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Show A Nervy Suicide. Theeuicido mania is making great ravages rav-ages in tho Austrian army. Shortly after the death of the crown prince an officer of tho Prtnco of Wales' hussars blew his brainB out. A fow days ago tho colonol of the Sixty-second regimont of the lino shot himself In Hungary. But one of the most extraordinary cases of suicide' on military record is now reported report-ed from KlauHcuberg. Lieut. Mangesius, ono of the most popular oQlecrs of the garrinon, proceeded on Saturday to the barracks, w here his company was quartered, quar-tered, and was observed to bo absent minded and depressed. Flo went into a room where a number of tho new magazine mag-azine rifles were kept, aud loaded one of them with a bullet. Ho then called In two men. Addressing ono of them he said: "Tako this riflo and let us seo If you can aim properly. Point at my left eye." 'Hie soldier had no idea tho weapon wea-pon was loaded, and, obeying the words of command, "Mako ready," "lresent,'' "Fire," he discharged tho rlflo at a distance dis-tance of threo yards into tho officer's eye. The bullet went through his skull, and death was, of courso, instantaneous. He left a letter for his captain saying that the soldier who shot him was innocent. London Telegraph. |