Salt Lake Tribune | 1908-09-10 | Page 11 | Takes Oath in Court Not to Take Life

-i- TAKES OATH IN COURT ? f NOT TO TAKE LITE 4- NEW YORK, .Sept. 9. Thore r was a strange oath taken in tho v night court this moruine:, when v Frederick W. Scucker of Pleas- anlvillc, X. Y.. raised his right hand and faced Magistrate Tor- 4 rigan. 4- "Do you swear before God t not lo kill yourself?" asked tho v magistrate "1 do," answered Scucker. "You are discharged.' ' -I- v Scuekor made throats earlier -r in the evening to take his life n I- and was arrested. When sir- -r -r raigncd in the night court r Scucker declared ho had changed v -r his mind, but Magistrate Corri- -I gun required an oath that ho ; -I- would not carry out his threat 'V , of self -destruction. j. 'b 1 -H;-4-,''rv'H'H