Show ATTENPTED SUICIDE Strychnine Selected as the Means to Invite Death There was a genuine case of trying try-ing to shuffle off this mortal coil in a saloon on FirstSouth street last night About 10 oclock a man aged about 30 years and a resident of the Nineteenth Ward walked into the saloon and took something from a bottle which he swallowed It was not long before he took a second dose and in a lew minutes displayed unmistakable evidences of poisoning poison-ing The police were called in and I Dr J B Farlow from Godbes drugstore drug-store attended upon summons There was no question as to the na tureof the case The man had taken strychnine and that dreadful poison poi-son had quite a hold on his system Mr Farlow administered the customary antidote having been called in time The applications wereefficacious and the man began to recover not however until he had two or three very severe spasms When he had recovered sufficiently he was asked by Officer Phillips why he had taken the poison poi-son and unhesitatingly told that gentleman it was none of his business busi-ness He continued in his determination I deter-mination to keep that which induced in-duced him to make the attempt on his life a secret When he began to grow easier he said he regretted that he had not taken enough and said he would do it yet He said he did not want to go home and did not want his folks to know anything about it and out of consideration to his father and mother who are respected in their neighborhood the name of the unfortunate man is withheld He is not understood to be addicted to liquor and while he was the worse for it it is generally conceded that liquor was not the cause Those who know him are unable to surmise what hs occasioned occa-sioned the rash act or what it is that makes him so persistent in his expressions of a decision to take his life He is hardworking and industrious indus-trious It Is not known that he is married |