Show NEGRO ATTEMPTS TO END HIS LIFE Swallows Nearly Four Ounces of Laudanum Last Evening IS IS IN DANGEROUS STATE Efforts to Resuscitate Him So Far Have Proved Un Unavailing Un- Un availing T. T F. F Thompson a negro about 38 28 years old who has ha been heen employed atthe atthe at nt the as 38 a a math mail mal carrier for the time thelast thelast last year was wa found round writhing in iii agony in his bed at his ills residence 3 35 Donaldsons Donaldson's Court at nt o'clock last Ii night ight On Oh the bed by ly 1 Ids Ida 8 side a four four- ounce bottle botto of ot laudanum nearly empty was found and an examination examina examina- ion tion ton showed that lint Thompson had hall swallowed sal sal- lowed loveil tho the drug dlUg although It Is not known whether it I as cas a done elone with wih suicidal suicidal sui sui- Intent or as a an nn over-doso over taken ken as a stimulant Thompson had been In his room nearly all ni day and when I h lie did not appear for tor supper in the I evening one of or the members of or the household went ent to his room to summon summon sum sum- I mon muon him film to supper When Ven his condition condition con con- diLon was wa learned Dr E. E V V. V Silver was wa called and worked for some time timeto I to revive the tho man The patrol wa wagon on ona was a R sent nt to tho the scone carrying Jailer Earl Ripley and Officer Bob nob Gold- Gold lug Ing Ins The applied an electric battery batter to Thompsons Thompson's side In an nn effort ef of- fort tort to resuscitate him Their efforts were we're of little lite avail however At an arm I early hour this morning he was wan wa in a precarious condition AVns as rOI Worker er I Inquiry at the last lut night I established the fact that Thompson hind had been In the cr ploy of or th Utie postoffice post- post I office as a carrier for tor about a. a a. a year that he lie was unmarried and unusually unusually un un- un- un usually sober faithful and worker Assistant Superintendent Stewart was unable to assign n any my reason for the thc attempt upon his lila life nor did ho know of any army reason why whylie he lie should require the tIme need of tho ho dru drug as a stimulant rime Tho bottle found after the thc botte ater attempted at- at tempted l had no label and It I is thought hought possible that the colored man did not know what V It contained I |