Ogden Daily Standard | 1914-05-26 | Page 1 | Murderer Jumps beneath Train

MURDERER JUMPS BENEATH TRAIN Young Man Who Killed ! Sweetheart Leaves an Ex- i planatory Note Behind. In Remorse and Fear Makes Four Attempts at Suicide Fails Three Times. Lisle. III., May L't.. Reginald A. Bun. leaving behind him a note declaring de-claring that his slaying of his sweetheart, sweet-heart, Florence Bentley at Downers Grove, three miles from here last Saturday night, was accidental, jumped jump-ed beneath a moving train here early totlav and was killed. Tt v. as his fourth attempt at suicide. sui-cide. In a note found on his person he cicrlared he took a dru: twice iu an effort to die beside the body of his sweetheart, but both times failed He next jumped Into a quarry pit hut he lit in the stagnant water and "1 couldn't siuk.': said the note Th . clothing on his body was wet when taken from the tracks The note said Miss Bentley was killed when he tried to kiss her She screamed and he placed his hand on her throat. "She became quiet all of a sudden,'' said the note In remorse and fear he sat beside her for some time, seeking to find a spark of life remaining In her. Finally Final-ly he gave up hope, and jumped into the quirrv pit When this attempt to die failed, he went to Aurora where he purchased an anaesthetic He returned and. prostrating himself beside the girl's body, swallowed it After a while he woke up The Kir, still lay very quiet beside him Again he mu(ie the trip to Aurora, says the note, and again returned with poison to die beside the girl he ln slain This attempt also was a failure. Then he wandered for hours through the wood.-, before jumping in trout of the train.