Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-08-16 | Page 16 | Police Character Slashes Wrist in Jail

POLICE CHARACTER SLASHES WRIST IN ii JAIL I Crazed from the want of his favorite dope Frank Adamson 38 slashed his right wrist with a broken spoon in inthe inthe inthe the city jail this afternoon on in an at attempt attempt at at- tempt to commit suicide The jailer I saw the deed and seizing the prisoners prisoner's prisoners prisoner's pris pris- oner's wrist he applied b bandages and stopped the flow of blood Adamson was rushed to the emergency emergency emergency emer emer- gency hospital where the artery was tied tied and his injury dressed i Adamson is said by the police to be I Ionly only an alias The man Is said to have havea a wife and two children somewhere in Salt Lake According to the police the prisoner has seen better days He lie HeIs Heis lieis is said to be a graduate of ot Yale college college college col col- col- col lege and to have achieved fame and some little reputation in an Eastern city What his profession has been is a mystery Now he Is a complete wreck according to the police and is no sooner released from jail than he is back in his cell Vagrancy is always the charge placed against him I