Connecticut western news., 1874-01-16
vas lost, his life would not yield at this at-

was lost, his life would not yield at this at- tempt.
 A theory perhaps as plausible as any that can be arrived at is as follows. That he at first attempted to suspend himself with his neck-tie attached to one of the hooks in one of the ends to the narrow clothes-press, and which was the only available hook in front of the large timber. This hook breaking, he tried the one im- mediately opposite, and that not proving of sufficient strength to sustain him, also broke, and for the moment did not think it possible to accomplish his purpose by hanging. as he undoubtedly regarded the others, so hedged in by the timber, not pos sible to get at. Picking up the two bro ken pieces of the hooks, he laid them on the bureau where they were found, and ev- idently abandoned the process of hanging Rolling up his shirt sleeves, he attempted to sever an artery and bleed to death Af- ter bleeding profusely for time, and find ing this plan not likely to succeed. (and perhaps the life stream might have ceased to flow, and it very likely did, he went de- liberately across the room to the wash stand and washed hls arms perfectly clean of all blood, and rolling down his sleeves, buttoncd his wristbands about hiswrists gain and returned to the closet to renew his at tempt hang himself. Laying the stick across the five hooks, as stated above, he crowded himself in back of the large timber, and ! there, in that narrow space of eight and three fourths inches, he succeeded in de stroYing himself. Such determination to commit suicide is sce reely known. Three times did he attempt it and three times did he fail. Being baffled these three times, he yet persisted, and actually crowded himself iuto space scarcely large enough to ad- init him to get into a position to hang himself.
 That this man did not contemplate sui eide in that place and at that time, previ- ous to his entering his room, would seem quite evident from the fact that he made no special provision of anything with which
 
 not already in the room, and took nothing with him more than any man would have about his person, but such an ingenious, studied and persistent application of all there was in the room at the time, to the taking of his own life, is without paral Tel in this region.
 A jury, consisting of Messrs. E. w. Spur, foreman o. M. Brinton, U. H Miner, J. R. Hurlburt, Vim. H. Dean Timothy Tucker, L.. s. Beebe, w. Sparks, w. F. Gilett, M. Seger, P. C. Storms and Wm. J. Garfield, rendered { verdict in accordance with the facts al stated above; viz, suicide by hanging. Al though thirteen miles (by railroaD from our office, we arrived at the Dudley House ln less time than an hour after the body was discovered, and before it was taker down, and the above named jury has our thanks for their kindness in afford ing us every opportunity for getting all tho facts possible to be obtained, concerning this sad case.
 l rash act seems difficult to determine. Hit father, who with the uncle of the young man, came after the body, can assign nc possible reason, unless it was tenn porary insanity, superinduced by too close atten- ton to business and an overtaxation of thu mind; as he was noted for being hare worker at his business, and addicted to se- we're mental labor. This was his first trir away on the business of the house, and h' had been gone but short time and wal doing well. His habits are represented al being good never using intoxicating liq- uors, and smoking only occasionally using no profane language and was every way regarded as very exemplary young man, all of which statement of facts cor roborates the opinion of temporary aber- ration of mind.