Show ero I 1 p ili I 1 A A 3 alt T vy g 11 A RS aa zy t 11 4 i P tp 31 0 f P 0 31 nw I 1 N 1 l wj I vaa Va 1 1 a t ai i e it 1 w i ro 5 n T 0 i V F p 14 11 I 1 kl re is 0 S I 1 11 T I 1 af IS Q f y 1 V ii 11 A 1 11 1 1 I 1 7 I 1 if g fl 1 4 4 I 1 tn ill 1 4 I 1 1 d 11 d 0 1 TO 1 I 1 v T t I 1 17 1 kel I 1 2 t IW 1 CA c I 1 ia I 1 vy I 1 ay B I 1 t I 1 ia 11 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 jor ill fe 1 I 1 cz c 10 1 1 I 1 mk k 1 I 1 I 1 r d I 1 Z J 11 ni 11 I 1 6 9 1 zwi etota le WS LM by 13 choller johnson bachellor Is suicide a tin sin we sat rot in the room of 0 tile the C club cebal ins ing it some of us said eald yes some borne no nn morton morion was bollent an unusual thing for morion ton tor for lie in had views on e evary ve ry thin g un d or the iho bull aun and a tongue bongia 0 that via was facile in ili expressing them what the matter doctor Inc tor olsker frazer turning to our meditative companion panion wake up and say bay something Is suicide austill Ju justifiable still 1 b 10 or Is it not ali ah um bald morton coniing bade back to earth tile the mention of suicide always sends me wool xo do any of 0 you happen to remember colonel leighton leigh ton Romer riber jolly old LeIgh leighman Le lehton tan I 1 of cour course we do responded young brig brings gs and also that most charming wife of Ms wonder what has become of them ali ah she bhe was charming was wag sh she e not said morton positively Ively the th e sweetest tender kenderest ten derest cst most delicate little ill L woman I 1 over ever set eyes cye on can you imagine any one thirsting tor for her ter blood great jupiter no what was it ILL a matter ot of jealousy money or revenge it was neither replied the abc doctor r mysteriously but let me tell tile story eton from the beginning and you frazer keep your ears care open for being no dogmatist this will be as near as 13 I 1 shall chall comis come to answering your question in tho the first place then lelah leighton ton and idere I 1 were brought up together we battled our way through school side by side arid and then fought in the same brexl merit ment in the civil war no oner finer soldier than leighton ever drew sword physically he was a bp lendil fellow and mentally menially he was as bright and sound as aa a now dollar our regiment saw much rough service and whenever we met the too foe leighton was to be looked for in the thickest of the tray fray but bravery cannot stay the course a of f a bullet so ao one day my poor comrade was into the th hospital tent batly badly wounded A liall ball had pierced his shoulder houlder 4 glat glanced iced on his collarbone collar bone and sone gone no one could tell lust just where it was still in his body for there appeared no orifice ot of ex exit it he grew better slowly however and in the course of a w eek or two lie start started eill northward to regain ills big strength and so BO we separated ar aad when the war was over I 1 came to new amy york and living huni out nut my on quite a prominent thoroughfare thorough firc faTe one afternoon who should burst in ili upon me but my old friend leighton no ko buise the word for my visitor was not the big boisterous rood good natured fellow w I 1 used to know but a feeble broken down skeleton of 0 a 4 man 1 a I poor blo ble illicy 1 on the picture of 0 him that hington hanff on the walls of 0 memory at the first glance I 1 saw that lie was a qt to the opium habelt dl di you know what hat that means any of 0 you follows fellows berea how bow one roan man puts it throw a bucket abecket ot of water into a piano and then light a fire under it and its ha strings will not be snore more out ot of tun tune OUT than fire arc an opium smokers nerves out ot of order 1 I placed in an easy eaffy chair for my via visitor and he cat down there was nn an expression preg sion in lila life eye that alarmed roe me a strange et range hunted look such as I 1 had seen in cases of 0 lie he spoke calmly however wind and soon I 1 had the ins ot of