| Show swallowed poison last saturday night at a late hour john malan a simpleminded simple minded young man of this city was arrested by a policeman on a charge of assaulting a boythe action in the question consists of having struck a boy on the head with a stick while engaged in a damte dispute with the youngster malan wa allowed to go home and was to appear at the police court monday morning for a hearing he is a man about 28 years of age and has had considerable trouble to in his bis life having lost his wife by dath a few years ago oa 02 saturday he brooded blooded over his bis troubles aud and on monday morning he went to some of his hid friends fric ads and bade them good bye telling them he would not see them again lie fie then went home and swallowed some aconite with intent to kill himself As soon as the facts were discovered dr powers was summoned and abd applying the proper remedies he be soon had bad the patient on the road to recovery A reporter called at the family residence last evening and found him on the road to health aud and it will doubtless not be long before he be will be himself again oad ogden en herald |
