Show APPEALS 1 CASE TO HIGHER COURT I Chris M M. M Christensen Former of C. C A. A Inlow Shaves Himself and Then Cuts Throat With Razor SAYS WIFE'S SPIRIT I GRANTED FORGIVENESS Man Charged With Leaves Note Saying Jail Life Had Driven Him Hinl In Insane ane Impelling Impelling Im Im- Im lg Him to End His Life f 4 f 1 wEIL 4 hope a against hope there is no f- f hope Life is IR hard when It runs 4 4 smooth but lifo life in this thus humdrum 4 4 Jail Is hell nen So I have o decided to 4 take a n. chango change of oC venue to tho tim i f- f court hl high bight h in the tile sky where I 44 4 4 feel foci I will stand examination tx before before be- be 4 fore the supreme Judge of all I 4 havo have made peace with m my God 4 and amid wife ife I 1 have havo 4 tand t. t with m my seen 4 her five times in dreams droning She Site is 4 4 still sun my lily wife and friend God 4 44 4 help those lear dear children that have 4 4 4 been bereft of or their parents au and 4 4 comfort a bereaved mother I 4 44 4 was driven rhen insane God forgive e 4 4 me me I knew not what I did Good- Good 4 4 bye 4 4 9 4 MM H 4 After scribbling a noto note on one side of ot a a. sheet sheel of ot paper writing I some rather disconnected sentences on the theother theother theother other side and leaving a note of or thanks thanks' to the sheriff sherif and jailers for tor their treatment C. C M. M r. r Christensen accused wife murderer yesterday morning carefully shaved himself in his cell In Inthe Inthe inthe the county count jail then with ith the point of oC the razor opened the tiie arteries on both sides of or his throat and bled to death Christensen who WAS charged with 1 murder In hi the first degree for tor the killing killing kill kill- ing InS of ot his Ills wife wife- C Christina Christensen uen last January Januar as a 3 result of ot a a. quarrel over o their young owns sons son's weekly pay paycheck paycheck check apparently planned his suicide e carefully care U ii From lom the tone of oC tho notes left leCt by Christensen and from froni rom remarks he be let drop to other prisoners before taking his life Ute It Is believed b by the officers that he was mentally unbalanced from horn brooding over o the lie murder o of his wife In one of ot his notes ho lie sa says say's s 's his wife's spirit visited him hini five times in dreams dream an and to the other prisoners he lie conten contended ell that his wife who came to him In spirit I form Christensen cut his throat about 10 o'clock yesterday morning and in ten minutes was dead Ills His struggles on the time floor as ho bled to death attracted men In Iii an adjoining cell who notified the jailer janer When hn Jailer Joseph Bur Bur- reached Christensen's cell cel he was as breathing his last and amid before Dr Drs E. E E. E Chamberlain and aull V. W. N N. Pugh of or tho the county count PhysIcians PhysIcian's staff could reach the Jail fr from m Judge F. F C. C Loofbourow's court where the they conducting an Continued on Page 11 Column 3 3 I j I t I l I I 1 I I II I APPEALS HIS CASE CASETO CASETO TO HIGHER COURT C CI c. M M. Christensen Charged With Murder Con Commits Suicide Suicide Sui Sul- cide in County Jail Continued From 1 insanity hearing hearin Christensen was dead Wednesday Is what is known as shave shavo day ar at the tho count county Jail and as there was no one In the tIme Jail yesterday to do llo the shaving for the men muon jail razors were given to those who asked to have a shave and thc they were told to shave sha them themselves es el Christensen asked for a razor to shave sha himself The trusties are usually entrusted with the tho responsibility of ot distributing the razors on shave sha lla day and are held responsible responsible sible for their return and are suppo supposed sup sup- po posed ed to watch the prisoners while the they are arc shaving After tio razor was given Christen Christen- sen sea however he lie was left alone In his cell A little while later Peter and J. J W. W Peterson who occupy the tho cell coll a adjoining heard him struggling on tho the floor loor and groaning They shook their cell door and called to Jailer Burbidge When hen tho the jailer janer responded he found Christensen en lying in a pool of or blood on the floor of or his cell Ho lie was in the tho last ast throes of r the tho death struggle From the gashes sashes In his neck tho the blood spurted In streams and on the tho floor la lay laj the tho stained blood-stained razor J Examination showed that Christensen Christen Christen- sen had shaved himself washed his face and then apparently stood before beCore the little looking glass la s in his cell and Jabbed the point of or the razor into tho the left side of oC his throat t. then thrust it Into the tho right side fide Ide The Tho cut on the left leCt side was the deeper It had completely com corn severed the tho Jugular vein eln On tho the right side the arter artery was also sev cv ered As 8 soon as the prisoner was pronounced pronounced pro pro- dead by the tho physicians S S. S DEvans D D. J Evans undertaker was wat called and the bod body turned over o to him Later In the