Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-04-05 | Page 9 | Discharged, Coker Kills Himself in Employer's Office

DISCHARGED COKER KILLS HIMSELF IN EMPLOYERS EMPLOYER'S OFFICE E Stenographer Said to Be of Distinguished London Family Downcast Donca t yet et piqued over being discharged as stenographer at the Salt Sal Lake offices of ot the Illinois Centra Central railway Harry C C. C Coker 36 years c of 01 ii f Oc said ald to ho he ho the the scion Iclon of or a distinguished distinguished dis family of or London England mysteriously gained entrance to th the main office of Ot the tho company compan room 10 Walker building shortly before o 11 o'clock last lat night and anel committee committed suicide b by drinking potassium c cyanide When A A. A Holmes Holme watchman of ot th the e building building- passed the tho offices of ot th the o Illinois Central about 11 1115 1116 16 o'clock last las night he lie fla saw paw lights light burning Opening tho the door ho found Coker lying on th the he floor Ho lie called time the police and theDr then the n Dr D. D Andrew The physician soon discovered that C Coker ker had tal taken n cyanide cy snide anide and that death had been almost Instantaneous Where here he obtained th the e cyanide Is not l known no n According According- t to J J. J A. A Fole Foley of ot of th the Illinois Central Coker began drinking heavily about a week ago ngo When h lie hE entered tho office yesterday forenoon under tinder the Influence of oC liquor Mr 11 Jo Foley e discharged him Coker then Is said to have confided to Mr Foley that drink k kwas was r responsible for tor his hlA downfall and nd that because of or drink he lie had lost no not t only several good positions but lm hart l de- de de deserted d his wife wire and family in Lon London on six years cars a ago o. o Since the first of the year Coke Coker r had boarded a aC at the home of or Mrs Jane Rocca 56 N. N West Vest Temple Ho failed to appear at the tho dinner ta table ble Thurs day He telephoned her and later gave ave her a a. check for tor 40 on a a. board bill biB of or 46 46 he hc owed Coroner Harry S S. S Harper and L Dr r. r H. H B B. Sprague police surgeon visited tho the offices of ot the railway company shortly 1 l o'clock this morning They made mado final examinations and the bod body was as removed to the mortuary of oC Un- Un Joseph William Ta Taylor or Letters Let- Let hrs tors found on tho time person of or Coker seemed to indicate that he came from Crom froma a a. family of ot distinction In England It appeared as 09 If Ir Coker COkel had torn off ort names and addresses In the letters In fn contemplation o of suicide Coker Colter cam came to Salt Lake about tho middle of ot December 1012 from front Idaho whore ho was employed In a law of- of flee He lie was well wen educated and had traveled extensively