Ogden Daily Standard | 1920-03-15 | Page 4 | Bruce S. Cramer is Found Dead in Room by Bullet Wound

BRUCE S. CRAMER IS FOIffDDMM BY BULLET WOUND SALT LAKE, March 15. Bruce S. Cramer, 35 years of ago, president oi the Cramer-Kay Machinery company, with offices at 406-7 Newhouso building, build-ing, was found dead in his office with a bullet wound in his right temple at S'AO o'clock last niglit by his partner, Clifford A, Kay, vice president of the company. Suicide was tne verdict or the investigating police. Two notes, one addressed to his wife and the other to -Mr. Kay, lay on the desk in front of him. Both were farewell fare-well messages. Seated at his desk In room 406, which adjoins the main office of-fice of the company he was found with his head resting on his left arm on the desk and bis right arm hanging at his side. On the floor within a few inches or tho tips of his fingers of his right hand lay a .32 caliber hammerless revolver, re-volver, one shell fired. Powder burns covered tho wound, . making a black splotch the size if a twenty-five cent piece. The bullet lodged near the surface sur-face of the skin of the left temple. His friends were at a loss to explain Mr. Cramer's act. Mr. Kay said that he had been in his usual good health land spirits and that nothing had developed devel-oped either in his business or person-jai person-jai affairs which could explain why he took his life.