The New York herald., 1870-10-14
A SLOW slaCIDE.
A t:ersaan in Detroit Takes Laudanuni and
Morphine and Dies ia agony auer Lingsr-
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A t:crasam in Detroit Takes Eaudanunr "a ma
Morphine and Dies ia agony auer Limgsr-
ing Dny.
Jacob Fischer, native OF Baden, in Germany.
aged hity-three, has resided III The township or
s,prlugweliS Tor upwards OF seventeen years. On
sunday morning he arose aud, alter dressing him
sell apparel, resolved putting into exec-
lion project he had sor some time entertained OF
kiiling himself. casting about for the best mernod
OF ACCOMPLISHING Tins MS eye llt upon two vials
which stood upon shell, one containing tnciure or
opium, the other solution Of morphine. They had
been procured as medicine for ma wife during her
last Ulness--she having died some four months AGO.
He at once swallowed the contents OF both vials the
quantity OF opium being about TWO ounces anu or
morphine twenty grains This duue, he lay down
In his bed anu covered himseif decently, being
actuated by the same feeling that lnpelied .i.,l-
pe,ia Cesar TO muiiie up it'll his mantle his Lsceu
The entrance OF neghbor woman with warm
coiee or his breakfast disturbed nus meditation
hsppy otherwise. He refused to partake OF auy
nourlshment, and In reply 10 the questions.o OF the
woman said thai he mad ''the ievern The solic-
tatIons OF the woman 10 drink least some coffee
had only The eHec. TO rouse hun TO The tremendous
consequences or the course he mad taken. Bethink-
Ing himself IT would not be well To go 10 his '.last
account unhonsefu-disapp sappolnted--unaneaid,v he
sal up III bed and commenced praying 10 uuly and
vehementy. This strange proceeding alarmed the
woman, and she left the house aud went to inform
y neIghDor with whom Fischer was quite intimate
This neignbor, Mr.. n. Goldner, Immediately went
over to see wnat was wrong. He found Fischer
lying in the bed, with his face the wall apparently
sleeping Mr.. GOdner aroused him aud asked what
aieu him. Fschers reply MAS, pointing the empty
bottles which lay beside him on the bed, II have
swallowed what was ia those; IL Is enough for nle
let me die in peace. Locking at inc labels OF the
bottles Goldner recoecied that Fischer mad told him
but three days previously that ne would Kill himself
which, ~ the time, he regarded but as the ldo
derings Of an intoxicated man. However, he re-.
solved 10 DO what he could TO save ntin and, de-
spatcning messengers Tor Fscner's stepson and
daughter and Tor physician, he went himself for
some sweet milk rs an anttd0tc and, by the aid Of
oahera whom he summoned he forced Fischer TO
swallow It, On the arrival or tile physician he ~
once pronounced all remedies unayalllng. Fischer
made his last farewell 10 the people VINO came 10
see him. refused TO assign any reason for commst-
ting the act, and after interval sank into pro-
found repose.
In this condition he lay untn nightfall, wncn ner-
v0us spasns Sci in and loud groans escaped from
him, although ne iay utterly unconscious. he lin
geIed along in thus condition. terrible spectacle 10
the sympathzlng lockers on-untn nine O'Clock yes
terday morning, when death vt last overlook him,
moro than twenty-six hours from the time ne swal-
lowed the fatal dose. N