Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-11-10

THE SUICIDE OF A. J. JoNEs.-We
made, Saturday morning. bri note of
the suicide of A. j. Jones of Cornwall, at
the Van Ness House in Burlington. We
are indebted to the Free Press for the fol-
lowing full particulars of this horrid af-
fair:
A man registering his name as A. j.
Jones Of West Cornwall, Vt, was found
in his room about nine o'clock in the
morning in q strangling condition, and
with his throat apparently cat from ear
to ear. The circumstances of the case as
far as we are able to learn them are these {:
Mr.. Jones went into the Van Ness House
last Saturday evening, and, after register
ing called for room. Mr. Ferguson, the
Junior landlord, noticed that he had been
drinking to excess, but observing that he
had written fine commercial hand, as
signed him to Room IL on the second floor.
Jones went Immediately to his room, and
was not seen until next morning. He
then came into the office, still partially
intoxicated. Mr.. Barber, noticing his
condition, went at once and prohibited
his help from furnishing him with any
liquor. The man remained about the
house until Tuesday evening, when he
unceremoniously disappeared, and it was
supposed that he had cleared out without
paying his bill. The following afternoon
he retured to his room and went to bed
Early in the evening he made his presence
known to some of the servants and told
them he was sick. Mr.. Barber went to
his room, md udQing him to be seriously
= r. Il
said the man was having spasms of 'Ede-
lirium tremens" The Doctor nursed him
as best he could, and when he became
conscious he told who he was and the
cause of his having such a spree. He
said that he had become embarrassed Pc
cuniarily, and had experienced trouble
with his wife. He had been distressed
with pains in his head for several days,
and finally sought relief in liquor. He
was very much afraid he was going to be
insane.
Jones was 80 far improved on Thursday
as to sit up and walk about his room
Thursday evening when his supper was
taken up to him he seemed quite comfort
able and even cheerful. Friday morning
about nine o'clock waiter went to his
room to receive his order for breakfast,
and found him stretched upon the floor
with his head aud neck in g pool of blood
A slop jar stood near his head partially
filed with blood also, and a small razor
was clutChed in his right hand. II was
utteriug faint groans aud from the ap-
pearance OF the blood on the carpet,
seemed to have struggled good deal
The blood about his head and throat was
very clotted, indicating that he had been
bleeding for some time. DR.. III. II. Lang
don was immediately sent for and he with
the assistance Of DR.. Lewis Balch, who
happened to be "A guest at the house,
dressed the wound. Jones seemed to be
conscious during the operation and first
said II am cold, throw a blanket over me-
and then Don't cut off NY moustache."
He fingered uutii about half-past niue p
M, when be breathed his last
The razor, as frequently happens ia
attempts TO commit suicide in this man.
ner, struck the thyroid cartilage and pre-
vented, the ply sicians think, injury to
the vessels ying upon either side Of this
cartilage.
Mr.. Jones was a man about 10 years
old, of medium height, and wore full
beard, which was a little sprinklcd with
gray.
He was the son of Jason Jones OF Shore
ham aud nephew OF Hon. R3llin J. Jones
of West Cornwall. He was farmer and
had wife and three young children. We
are informed that he had always led a
reckless life and once before, about 10
years since, he attempted to take his life
by hanging. He so far succeeded that he
was thought to be dead when taken down.
His friends were telegrophed to yesterday
morning, and his father reached here by
20 recognize his father, and conyersed with
him more or less in 3 feeble tone Of voice
during the evening, Mr.. Jones' the father
of the deceased, says his son left home on
Wednesday the Goth ult,, and had been
uuheard from up to the receipt of the tele-
gram.