Show CUT HIS THROAT rr PRISON ISON coa Carp penter 61 was accused a of mrs blackwells lilack Elack wells murder easton Eai iton pa april as samuel C carpenter of 0 this thin city accused of the murder of 0 mrs ray blackwell of 0 phu Il lisburg N V J cut his throat in the cell occupied by him anil and Is now cow lying at the point ot of death carpenter who Is about 42 years of age was formerly postmaster at asbury but moved to laeton about six months ago lie Is a married man and has several children but coin common man rumor has lor for a 3 ear car past connected his name ot of th that a it ot of mra lira blackwell the widow of a physician formerly residing in madison N J carpenter visited her on friday night leaving soon boost after supper A few hours later the womans comans body was found with a bullet hole in her right temple and a revolver by her side bide evidently placed there to create the Impression that tho the woman had committed commit td suicide suspicion at once tell fell on carpenter and his arrest followed when warden walton wallon went to ills his cell this morning he found carpenter ying in a pool of blood on the floor of his cell with his throat cut from ear car I 1 to ear car by his tilde bide was a razor which he had borrowed from patrick morgan a fellow prisoner on in the plea pica that he wanted to shave himself morgan who occupied the iho same cell rays pays as soon as carpenter obtained possession of the razor he turned to him and sal said d i a um tit innocent of the murder ot of mrs ills Blac blackwell swell and I 1 want you to tell e everybody 7 I 1 said so then lie be drew the razor across his throat and fell ell an examination ter nt hl ahli fun d abat af 4 have been severed evered but he hag bas lost last so much blood his recovery la Is doubtful SYMPATHY WITH |