Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-11-11
The Last Victim of Rum.


The Burlington Free Press Of Satur-
day has the following account of the end
of one more rum tragedy, chow many
unrecorded ones are yet to come J;
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 strangling condition, and
with his throat apparently cut 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 registering called for a room. Mr.,
Ferguson, the junior landlord, noticed
that ne had been drinking to excess, but
observed that he had written fine com.
mercial hand, assigned him to Room Is
on the second floor. Jones went imme-
diately to his room, and was not seen UNI
til 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 unceremoni.
ously disappeared, and it was supposed
that he had cleared out without paying
his bill. The following afternoon he re-
turned to his room and went to bed
Early in the evening he made his pres.
ence known to some Of the servants and
told them he was sick. Mr.. Barber
went to his room, and judging him to be
seriously affected, called in DR.. Geo. II.
Tenny, who said the man was having
spasms of delirium tremens. The Doc
tor 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 pecuniarily, and had exper-
fenced trouble with his wife. He had
been distressed with pains in his head for
several days, and finally soughtrelief in
liquor. He was very much afraid he
was going to be insane.
Jones was so far improved on Thurs
day as to sit up and walk about his room.
Thursday evening when his supper was
carried up to him he seemed quite COM
Portable and even cheerful. Friday
morning about nine o'clock waiter
went to his room to receive his order for
his breakfast, and found him stretched
upon the floor with his head and neck in
pool Of blood. A slop jar stood near
his head partially filled with blood also,
and small razor was clutched 10 his
right hand. He was uttering faint groans
and from the appearance of the blood
on the carpet, seemed to have struggled
a good deal. The blood about his head
and throat was very clotted, indicating
that he had been bleeding for some. DR..
H. H. Langdon was Immediately sent
for and he with the assistance of DIR.
Lewis Balch, who happened to beaguest
at the honse, dressed the wound. Jones
seemed to be conscious during the oper-
alton and first said "I'm cold, throw a
blanket over me and then "don't cut
off my moustache" He fingered until
about halfpast nine NJ, when he breath
ed his last.
The razor, as frequently happens in
attempts to commit suicide in this man
ner, struck the thyroid cartilage and
prevented, the physicians think, injury
to the vessels lying upon either side of
this cartilage.
Mr. Jones was a man about 45 years
of age, of medium height, and wore a
full beard, which was little sprinkled
with gray.
He was a son of Jason Jones Of Shore
ham, and a nephew Of Hon Rollin J.
Jones Of West Cornwall. He was a
farmer and had wife and three young
children. We are informed that he had
always led reckless life; and once be.
fore, about II 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 telegraphed to yesterday morning,
and his father reached here by the 5
o'clock train last, evening. He was able to
recognize his father, and conversed with
him more or less in feeble tone of voice
during the evening. Mr.. Jones, the ia
ther of the deceased, says his son left
home on Wednesday the 26th ult.. and
had been unheard from up to the receipt
of the telegram.
THE "CARD" POSTAL SERvIcE.-A
special correspondent at Washington