, 1874-11-04
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SA1C1uEt
4 Q1RE G YEAn8 OLD nANaB IEnBELr.
Tho prosont aonsutlon Of Nowark, N. j., ia tho
deliberate suicide OF 0-yoar-oad girl named
Teresa arcssol. on Tuesday Of last weok. Bho
was found BY het nother hanging doaa IN tue
waah-house end was then stir aud cold. Tho
nooso Of the rope by tying tle loose ond Of tho
swing to the beam. Then eho droW herself up,
as Is supposed. by hor hands, and placing hor
hoad IN Tho twisted nooBo swung on aud was
atranged.
LETTER or A SUICIDE.
4 Young man named Dutenoff, the son Of 4
San Francisco banker, committed suicide rcocnt-
IT.. oaving . lettor III which ho said: "TLat Tho
public should not suspect that tho decd was
dono IL tit Of insanity. atato that, after
months reflection, take leave of this world In
tile full possession of all my senaes and that I
am calm and collected, but I nm driven to this
by eztromo despair. nervous excitomeut. etc.,
ctc. layo gono to tho dogs: For yeara hayo
during tho Lust teu woekB, I found that
would havo to bocono involved In dobt
and live upon tho charity Of othory. Even
now find that have ovorate9Ppcd tho bounds,
aud can no longer obtain cont's worth Of favor.
For weeks hayo oIrorod my services Tor my
board, but thoy have not boen accepted. It
would take too long for me to regain my former
status. haya almost begged Of those who
turned from me with their hands in their pock-
cts. Some did help mo at first but their man-
nor WAS such TINT to approach thom second
time Tor favor became impossible. My inner
most thanks to [hero follow the names Of q
dozeu porsonB1 who have, this day that take
poison, refused mo crodit."
ExpLANATIoS OF AN ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
from The BToek|5n ~ ~ Aryus, Oct. 20.
To-day we arc able to preBaut full mud roila-
bio explanation Of the oauses which led to tue
recent attompt by Fielder 8. Woeka. Esq., Of
this city, to take bis own lfo. alr. Weeks Ia q
gentleman Of noans-one OF tho kindost Of bus
banda aud most exemplary Of ctizons. He con-
ducts . large busiuess In Now York, aud tho
cares growiug out Of his largo commercial trans-
acttona. have bcen particularly huzdensomo Of
dsnce. in First place. much exhausted by the
buatueaa-etrain Of tho day. Ho has been unabla
to secure sound and refreshing sloep for BONO
time past, aud Monday ho procured . small
| quantity Of laut'anum. thinking a small dose
would holp him 10 secure tho needed rest. It is
now ascertained Tint 1e took an overdose Of the
potion, md tho medicine instead Of producing
sleep, roudorad Mr. Weeks temporarily insane.
| In this condition, he seized 3 small knife autl
| stabbed himself several tines In thh neck and
mattresses on his bed b small vial Of lautanum
! was found Hecretod between them. It Beon1a
| TINT Mr.. Weeks in thrusting the knife-blade
| into his breast, pierced tho lung. Tho wound
WAS closed externally by clot Of blood, aud tho
mir passed from the lung 10 tho cellular tissues.
| day afternoon Mr.. Weeks body was awolen to
| twice tho natural aize. He WAS attended by Dr..
Daniel e. Thomas, OF Utios, and Dr.. 0tterson.
Of Brooklyn. Tho skin was puncturcd over the
opposite lung, and the inapriaouad air rushed out
proved brow to-day. and It is likely that ho vii soon
| bc abla to reau,ne bis business. uo has quite
recovered his un1al flow OF good spirits. and will
| uot attempt to tnduco sleep again by taking NJ
Indefinite quantity Of lsudanum.