Show SAVED BY WHISKY an aix iowa brinkers bankers sensational sensational attempt to commit suicide des moines la Is june 3 11 K n cassat ex state senator and president of the first national bank at pella fella made a sensational attempt to commit suicide the bank was closed today to day by order of comptroller eckels it Is 13 in bad shape and much indignation exists over the matter causal has been largely trusted for some soine time lie he has been speculating on the chicago do board ard of trade and had suffered heavily ot of late one deal last week costing him abat about for some time past lie he has also been drinking heaitly about 1030 sunday morning the assistant cashier found casear cadent in a room at the rear of 0 the bank lying on FL a cot with the blood oozing from three ugly gashes ga ches in his throat he was alive but weak and unconscious and probably still under the influence of liquor or it appears cassat poured ared poison into the wounds to aid death but the whisky counteracted this ills family Is prominent nt his friends claim depositors in the bank will la fill paid aid in full |