Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-09-28 | Page 6 | Mercury Bichloride Used for Suicide

MERCURY USED FOR SUICIDE I J. J Fred Perkins 28 S years of age oe son of or Mrs Ire Fannie 1 F. F Ferguson proprietress tress tres' of or tho the Wabash abash hotel S S. S State died lied at 05 0 last night at his mothers mother's rooming house of of or mercury poisoning He Is tal said to have taken the tile tablets In a downtown saloon while in the time company of a man mun known as na HIckey recently from Crom th Strawberry tunnel project About 9 o'clock last ni night ni ht HIckey dra dragged Hed Perkins into the Wabash abash and attI laid laiI him on a bed of his room Perkin appeared unconscious and Mrs Ferguson son was about to call a doctor when It In is said sallI Mickey HIckey brushed brushell b by her hel and said he lie hall had taken taleen poison polson bent upon suicide and n disappeared Dr C C. M. M Benedict was summoned and found sl signs of or of ot mercury mer mtH cury poisoning polson John P. P Welch 57 years o of age construction construction construction con con- and mining engineer A n close friend of the family committed suicide at the tile Albert Alhert hotel S. S West est Temple December De Du- cember 28 28 8 1912 b by taking taking- cyanide R. R McCormick and engaged rooms at nt the tIle Wabash three days ns n's ago cominG from coming from Strawberry P Perkins wont went out to see Bee the town with HIckey yesterday yesterday yes yes- ester I ter la afternoon and about 9 o'clock last night Mrs Ferguson found c dragging h har r son on Into his room Sc i S. S Detectives tried to find Ind but it is 19 said oid he left len th the hotel Imm Immediately after advising ad Mrs Irs Ferguson that Irson r Iu-r son had taken poison In iii an all attempt to commit suicide Ho H. said Perkins ln took the In III a n. saloon but was wac un ur unable unable able to t tell lI In what particular o one eI e. e I know that hut m my son fion hn been verv despondent sal said l Mrs Irs Fel Ferguson last l. night and I do not h believe behave an any reflection lion tion should be cas cast upon whom I know It was Vas very en kind of ot to take him home under circumstances i J. J Fred red Perkins wits was born lorn In D Dellver Den Dell n ncr ver cr ver Colo Cob Au August 5 S. S II He lie came to Salt L Like Lake Ia with hl his mother twenty t years ears ago aKO Sh She Wa was separated troll from her hus bus hand band years nr a n ao o o ani nail ami said Id lust last nl hl she he di did n. n not t know whore Ia lie Is lh body hOd was waH rl remove mO to th the mortuary mortuary nr ary of the 11 Undertaking company com Corn pany last night Coroner Harry Harn S. S Earlier Ear nar- Per lier will conduct a an investigation n toda today toda I