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Show Saved from Suicide by Bath. A keeper at tho county Jail In Jersey Jer-sey City mado the discovery a fow days ago that Nicola JIurdaco, a condemned con-demned Italian murderer, wns in need of a bath. Tho tip was furnished by Edward Tapcley. a negro murderer, who is under sentence to hnng ono weok before be-fore the date set for Murdao's execution execu-tion Tapeley said ho strenuously ob jected to confinement in tho same cell with the Italian unless "thp dago had a wash." Murdaco was ordered to get Into tho 'bathtub, but revised. Ho said ho would dlo first, nnd then bIx attendants attend-ants yanked his clothes oft nnd washed wash-ed him. Murdaco's yells were heard In every part or the Jail. Three or four men held him down whllo others scrubbed him from head to foot, Murdaco tried to kill himself the other day by twisting nnd pulling his tonguo until It bled nt the roots. The keepers believe tho linlian hnd an Idea that ho could commit suleldo by allowing tho pores or his skin to closo up. nnd for thnt reason refuted to wash hlmscir. |