his life during the few yearn year we had lost track of each other it appeared that when ho be came cama north he is rapidly regained his strength th and soon was apparently as aa well as ever but presently he be began bean to muter buffer from ills his head pains which at length became so severe that lie waa dri driven en to opiates ta 1 relieve him but 3 ut I 1 have not not come to consult you a about this 1 alil aid leigh leighten Leight on tn this I 1 ran can boar must bear would to lo god cod that theise plums kalns were always racking me the worst Is 1 when they are not 1 D doubtless 0 they leave you very in much it C a I 1 said they leave me lie replied in blow arid deliberate tones forest with a all but unconquerable do mire to take human life now I 1 am not gen generally emily 41 a nervous man mail but I 1 confess that I 1 startled at this arid anil instinctively looked about mb for some weapon at 0 defense 1 I oh dont be afria afraid ld said bald langton with ft sad pad smile the lit fit lant on mi me now I 1 should not have um coma in it if it had been I 1 have once or twice been nearly starved arved tt not daring to leave my room I 1 can conquer my mildness now flow hot but the Is how long bonit I 1 can continue to do ko it Is 13 growing strong or cr eve every day ind and my power of headst ance I 1 foel fi to be w dealier we ca alier soon tile cravine tor for mood blood will over overrule ru rula le everything within wit me I 1 om aln like a man who liaa ball clipped ped over or s precipice and fetla feels the earth carth and climbs to I 1 which he clings slowly slowly lowly but surely away to la precipitate birn into tho the gulf el below I 1 havo havet taken wretched 1 urs curs out of 0 tile tho street md killed them in my frenzy in tho the tope bope that I 1 might so exhaust this 9 awful lit di sire barc it Is of 0 no avail I 1 must have human life lit strange I 1 commented he paused doe do this dreadful dean desire sire ot of yours youra bemani ema d human life in it a Q beneral gene way or tho lire life of some borne oil one in particular reticular bly do you vou nade that morton morion tit he or cried 1 ed bending forward with udden ex e cit ement acu you icu must munt answer me 7 lAlah ton or I 1 can do nothing for or you I 1 wd do back again in ills his ebalie well then some sometimes timea it seems scorns that a any n y life in will ill do anil and then anikin M 1 I t eril pour da clayn s ago I 1 saw in central P park k VL la b beautiful call oung girl her toce face indicated it a matuie pure pur sweet anil and refined I 1 followed her ter down the walk kllc out through the gate and on oil on oil to her home in jersey city I 1 was led to tie do it by this devil that has taken possession po selon sessIon of tile me I 1 hung around hr har and pros bently she came out ant and sat on oil ue lite plaza to st study tidy lier I 1 poor child she little know knew how low near she lie was waa lo 10 death doctor it 1 I 1 had had my pistol v with ith roe me I 1 1 should bave shot her you may smile but some day soon I 1 shall take a pistol and go BO there and kill her 1 I had experience with uie the insane to know that argument was of little use so 1 I did not attempt it nor did my studies lit fit me to d deal eat with such a peculiar in as aa bentia cent and sympathetic a manner na an I 1 could I 1 suggested abat he submit to confinement in an asylum until his homicidal mania had passed away it will never pass pa he sald said de pori dently Conlin confinement ement but it 11 I 1 know how the matter would one end I 1 should sham sanity arid and when the keeper relaxed hla vigilance over me I 1 should murder him escape and an then kill that innocent girl arlien why not leave the country ay that would ewe ber mackin moi ton i but then I 1 should kill earna one else and doubtless one less att it to faco aca his maker my dear leighton said I 1 in as ag light a atone tons lis as 1 1 could command 1 ou elve way too much to 0 morbid fancies give up moping