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Show A DESPERATE LEAP. John McDermott, a Oountj Prisoner, Attempt! At-tempt! to Hang Himself Through a Self-Hade Gallows. SAVED BY HIS CELL MATE" And the Turnkey, Who Promptly Answer An-swer the Eiotoui Alarm Prom the Bowels of the Jail. At 1:80 o'clock this morning the attention at-tention of Deputy Jailor Cummock who conducts the night watch at the coiiniy jail was aroused by a chapter of cries that 1itiied from the main ward of the prison and promptly answering them found John McDermott hanging limp and unconscious from the bars of his cell with Connors, his cell mate.sup-porting mate.sup-porting him in his arms. It was a desperate attempt at suicide through the most revolting avenue and that the coroner, Evans & Koss are not engaged on Aooth.r Inqnieitlon is due only to the dispatch of the dispatch dis-patch of the prison attaches aud the cell mate. The lninntes had been launched in their cells on schedule time. McDermott. who Is serving a sentence of six months and satisfying a fine of $200, very sullen and despond dent. Connors the garroter who is awaiting the action of the grand jury found his mate anything but companionable compan-ionable and soon dropped off into an uneasy sleep. It was about the hour mentioned above when he was aroused by the hoarse croaking of some one in distress. Looking about him he was horrified at finding the body of Alc-Dermott Alc-Dermott Hanging; from the liar, t and giving the alarm that was joiued in by the other inmates be got under the body of the rapidly expiring man. Jailer Burt who had also been awakened hastened to the scene with Mr. Cummock and the body was cut down while Dr, Wilcox was summoned to appoar. Removed to the main lobby lob-by the men began to pour brandy into the prisoner's throat and he was presently pres-ently revived. At 2 o'clock this afternoon after-noon he was fully restored and is probably prob-ably planning for a more efficient exit. McDermott is in A Pltlapla Condltloa, Arrested for stealing a saddle sad-dle he made ' an assault assault on Captain Parker while the latter was searching him and broke the officer's nose. McDermott was finally overcome and since his confinement has contracted a gathering under the left ear. This has been aggravated by a broken arm that was sustained while crossing the waters from England three months ago, on which voyage he fell in a hatchwav. In the absence of a dnr- tor the member was-neglected and arriving ar-riving at New York he got drunk. His arm is in an awful condition and these misfortunes added to his aversion to prison life induced him to resort to the rash act. lie still affirms that he will not permit himself to live to serve out the sentence. |