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Show If DAI SOREAISOEU USES I A SB TO El Ij! I LIFE H i.l i I ' David Sorenson, P.9 years of age, H t it i committed suicide this morning at the HjJ homo of his father, Carl Sorenson, Hij 2707 Jefferson avenue, by leaning his Hrjjf head over the muzzle of a loaded nu- H'j tomatic shotgun and discharging the Hi I weapon, by pressing on the trigger Hvljffl I with a broomstick. The tragedy oc- H!;j H ' curred about 7 o'clock, but was not H v) discovered until nearly an hour later, Hj 11 i when the father, who is deaf, went Hft f I Into the basement of his home and H'jli found the body of his son. The body H jl j , was removed to the Lindquist mortu- Hflff The dead man was born in Ogden, Hiflf March 2, 1S7G, and had lived here all igj his life. For a number of years he j was employed as a mail carrier, but Ij four years ago was compelled to retire I i from his position on account of ill - health. His condition since that lime, PJ gl seemed to grow worse and this is H jtl fi thought to have been the cause of his H S IB rash act. This morning he had partly H ! lU dressed and gone into the basement HyJI of his fathei's home, where he also HIT ill resided, taking the shotgun with him. H A PI A large and ragged hole recently H !a fj I made in a piece of pottery led the of- Hm fleers to believe that he had first Hffjjjn . tried the gun to see if it was In work- HiIiI'fI lug condition. Judging from the posi- 4fi tlon in which the body was found, HI jiff with tlie gun and a broomstick lying If! HI y it the composition shoulder rest HiUlif on the gun being broken as from an Hfjljjl I Impact with the hard clay floor the mM officers are of the opinion that he KM ' next stood the butt of the gun on the f'Jf i floor, leaned his chin on it and pushed IpJfl the trigger with the. broomstick. Two Ui empty shells, newly discharged, were UffilK found in the gun and from the big IttTKlEI llitlo In flirt rlnn mnn'n nl, I n A n1. Hfl j tQe undertaker was Inclined to believe IfwfH that both found their mark there I jM Tne father did not hear the shots, I flfl ' hut not finding the son in his accus-ILjlfil accus-ILjlfil tomed place when, ready for the morn-MlM morn-MlM ing meal, went to look for him. Dis-1UJH Dis-1UJH covering the tragedy, he informed P ill Joseph Wallace, a neighbor and the U H latter notified the police. T. Samuel Hi Browning, city commissioner of public H M safety, and George Browning, other H! III " neIBnors were also notified and, with M IW ' Sergeant H. C. Peterson and Chauf-Hi Chauf-Hi feur Guy Nelson, of the police depart- I I SI ment, investigated the case and at-m at-m fl tended to the removal of the body to llil jjjl the mortuary. If jjjfl In addition to his aged father, the lu jffl deceased is survived by a sister, Mrs H M Theresa Ganser of Salt Lake City, W arid two brothers, Charles and Hans, H M of Idaho. They have been notified of li! ffl ' the death of their brother and the fun- !! Ill eral announcements -will be made T after they are- heard from. |