Show patrick proved a deep reasoner Rca sw no reason for interfering with man whom he supposed waa only hanging himself up to dry in brockton mass not many years ago lived james burk who invested a large sum 0 money in stocks ind lost the greater part ot a fortune which he inherited from his father he bori ried so much over the loss that he became mentally deranged and left his home one morning to commit sui cade he procured a rope and wended his way from the city happening to come across the pond which supplies that city with water he thought he would end his life by drowning an irishman happened to be passing as mr burk threw himself in and seeing a man in the water sprang in after him after a little difficulty fat sue ceedee in placing his man safe on the bank and then walked off after going a little way pat looked back and saw the man he had saved from a watery grave climb a tree draw a rope from his pocket and make one end of it fast to one of the strong er branches fixing a noose n the oabe end he placed it around his neck pat stood a little way off and watched him all the time he then hastened toward the city and reported the matter to the police when the police arrived at the scene they found the body suspended from the tree at the inquest pat as called on to tell all he knew a ut the suicide when asked why he id not prevent the man from hanging himself pat exclaimed er honor sir he was all wet after I 1 pulled him out of the pond and I 1 thought he was only hanging aimse f up to dry |