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Show DESPONDENCY CAUSESSUICIDE John Baircl Did Not Want to Become Burden on Sister Despondence as a result of sickness and lo-ck of employment Is believed to, have caused John Balrd. 56 years of age, to commit suicide by hanging late yesterday afternoon In an outbuilding' at the home of sister. Mrs. Bllsabethj Taylor, at Fe.rr West. Balrd s body was found hanging from a wire clothesline at 8 o'clock, last night h- his brother, Joseph; Balrd. who lives across the road from the Taylor home. Not seeing any light in the house the brother investigated and found the body hanging In the! barn. Before talcing hla life Mr. Balrd had removed his hat and coat and all valuables from his pockets and depos-: iled them upon the kitchen table in the housr ( vir Balrd had been ill for months j and it is believed he thought himself1 a burden to his sister lie had failed to obtain employment recently. Members of the family were In Og-den Og-den shopping during vesterday after-, noon when Mr Balrd took his life. Mr. Balrd was born lo Five Points. I Feb. 14, 1864. and was son of Robert und Jane Hadlej Balrd 11. ha lived" in Ogden und suburb town." in Weber county practically the whole of his, llt- Mr ;, iii.l wn.i unm. inicd He is survived by the following sinters. Mrs.' Carrie laymun oC Slaterville, Mrs. j Mark .Merrill of Preston, Mrs 1 1. mini Layman of igdcn, Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor Tay-lor of Farr West, and Mis M.ittle All-rod All-rod of ogden The body wu taken In charge by Llndnulst's and funeral arrangements will be made later. |