, 1862-08-27

He Cuts His Throst In n Barber,s
Shop

GONDUC TOR,
He Cuts Hts Taroat In a B.rber,s
Shop.
Yesterday afternoon, about one O'Clock, .
man named 81. B." Nelson, lately from L. |
crosse, Wis, committed suicide In barber's
shop, in this city, under the following cir
cumstancee:
He had, it appeart, been in the habit, for a
few weeks past, of visiting the barber's shop Of
Nicholas BlicknAhn, under the Metropolitan
Hotel, for the purpose Of getting his hair
dressed. Yesterday, at the hour deaignated
above, Nelson entered The Metropolitan 81
loon, which adjoins tho barber shop. and
called for glaks Of whisky, which be drank.
remark3ng to the bartender that he WIS going
tn the other room to get shaved, and would
pay for the whisky when he returned. He
then passed into the barber's shop, and told
Mr.. Blickhahn to let him have razor, Is he
wished to ehaSe himself This request was
complied with. The barber also mixed some
lather for him, placed the mug on wash-stapd
IN front ofa mlTor, and then turned away. leay.
Ing his customer to proceed With the task of
shaving himself The latter at once took of
the looking o,4ass Tha na,+ or~. - ~
Bl;ckhahn noticed him making sor,a ,na+,oa. -
with The rayor aro1nd t,a hesa a. - s+ta.Hns ,te
~, ~ .h.-.. -. 80 ,.,.4t..4 ~. -, e-
e se - ~ 49, ". "As.eD w a4o " 7oap'
M,s es-,. 80. - .,.s... -, " 14m tnss rs
razor. The instant this remark was uaade,
Eeen b,sas sa-oss e * +h.~sa o' uer 1ne
t,saon. ~ e.seh '''.1s1 ts,-. -s ~. =. ss '11luk ,
49, ..,,5ss... .~a - 49, nefeiAI4s
.-sons Fs NeHs., 49, wv 'ues10 *elu' aua
] -a-tss~i an1'..n1 A aneo0s :" taa
~@ ~ ls soon Ae M. bncs-
.41uu ose1 ~ "Aa' 4&1tt oeso ooae' nei
eoeetne1 "11a one VI tWo otaefs WHO were
present tooR hola OF the unfortunate nan
Win Inc view Of assisting him; but he was
oe5ono ene teacn o1 human sympathy or Skill
Al 'ns' eo"Ao oe oone "as 0 lay nlm gently
upon eae nooe "otu tne Aa8t leeoie gasp TOLD
ua. 70 "ss ueso 10 ssue74toyeo maa
spoA0 .a, w ~ ~. 80 @'e .A>*4 "oo1o us&o
~ 1,,.DN.. ..' '. '.A.s 81" 80 4Spy W eao
80 s - ~ s.s-41I " Pn1e-e'ao' "
80 - "ooo1
"s -.s-1:..ss sAo s,1.se .1o eo1ci'1at ac'
oner James Was Immediately summoned to
49, s1rast,n".;s. s o'e - ~ s.,,. 5' anu autnae
| were ELECTED:
Nelson Ta5 married man, about th1rty-fve
He came to Chicago about four weeks aqo tn tn
| seek employment. and bv the AID of sn,, ~ :
letters Of introduction, procured situation
as conductor On the City Railway, but, at
the time Of his death, was not engaged in
that OF any other regular avocation. He was
a man Of delicate physical organization, and
evidently quite out Of health. When he first
came to this city he took quarters at the Me-
hopohtan Hotel, but did not remain the1s
long, Ihe night previous to his untimelJ
death he lodged at the Masteson House. HI
| dent sn3r;t. occas;ona11v vh3,e haro oad -.
| Yesterday morning. at the last named hote1
manifested some pre1nonitory symntona -
naa;a ,,ot,.
IN bia nerson vero found o.1o,., ,o,+o.
from his wife notes reca,nta .,d otha
naners. txentx.seve centa in zach ;, 1eatt, =
nocket hoax. ahd a sna,1 hov nF o,;nrn
which he had heeu In the habit of nz;no +.
b,tna,lv.
After a caref,,, ,nvest,r-o+;o,, NJ .h. ~. -,
coroner,s ;nv ren5ered vo.1;,t satt,a,
to-th +ha+ 10 ttdaoaa,oz - -. e -
w. o.,.t;.,. ~. t,,ost - " ~, 's<>@'
=. - 4essaa.-- :sas.s.1. 80 = $3.50 "a1e ~
,,aa of,,.as;.a+t', - -; f~1'e1 - Ill
wv - -eNo-s'
Ihe Farmers, Jubilee at our uertf
cultural Fair-
o1Aeo a1e unfortunate occurrence OF c11
eulAsaaaces, ofe( WHICH the managers OF til
StAte Agricultural Society had no control. ha
non,ne1lad tbxn, n ,t,,so, .ho I.1.,.r
tAsA4 ~ apan9on LIE ooio1ng OF
fair this year, We have often been asked s.Yba
| r;r,4ha f.-a-s d. fnr a,
W. tn0 10 Wv 1"1 Inen @nnu@ fe-onlon =
~ 20 "eu Ano"A W 4AH-golng men ina
,,ers ,s ~. AVID +ho oa;o>a,,,. CO... -
! 0 VI e 0 .nS 0u1o1oAue oeaVsa nAs
! been in the habit Of meeting together at thes
| oa+her;,re and hr;ohf a,,,-r ,,a-z 49, n1..-
49, "1!@ " t0e c1ali =
! friendship. These fairs became an annual il
1~ .>'oA~N .. ~. " 49, ~ WILL ofassu
- Nl17 " ~" NC Aeeo' MOI
~ 0o.e04'so " @le seea1
A'0'Asso ~ va A1te.ue. ~ tu7 mar IL "aie
~ ase Nv" enssss1, A1an nasnasn'ps . u Ia
Notln .u3 ps'1ess sooa UNDERSTANDING of
, t"ee1 W. a1Ae4ens sesslols o. our state IN
. N1e 01e " ''e0! ~ poi sauees