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Show SUICIDE'S DEATH 1SJRA1ATIC hSlo his wife and three children were in the front part of the house preparing a Christmas tree, Joseph H, Payne, a well known resident of thi city, committed suicide by swallow- i ing nearly tour ounces of carbolic acid at his home, 29o7 Grant avenue, a few minutes before midnight last night. Remorse following losses at the gambling tables during the past two weeks. In which Payne Is said to have been drinking a,nd gambling quite heavily. Is thought to be the reason for his rash act. Several times during dur-ing such periods in the past he has threatened to take his life The family had been uptown during the evening and had returned home but a short time before Mr. Payne arrived at ll:(m o'clock. He was slightly under the influence of liquor and Is said to have become quite abusive. abu-sive. The members of his family attempted at-tempted to pacify him. after which they went to the front part of the house leaving him alone In the kitchen According to the statements of the wife, the man had been alone but a few minutes when ho stepped out on the porch and It Is believed that he then swallowed the contents of the bottle. One of the daughters entered the kitchen about the time her father came back in the bouse and he told her that they had better send for a doctor as he had taken poison. The wife, hoarln? her husband's statement, rushed Into the kitchen and found the empty bottle on tho table. She telephoned at once for Drs. Edward Rich and Doran. Telling the members of his family that he would be all right In a few nilnutis, Mr. Payne attempted to walk across the room. Before he had taken half a dozen steps be fell to the floor and died before the doctors arrived. It was found that the - man's mouth and throat had been horribly burned by the acid and he had swallowed swal-lowed enough of the fatal portion to kill several persons Sergeant Charles Plncock. Detective Wardlow and Officer Kelllher went to the i Pavno home In answer to a simmns from the wife nnd reported the cavo as suicide after making a thorough in-vctilgatJon. in-vctilgatJon. , After securing permission from Act- Ing Coroner Farnsworlh, tho lr dy was j removed to Iirkln & Sons' uiiderlak- Ing establishment, where it will lie t held (lending amusements lor the funeral. It is not believed thul an Inquest In-quest will be necessary as there is no evidence other than that of suicide. sui-cide. Mr. Payne was born in Kaysvllle on March 22. IS and had resided In this city for many years past. For several years he has conducted a saloon at i Layton and lat June he was elected secretary of the Laytnn Commercial I club. He whs well and favorably I known both In this city and Loytou. i Besides his wife and three chJIdren t he is survived by four sisters and two brothers. |