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Show GlillESOI FIND Bf Zll POLICE SALT LAKE. Dec. 30. The body of Israel Spitz, 2 years old, proprietor of the Novelty L'tility company, 71 South West Temple street, was found this morning In n room used as a bedroom, bed-room, and b.ick of the store, In a shocking stuto of decomposition. Spitz had evidently been dead since Monday night. From what has been learned, it Is believed that apoplexy was the causo of death. There were no indications of foul play or violence, and it Is not thought that an inquest will bo neccs-tsary. neccs-tsary. The discovery of Spitz's body was made by Police Sergeant Henry Johnston John-ston and Patrolman Carstensen, who wero called to the store by Fred Smith, a solicitor employed by Spitz, Smith went to the store Tuesday morning and found It locked, as though it had not been opened or business. He returned Tuesday noon and again Tuesday night, but tho place was still locked and bolted. Smith visited the store three times Wednesday and three times yesterday, believing all the time that perhapB Spitz might have been away on a holiday visit. But when he went to the store this morning and round it still locked up his suspicions wero aroused, and he called tbe attention or Patrolman Carstensen Car-stensen to the condition and asked an InvestigaL'on. Patrolman Carstensen notified Duty Sergeant Johnston, and the two, accompanied by Smith, started start-ed a search. Tho policemen found the doors nnd windows locked. Entrance was finally gained through I he rear door, which was unlocked with a pass key. A pone of glass was broken to permit the shooting back of the bolts. , , The moment tho nien entered the little back room the horrible odor that filled the air warned them that something some-thing was wrong. They pushed into the room and saw the body of Spitz crumpled up on the bed. Spitz had evidently been in the act of disrobing when he was stricken. When he fell back to the bed hl3 body was partly buried in the folds of a huge feather mattress. The policemen, after making an examination ex-amination of the place und assuring themselves that nothing li:d been disturbed dis-turbed or was missing, notified O'Don-nell O'Don-nell Co., undertakers, who removed the body. israe! Spitz was a native of Hungary Hun-gary and came to the United States in 1S70, coming to Salt Lake City six years later He was for ten or twelve years engaged In farming a little tract of land on the other side of the Jordan Jor-dan river, but abandoned tbat afterward after-ward and entered the sevviog machine ma-chine business in this city. Spitz later embarked in the household house-hold utilities business, employing asents and canvassers as salesmen. Ho Is survived by a widow and two sons, Samuel and David, who are Interested In-terested In the Salt Lake Ice company. com-pany. The arrangements for the funeral will not be made until tomorrow. no |