and procure some health healthy y mental employment t put your alf under tinder skilled medical treatment and get braced up physically and your mind will soon be DC all right youve got it ft aide me to morton for tou bald he its my body that suf of tera fore because ot of mind I 1 have taken medical treatment the best that can be procured but its no use they cannot understand my case nor MOT to tell tel the llo truth did I 1 expect yo you u to to do so eo 1 I felt somewhat nettled netted at this and doubtless I 1 looked it 1 1611 ton 1 lose 0 8 e from tile his chair and nd tottered loitered lather father 1 thin n walked over to where I 1 sat bat and placed hla hand impressively on my sho shoulder dont be angry old fello fellow wil he eald bald 6 slowly I 1 and in a low voice we ilis vre schoolmates together and old fri franda ads y you arid and 1 I and la Is Is 13 as a friend that thal i I 1 came to you today to day I 1 ant am at this moment perfectly sane and I 1 want a plain answer from one goi cod fearing man in in to a plain question from another will you promise it proceed rw 1 1149 ta il pw H I 1 I 1 ia W V t 1 jaa I 1 J I 1 1 I I 1 I 1 JI I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 5 I 1 I 1 I 1 YU I 1 fa 1 11 n qa I 1 y r I 1 CAI elti I 1 11 f I 1 ai es K i 2 6 ef 1 I 1 N 2 h A 11 1 4 V iru f y V IN I 1 21 I 1 1 1 21 I 1 azia I 1 r 11 V 1 e F I 1 11 1 0 o 4 9 N N 1 P X 11 dav 76 ael X 1 it f A 0 J i il 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 V 1 I I 1 1 I 1 VZ liri I 1 MW i y ia 9 0 I 1 11 r 1 I must have human uman life feeling as I 1 feel eel possessed as I 1 am of 0 this devil of murder shall I 1 be ju juiling jui ailed linc before god in taking my own life will it 11 be a ao hoadly adly tin sin tor for roe me to da for myself what I 1 would do to a mad dos dog it wag VMS an awful question and it struck fine dumb I 1 shall never forgot that moment for it was the most moat tm im of 0 my entire lle life the tha awl light was wai upon unon Us arid and the pale liag bag ard face of the man mail as lie stood above tiie the ear my y answer appeared to belove Ire lorg to a denizen of all world 1 I row rose to my mi feet and paced up and do down ft iha he room what should I 1 say nay A an answer in the negative might make ine ani an accomplice in the murder of a an innocent girl in the A party parly to iho sulfide suicide of a dear old friend arlend the responsibility wag waa too great more uan than the lite closest all 11 IN 1 I 1 L W NO A I 1 q tx A gi k lyv I 1 1 ia I 1 V r ii ah 1 0 I 1 I 1 t J W 1 aai IL 11 A at 1 q I 1 P muae ft 1 11 F I 1 II 11 I 1 fl it I 1 1 I 1 i f 1 I 1 N dont bo be arim angry old rellow pt could fairly demand I 1 stopped lit in front of my mv questioner and told him so no true he calmly you are right morton it la jg a matter I 1 must resolve for myself forgive mis me for or jis dl vonc ertIng you atia and fa barc rowell wall walt all 4 momen 41 caiti I 1 for lits hla tone and in adv r clearly mirrored Ws hla purpose Prom lob me wl to lo moma to think it over TO ro ny may n Y be tota toa late the braving era vim cr may como came upon me at att iny any moin ment on ll 11 M hero with me im not nort afraid you wont hurt n ms 10 I 1 1 I would try very xa thard wit mot to do so cv morton bu but t 1 I daro dare not trust tull I 1 res prided lla atly i giunn you but mt dt toe the flame tim ill be very watchful are 3 armed I 1 C no ho he replied milled wish vi ith a might ashud d r not now and ill see apo to it 1 l that you won wont 1 be I 1 chall carry my pistol awl afta what a more on oil the 1 arelt indication of borni 1 bidal rid il mania mi il it your part I 1 rive Y you ou my word that I 1 ahall tiro tire ahli I 1 lam to fritts fy the pis poor or follow 10 and 4 it suc C d 10 OO lo h hr P sold earn earnestly lly fruim presently aly dinner dinne r was wa announced and we sat do down to t we ave irot got to ing or f old school ILI lay full my iny companion became quite cheerful alwin we all the war