dency due to health and drink caused denton cole an old soldier aged 63 of washington avenue to take an ounce of laudanum with suicidal intent yesterday afternoon which resulted in his death at last night in spite of the efforts of drs taplan and dackson to save him As soon as it was known that the man could not live chief browning telegraphed to air coles son charles who lives in salt lake informing him of his fathers condition and the young roan came to the city on the late train last night and took charge of his fathers remains for some time previous to his aleath mr cole and arts wife had been separated and this fact coupled with his lonely condition is supposed to have worked on his mind making him despondent spon dent about mr cole was in brigham robinsons saloon on harrisville avenue and purchased a halt pint of whiskey which he took to his home at 2 zachiriah lents of fourth street found the old man in a dying condition and realizing eliat he had taken poison called dr taplan who worked over the man tor several hours without result and then called in dr dickson dicks on where the man secured tho poison had not been learned last night but it was evident that ho had carefully planned to commit suicide the condition of the man due to the whiskey he had taken made it difficult for the physicians to work on him successfully and that coupled with his advanced age rendered the saving of his life almost impossible an inquest will be held in the mom ing |