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Show ' bar and was served by tho bartender, Rm.l Glrrard. Glrrard spoke of the actions f.f the young man to Colonel Birtcb, of bis general air of despondency despon-dency and laid particular stress on tho fact that tho young man had taken' the revolver to his room. Colonel Blrtch laughed at the fears of the bartender, who then spoke to Albert Raymond Rampton. a younger brother, of tho actions and despondency despon-dency of the brother, William. Hurrying to tho room of his brother, broth-er, Albert Rampton asked for tho revolver, but William refused to part with the veapon and told Albert that ho would he through with It In a short time. Unable to get possession of the revolver, Albert exclaimed: Suicide Is Premeditated. "Oh. well, if you think that way about the matter, all right." Tie then started to leave the room and asked his brother If he wanted the lights turned out. William answered "Yes,'' threw himself on his bed, and as Albert was leaving tho room he asked the younger brother to cIobo the door as he went out When Albert had descended four steps he heard the report of the revolver re-volver and hurried Kick Into the room. He found William with the revolver still clutched in his right hand, and ofter taking tho weapon away ho rushed downstairs to telephone tele-phone for a physician. YOUNG MAN ENDS LIFE WITH BULLET SALT LAKE, July 17. By shoot-lug shoot-lug himself, William J. Rampton, the Btepson of Colonel C. A. Birtch, proprietor pro-prietor of the Casa Contentia club, Twelfth South and West Temple btreets. committed suicide Saturday night about 9 o'clock in hits room at the club house- Despondency due to financial difficulties, coupled with un-requltted un-requltted love, Is said to be tho cauee. Rampton was 30 years of age and had Just received a diamond rlne from his mother a a g.ft in celebration of the 30th anniversary of his birth. He was not married. Dr. Joseph H. Robinson, who was summoned Immediately after tho shooting, pronouucod the man dead, but upon leaving tho club houBe, failed to notify tho authorities of the suicide The family Is grief stricken. Ramplon had been despondent during dur-ing the greater portion of Saturday and had complained bitterly of the heat He had spent the larger part of the day at the club house, but had had llttlo to say to the guests and h.6 numerous acquaintances. In the celebration of the anniversary of his birth the -rooms at tho club house had been decorated and everything possible had been done to cheer him by his mother, stepfather. Colonel BirtcU and his brothers. His mother had. during the forenoon, presented him with a" diamond ring and had spent a considerable portion of the afternoon and evening with her favorite fa-vorite tson on the porch of tho club house. None of the family supposed for a moment that the young man would do anything rash. His Love Coldly Received. According to the guests of tho club house, Rampton had been paying pay-ing mnrked attention to a young woman employed at the club According Ac-cording lo yoaslp at the club, his attentions at-tentions bad pot been favorably received re-ceived by the young woman. Saturday night at a few minutes prior to the deed. Ranvpton had gono to the barroom in the club and had takn bis revolver, a .38-caliber, hammerlesB Iver-Johnson. to IlIb room, j Prior to going to bis room, he had taken a few drinks of liquor at the |