amil this led US up to tile llo subject of ills his wound I 1 rot kot b him i rn I 1 0 d t so rl le alv toe e n arst m t oo 00 n F ta alon g 0 of f D daan z i n 1 inels n h i h head r d a awl i id t to 0 r repeat D e a t in g bub u b stance ss ince what UK tile different doctors had as salil id concerning concern inc ft it 1 I happened to have a itliong preparation of 0 hw heesh at hand a and nd along about 9 ocl ocic I 1 gave h afen fm a dose then while ha be ano ana under its influence I 1 carefully his hill bead licad 1 I hod 4 this advantage over vcr previous doctors that bhat his head was now navy but okin land bane in ili a little while I 1 felt a ell stIlt tW helling la a sort wt of abnormal pulsa alon about two inches above the left ear car what could it mean it be mely merely C oil an affection of the nerves or it firlit be caused by th the undiscovered und iacov bullet 1 I then set my mind to work and thought the whole case over tIll llly Y in the iret first place nav that chit amiul to take bumen life of which my poor friend had spoken really uncontrollable suppose for example he were to RO go one tiny day to that young lilys home for he the t express purpose of oh on ting lier ber would lie he accomplish the no not to a bay a y kivat the 1 I ho insane mind never ever ohan fres its design deai ern or turns fron from n th the coil completion of its purpose ta is simply I 1 to tay may that thal the insane mind la Is strong r than lite sane on the iho other oilier hand my iny poor f friend believed the impulse to be uncontrollable and therefore an aa far as any reaction upon was concerned it ib was practically so tor for he was in his own mind that the sacrificing of hla his ort OIN 11 lire life was vas the only way to sale the life of another an othor attain Afra ln ills story was wag a mere inere pretense to excuse tho the commission of so suicide icide the suicidal mania 19 1 one rd r the subtlest of manias mania and its victims have been known to proceed 0 any ny extent in tb their ir attempts at to justify niela self olf murder to those they leave behind opposed to this idea however was the tact that me hie victim of suicidal sul chial mania aar rarely ely speaks directly of sulfide eul clde hla his attempted justifications being usually found in posthumous documents tI cinese mere nese and many other thoughts thoi Wits of a 1 similar ch character fracter passed through my mind and finally led mo me to three conclusions 0 clu lus lons viz ills 1119 impulse Is real b ami pd will have fatal results lie he Is not floor ln ing kinder suicidal manla mania confinement in an asylum would have no eu effect then I 1 took down my books bearing on oatlie tile anatomy of the head and artud led hiem carefully till long past night next morning after breakfast was over leighton looked across at rno ma inquiringly 12 quirin gly well he sald with apparent a P calmness whit what do you sal sai T Ber before ore I 1 answer ans wor 3 you ou as to wh ather you would bo be justified before bod oil under the impulse you have told A nic 0 o of or in taking your own lire life to save aavo that thai of another you must answer me several questions certainly he responded when you consulted those doctors doc did you tell them all ail that 3 you au have told anet me 1 I did not flare dare I 1 told them I 1 lad had horrible thoughts and clavings but I 1 did not enter into details though I 1 told one that I 1 reared feared that I 1 was becoming dangerous and the tool fool smiled did they ever speak of searching tor far the bullet 1 I yes yea they said eald it might be ba the cause of my surre rings supposing it had lodged near the hie brain but no one would take lake the responsibility of ing for it in the dark ba to speak they right uie the operation open tion might kill you and the ills bullet not te found faund after aftic all leighton looked up the me dull dejected deit ex expression presson le left it ihla face and he gazed at me with eagerness and even ir if it were fou |