Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-26 | Page 3 | Kentuckians Form a Suicide Club

KENTUCKIANS FORM FORMA A SUICIDE CLUB Members Agree to End Their Lives When Rejected by a Girl CAMPTON Ky Feb 26 A A suicide club has been organized at the Tar Ridge schoolhouse five miles from this place with W W. P P. Pel rey as president Ten young oung men have signed the pledge which Is s as follow We do doI do most I most s solemnly solemnly- agree agree to use every eft effort rt to secure e w rea a ai wife wife fe b but t. t In the event vent we are rejected rejected reject d when We propose to toa toa a girl we will wili commit commit sul suicide suicide by liy jumping jumping I over ver a a. cliff A band of of this kind existed In the Tar Ridge several several years ago but it was not known until John Col Collier was found swinging winging from a tree and a copy of ot the laws bY-laws of t the e organization was found in his its pocket pock t