Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1911-12-17 | Page 11 | Wounds Son; Kills Self

WOUNDS SON KILLS SELF Wife Ie Dead Samuel P. P AT Ayers ATC r Said That Tat He le Had to toLIe toLi LI e Li For For Los Angeles Cal Dec 16 Samuel Samuel P P. Ayers formerly of Boston shot and probably fatally wounded his son ata at ata ata a hotel earl early today and then committed su suicide The elder man lost host his wife some sometime sometime Bore time ago and remarked yesterday esterday to toa toa toa a chance acquaintance In a barber shop that he ho had hod nothing nothing now to live Jve for forand forand forand and wished to die Joseph Ayres the so son as was shot Inthe in inthe inthe the back of ot tho the head The bullet bulet penetrated penetrated penetrated pene pene- his brain but Burge e surgeons rge n ns at t the receiving hospital where he was taken said he lie had a slight chance of or recovery recover Apparently the time family was well wel to do Pas Passbooks books showed deposits In Ia several ral banks Samuel Ayers was as about tC fifty y years old and the son a about out twenty