Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-08-31 | Page 10 | Manos Tries Again to Kill Himself; Slashes His Arm

I Marios Tries Again To Kill Himself; f Slashes His Arm 1 Slashing his arm with a safety razor H blade early this morning While lyinc H on his bunk in the county jail, George Manos, Greek, held charge of H gambling, attempted suicide. H Apparently Manos nerve H after Inflicting a deep cut on hi up-M up-M per right arm. for he notified a trusty H who wits In the corridor th.it his ami H was causing pain and the trusty lm- mediately called in deputy sheriffs. B Dr W. R. Emmett railed H bound up the wound The cut is not considered serious H The attempt was discovered shortly H before 7 o'clock this morning while M Manos was lying on his bunk in the H prisoners "ta.uk," which contains man.' H other prisoners It Is thought the H cut was inflicted some time before, H for at the time of dlacQVi r ihe bed- ding was soaVci with bood. Manos apparently wounded arm H under the bed clothing until the cut H became painf'il. when he appealed to H the aid. Manot i H were made by the officers to Uction I htm. Manes wan bound over to the dls- trict court on a charge of gambling, and Is now belns held In the county Jail awaiting trial which Is st f or September '-. Kis wound will not Interfere In-terfere with hi- appearance in court j for trial. It was said. SBCOIS : 1TTEMFT. M-.nos created a sensction a few we ks ago when his preliminary hearing hear-ing wds being conducted in the city court. Judge D. R. Roberts had declared de-clared an adjournment of ten minutes, and little attention was being given the prisoner. He horrified court on- i lookers when he whipped a razor from I j pocket and Inflicted two gashes on his cheek in what seemed to be an effort to sever his jugular vein. The wounds were not of n serious; nature and he appeared the following! day at the continued preliminary hearing, and was bound over to the district court. At the time of his first attempt at j Ulofde, officers advanced the theory that Manos was despondent over the j apparent desertion of hi:' countrymen.! Because of lack of funds, or assistance assist-ance from his acquaintances. Manos has hen r-.r.flned at the City anil! county jail since his arrest, several weeks ago.