The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-24
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Mr. q. v. Rollin Tries TO XIII HIM
self by Cutting His Throat.

| OuI lOMu was bthttltu VII puttlbd
morning by the report that Mr.. G. V. Ro
lin, well-known ty many of our citizen
and throughout the state, had cut his throo
at the Bardwell House. The report wa
authenticated, and has been the subject o
much exciting comment throughout tn
town since
Mr.. Rolln arrived in town on the nigh
train from Troy on Saturday morning ant
registered himself at the Bardwell house a
about two o'clock. After putting bis auto
graph on the register, he told the porter
who was the only person up at the house
that he would go over to the Berwick
House few minutes before retiring. The
porter told him he would wait for his re.
turn, and Rollin left the house. 1t then
appears that he went to the residence of A.
G. Fuller, and Mr. Fuller, seeing that Rol-
lin was in need of sleep, told him that he
had better go to bed there But Rollin
stated that he must go to Burlington on the
five o'clock train, and disliked to disturb
the family at that hour, and so, against the
entreaties of Mr.. Fuller, came back to the
Bardwell House, having been gone about
half an hour.
He was given room SO, in the south wing,
and was shown to the room by the porter.
He told the latter before going up stairs
that he felt "out of sorts" and must take
some medicine, and at his direction the por-
ter carried up tumbler and little sugar.
At about five o'clock another gentleman
came into the house and was shown to q
room nearly opposite the one occupied by
Rolln, by the call-boy. As they got near
room SO the door flew open and disclosed
Rollin sitting on the bed and looking very
wild, partly dressed, with his boots on. He
spoke and said he had got ''cramps in his
fee, ;" and inquired of the boy if he could
give him some brandy, and on being AN
swered in the negative called for some rum
and other kinds of liquor. He was told,
however, that he could get nothing of the
kind there, and the. conversation ended.
1t looked TO the gentleman above men
toned that Rolin was greatly excited,
judging by his general appearance
and his wild and unnatural look, as
he was known to the gentleman personally.
At about half-past seven Rollin appeared
N tue office in his shirt sleeves, and asked
MIR. Cramton, the proprietor, who was be-
,;,,l e., ,,aaJlo a.,
sew button on his SHIRT. He was told
hat the articles would be sent up to him
md he returned to his room. About an
Iour afterwards the chamber-maid opened
he door of room SO, which was unlocked,
md saw 10 her horror the floor spattered
with blood. She ran to the Office and told the
,lerk, Mr.. Carpenter, that the man in SO
vas killing himself. The clerk rushed up
md found Rollin standing in front of the
ooking- glass, and as the door, opened, he
urned square around and confronted Car
)entcr. Tie bloody razor was still in his
land, while the blood which was running
rom large cash in his throat, told too
plainly the work which it had been doing.
Mr.. Carpenter, with the assistance of
Charles Daniels. took the razor from his
iand, and Carpenter ran for physician.
In about ten minutes Drs Allen, Pond
md Ianrahan were IN attendance and the
wound Immediately received proper atten-
ion.
THE WOUND
vas found to consist of three complete
,uts across the windpipe, two of which
severed the windpipe in twain in two
different places, while the piece between
.he two cuts was split in two, evidently by
he stab of knife Such an instrument
was found to have been used beside the
razor, and the cuts are torn and jagged,
showing a knife had been used, while the
fingers of the unfortunate man were also
lsed in attempting to make the wound
more effective. No blood vessels of any
were cut
1t was thought at first that the attempt
% commit suicide must prove successful,
from the numerous wounds made, but fur
her examination enabled the physicians to
give more hopeful view of the case,
which has been substantiated by the I'M
proved condition of the patient since then.
From the well-groundcd convictions Of the
attending physicians it is thought that with
proper care
RoLIIN WILL RECOVER.
He breathes nearly as free as ever, and
can cat without trouble. The wound will
gradually granulate and grow together UNI
less inflammation should unfortunately set
in.
Since committing the deed Rolln has in
many respects acted very strangely, all of
which goes in great measure to substan-
tate the usual theory in such cases of in
sanity. While the clerk and Mr.. Daniels
were in the room before the doctors ar
rived, he called for a pencil and wrote nu-
merous unintellgible scrawls on scraps of
paper which he had in his pocket. lie of
course could not articulate so as to be I'M
derstood, and took this means of commu.
These scraps of paper give no
clue as to the cause of his attempt upon his
life, but as much has been said concerning
them and numerous rumors are in circula-
ton about their purport, it may be well to
mention them, although they must appear
but the wandering vagarics of an insane
mind. One of these papers shows that he
attempted to
WRITE A LETTER IN HIS OWN BLOOD
to his wife, as it reads: Dear wife-God
knows | see and hear" Others are written
with the pencil in scrawlIng hand and in
an unconnected way, one of which has the
words "oliicers and Lansingburg,"
written upon the back of an old envelope.
Another reads You was all very good to
90 for the doctor, but shall beat you yet. ="
The latter was evidently written in his
more sober moments. The insanity and
the wild appearance which betokened it,