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Show TOLLED HIS OWN KNELL. Indiana Church Sexton Hanga Himself Him-self to a Bell Rope. Joseph Krorh banged hlmaelf to the bell rupo In til belfry of St. John's Catholic church at New Haven, lnd., of which he waa sexton, and tolled nia own funeral knell. One rope la used to toll the bell for funerals or when members of the congregation die. The knoll was heard to Bound, but only once, and It was supposed to have been an accidental tug at tha rope. After the early morning aorvlce an altar boy was aent to the organ loft on an errand, and In passing through tho holfry round Kroch's body dangling dang-ling rrom the end ol the rope uaed to toll the bell. When he swung hlmoolf clear of the floor tho bell Bounded once, and that waa the signal of Kroch's death. Ho had been nervous and suffering from Insomnia. |