Ogden Evening Standard | 1910-09-01 | Page 5 | Miserable end of Drug Fiend

MISERABLE END OF DRUG FIEND SALT LAKE. Aug. 21 Mack, aged r.O years and from the land of Nowhere, No-where, was taken into the city jail at 12:110 o'clock this morning and at S o'clock was found dead In his cell The cause of death was the excejslve use of liquor and drugs. Mack, whose earlier life waa forgotten for-gotten and unknown In the wanderings wander-ings in the world of Vagabondla has been a frequenter of the police court and jail during the past ten years, beings up for affences varying from common drunk to petty larceny. In latter months he has been up as a "dope-fiend." and was only recently released from the city Jail. Shortly utter midnight Patrolman Cleveland picked Mack up from the street, where he was lying in a sickly condition, con-dition, brought about by the use of morphine. At 3 and 4 o'clock Mack was vis. ted in his cell by Night Jailer Wilkinson, and was apparently recovering recov-ering from his drug-stupor. At 5 o'clock, when tho Jailor entered Mack's cell the prisoner was dead. The body was removed to O'Don-nell'a O'Don-nell'a hmrtuary, w here It is lying w hile an attempt Is being made to locato tho relativeu of the deceased man.