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Show WAS "ELECTED TO DIE." Momber of Sulcldo Club Ends His Life In Connecticut. Wliether or not solemn oaths bound Bernard Bernnbuccl of Derby, Conn., to destroy hlmsolf ho took his llfo most calmly and deliberately. bernabuccl was forty years old, ho was In good health, and ho had employment. em-ployment. Thero scorned to bo no reason why ho should ond his existence exist-ence Ho told his roommate, Joseph Esposlto, that ho was ono of a sulcldo club whoso mooting placo Is In Catharlno street, Now York. "I havo boon choson," ho said to Esposlto. "I havo been elected to dlo. I havo sworn not to try to cscapo my fato at tho appointed time Indeed, It would bo usolcss, for If I do not kill myself thoy of tho club will 1:111 mo." Tho doomed man wont to tho lino of tho Naugatuck railroad. Ho trlod to throw himself under a passing loco-motlvo, loco-motlvo, but It whizzed by him. Arising, Aris-ing, he explained to thoso around that ho had stumbled and fallon. Ho coolly waited until a fast passenger train approached then ho dived at tho Dying onglno, toll under Its wheels anu was killed. |