Show C l SIffC1DlD IX A DREAM Thought He Was Cutting His Throat Awoke ami Found He Was Do you dream when you sleep If you do there Is no absolute cer cr tainty that you will not awake some nigovt to sme find yourself committing suicide ourI says the New York commitin suicde The thing has been done The recent Te records of the North London police court have chronicle of a cdse which 11b cur ably cannot be duplicated in any police court record In the world There Is ama named William Illman 2 years old a packingcasemaker of Florence road Hornsey William had been drinking and went home to sleep off the effects of his potations In the middle mid-dle of the night his father a awakened by a cry Father Father The old man rushed Into his sons room and found William diligently cutting his throat with a razor In court young Illman offered an explanation ex-planation which was Interesting I did not intend to commit suicide at all he said I had been drinking very freely and I suppose It excited my nerves In the midst of my sleep I dreamed that I was cutting my throat I seemed to me that I was very tough and did not cut easily I kept sawing away however how-ever and by and by I awoke to find that in fact I was killing myself as rapidly 8 possible A man is not responsible for what he does in his sleep I had na more Indention of taking my own life than your honor has and when I awoke and discovered that I was doing It me I called my father to come and stop meThe judge said that Illman was the most remarkable man who had ever come before him and gave him some I I salutary habit advice on the evils of the drink |