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Show M'KIRNEY'S FRIEND ATTEMPTS SUICIDE Al Eulse, In Jail at Bakerafleld, Tries to Sever an Artery in His Wrist. OAKERSFIELD, Cal., April 3.-Wlld with terror st the prospect before him, Al Hulse Tuesday night sttempted to com-jnlt com-jnlt suicide In the county Jail. He broke a piece of Iron from his bunk snd attempted at-tempted to sever the artery In hla wrist In three places, and failed only becauae the Iron waa too blunt to cut "deeply. When seen todny the prisoner attempted to appear demented, and talked In a rambling, Incoherent way. Than he abandoned thla attitude and talked rationally ra-tionally enough of the eventa leading up to th ahootlng. In spite of his ronleaalon to Deputy Sheriff Tower Tueaday night, ha again denied de-nied all knowledge of McKinney'g pre, ence In his room or how he cam. to town. He however, dropped hints later that may lead to several arrests. Edward Potter, a schoolmate and boyhood boy-hood friend of tha McKtnneya, and mow a street-car motorman In thla city, waa arrested Juat before noon. He la bus-pected bus-pected of knowing too much about Me. Klnney'a movements ind entrance Into th cllyf . ' Frits Itumpf, a saloon-keeper, who admits ad-mits having visited McKlnury'e retreat Naturdur night and talked with him, was also arroated. 4 |