da day a a. thorough examInation examination examination exam exam- of Christensons Christenson's cell was made and nd his notes were found together with a. a letter addressed to hi his hiM brother r In California This letter was mailed to the brother by bv the sheriff and Its contents contents contents con con- tents are arc not known best On the reverse side of the sheet of oC paper on which was found round scribbled tho the farewell note was found the following follow follow- ing lag lines written In indelible pencil Shall we mot moot beyond tho time river rl where tho the sur surges es cease to roll where whereIn In all tie Uie bright Is glory glon sorrow shall novel never press the tho soul Roul Will the unknown ladles that sent me m. th the nice fruit receive m my thanks and God bless LIes them This Is a sad nd ending of or one ono who has been heen faithful all through life liCe But I Ido Ido Ido do this In respect to m my children I ask for them to not bo bJ separated vcr very far Car apart as a last request On a separate piece of ot paper was th tho following unsigned note To tile the sheriff and keepers of ot this jail Please receive recel my thanks for your our kind treatment tr toward me mo and excuse ni m me for I cannot endure this hum drum dark jail The Tho tone of or these notes l leads the sheriff Andrew Andre Smith Jr to believe that Christensen had become mentally unbalanced need from rom brooding over the tho murder of ot his wife Ho lie had also made remarks to other othor prisoners as aM late as Tuesday that hl his wife wIto had visited 1 him himIn himIn In spirit form Corm several eral times and had urged him to be he che cheerful and keep keen up his courage Yesterday morning mornin Christonsen Chris Chris- ate a hearty heart breakfast time the jailers sa say and appeared to be In better better bet bet- ter spirits than th they had seen him for tor some time Christensen on sprang into the limelight during the Inlow trial because of or the fact that thal he was sas Inlow's at t atthe tho the time of ot the attempted d jailbreak of or Inlow who charged Christensen with being being- responsible for the tho attempt lire Testimony on OD Jail Christensen was placed on the w It n-it- it- it n ness ss stand and testified that Inlow Inlo w was VH uc tho the brains behind tho time attempted alt Jail Jailbreak jailbreak break and averred that he had ar d lIld I against It 11 because he lie had no desire to escape until ho lie should b be discharged Christ declared Inlow had him until ho lie consented d to aid the murderer murderer mur derer deter of or Eddie Edelle White The Tho day after Ct r th the discovery co cor r of or tilt tue attempt to to break brenk jail Sheriff Andrew Smith found a razor bla blade c concealed In Christensen's shoe Tho The prisoner be begged cd to be bo allowed to l keep cp the the- blade Llode saying he needed it to lit cut tobacco If It I wanted it Jl for fOI anything out of or ortho tho tIme way I J would have used It Ion long loner a ago o so go von rOil might aught a as aK well lot let mo mao keep it it Christensen said Tho The blade blud was Wa taken from Crom him and he was told that a a. jailer would cut his hilS tobacco for or him any time Ume ho he asked naked Tho crime for fOI which Christensen was wash h ln hold held for trial was aS committed on the nl night ht o of January 8 S. 1913 An ar argument at- at arose O between Christensen Christonsen and ana anahis his hlll wife over o their sons son's pay check checkwith checkwith with the time result that Christensen armed himself with a a. revolver r and shot hj hi his wife wite dt dead Ho Tie then turned th tho gun un upon himself and amid fired three bullets bullet Into his st. brer HI lung was perorated per per- orated ama for rOl a tUne time It wa wa- thuu thought ht ii h he lIl die hut but under surgical ul ical smith i medical care at a n hospital he Ii recovered recover Co completely mn ph ii t ely b On January SI ii he was W turned over overto overto overto to the sheriff sherler and locked up un in tho county jail Because of tho fact that h he lie aa afflicted with tuberculosis and amii be because because be- be cause caUd Inlow claimed to have an at affection fec- fec tion lion of or the lun lungs s tho ho count county physician In Insisted that th they thal he be put into a a. large outside cell on tho top tOl floor together It was from this cell that the they attempted attempt attempt- cd ed to escape eSC Inlow was nut not Informed of or Christen Christen- Sens Sen's suicide an ami the tue sheriff declined to permit newspaper men to se see sc Inlow yesterday However when Inlow Inlo asked for Cor a rL razor to suaVe sha himself the sheriff refused ed him the privilege telling him that It would be good for Cor him hini to let his beard grow An Inquest may mar be called to Inquire into tho the suicide of oC Christensen its ad advisability ad- ad will be considered today toda b by Count County Attorney I I. I E. E Justice of the time Peace Harry Harr S. S Harper acting coroner coroner had a long conference with I the count county attorney last night |