Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-03-02
INUNDATED TO DEATH.

HUMILIATED TO DEATH.
\ New York coroner Investigated the
circumstance attending the death Of
David White, a schoolboy who commit
ted suicide 10y hanging, Young White
lived with his parents, lie was not
twelve years Of age. and had two broth
+ ers, one older and the other younger
than himself. The trio attended the
Allen street public school, and he was
considered by his teachers. as we'll as
his parents, a very intelligent child.
He was studious, and Outstripped bOys
older than himself He was recently
promoted to higher class, and at this
point his troubles began. He was un-
able to keep pace with his classmates,
aud disheartened by his failure he grew
careless. As a punishment for his care
lessness his teacher placed his name on
the blackboard as that of an imperfect
student, and left it there for the inspec-
ton Of the whole school. He was
proud, high spirited boy. and the public
ity thus given to his shortcomings, to-
gether with the recollections Of his form
er successes, affected him keenly. One
morning, before school time, he told
his brothers that he intended to end his
life adding that he had a pocket knife.
but it was too dull for the purpose. The
boys told him he must be crazy to talk
50 ; they looked upon his words as mere
childish bravado, not dreaming that he
was serious, and thought 10 more Of
them until subsequent events showed
how thoroughly in earnest he was when
he uttered them.
In the afternoon his mother heard
him enter the house and % up stairs.
School was just over and she supposed
he had gone 70 leave his books in the
bedroom. Fifteen minutes passed and
She became alarmed. Thinking that he
might, perhaps, be i'll, She followed him
up stairs and attempted to push open
the bedroom door: there was something
behind it which prevented her from open /
ing it, and as She felt the impediment
the first premonition Of what She was
about to see fell upon her. She called
aloud 70 her son to open the door, but
no answer was returned, and the weight
within still hung against il. At last
She summoned all her strength and res /
olution, forced it open, and entered the +
room. The next moment it shut fast
again, leaving her inside with the BODY
Of her son hanging before her. Under
the first horror Of the situation she was
incapable Of action: she could only .
shrek for help, and in few moments
another woman, an inmate Of the house
was BY her side. She at once drew a /
I'-l- e aa'a-n-z- fran her paclat- aud
with some difficulty severed the strap BY F..
which the boy was suspended. A pbv- I
slelan was summoned, and learning that
the boy could not have been hanging
more than quarter Of an hour. be was
encouraged to hope that resuscitation
might be possible. He applied an cleo
trlc battery and endeavored 10 produce
artificial respiration, but he failed.
A book strap had been passed through
hole in the upper panel and carried
over the door AMI back into the room
10 this a second strap was attached
with the end passed through the buckle.
thus forming moose which encircled
the neck. The moose was not drawn
tight, but fastened at the buckle 4
chair was lying on the floor, and from
this the boy had evidently dropped. up
setting 1t either at the time or bv bis
subsequent struggles. The neck was
not broken, The verdict was simply
suicide by hanging