Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-21
L OCAL Y E W ;.
locking SUICIDE OF a YOUNG NAN
He Cuts Hi> Throat irish "a Ru-ot.
I'm n Fit 0f Dependency TIE seeks H.
cape from Poverty and Misfortune.
An Afflicted Family.

IH-s morning. a. No. - "a street uOr, Invest.
T., young man. named Jos. /. Adam>or.
committed suicide Toy cutting his throat VITA
razor. nearly >evCr.ug his heag rom ms
body. The family CD. sisted al tn,. deceased
~ htr: about go NoHrS OH ana i'm poo
utdiih.. his mother. about Sd 81 - wears 81
ana some other re- JrIg">. the deceased na q
been employed ia the Patent sffira. and f,11
lately been the sole support of the family
IleN resided IN a Smt4l brick house contain
ing four rooms and q summer Kitchen ana
the appearance" OF the house and furniture Is
indicative al the piuca:ngS % poverty.
DEATH IN THE FANII.N FROM AN ACCIDENT
LAST WEEK
Up 10 last week there was another member
OF The family circle. Frank hanson. who
was an apprentice 20 the plastering bust
ness. Three years ago he was - badly i'm
jared by a iall from a sea 'foid thar la never
recovered and died from the effects o. the
la'l ON Wednesday last and was buried uH
Friday. Joseph has been for several weeks
In bad health, bGt remained AZ his bus. ness
NJ the Patent Office up 20 Saturday last. 10
was, however, apparent 10 tEe nCigbblr>
his hfptherS death. ON saturday morning.
while in the store Of Nr W. n. Kilmon GA
the corner Of 2d and streets. ue remarked.
l don't know what VIII Id.
AN nI-CUURAGEp."
This morning, about o'cl.clS, his father
went INTO his room the rear ~eCpnE->T4Ty
apartment and found him dressing and tb,.
deceased sand, 81 be.icy" ! viii get ma and
80" n ] cannot walk around little. Il may
feel better The father advised nf m 10 axe
some citrate of magne~.9. and said that he
would mix some for him. The afilIctai
Father then lgit the room. huf i'm a few min
Utes returned, urlE 10 find his son ON the flaar
N THE AGoNIFS or DEATH.
lie iaH'edlTleiE gave An q arm. and some OF
the neiEubOrS FASTENED u. Sergeant Clpm
eni> Ma passing at the Time arI going into
Tie house aSCcTf- mod the FACTS and ~nIr Tor
The Coroner The appearance OF the bo1v on
lEt nDor would Indicate that The dorH8 >.-l
Hat struggled desperately u appeared tlst
he had -Ot the razor oE' o. "a closet ana hqI
inflicted the wound while Hp was iu bai as
% was saturated with blooI. ~. had thrown
himself out Of the bel. where life blood rpr.-
IEued TO flow until the entire floor was
covered. Tie razor was found near tho
bonN. Inc wound l> 2 terrible one. ami
must have required a degree OF NiTeHEal -
lniicj IT,, which iIdlcate> a ar~per.tflp.
and fierce ue. eTmlG&'inn a'mo~l iUcDmY-c-
hsnSiblp considering The general weakly -
Of tie victim.
THE CORONFg'~ Inquest.
The coroner. Or. Patterson. ap0g, room
held an inquest at which the father, J. T..
-hdam>On, 81, test fCt thar the .lorea ei
had been Sfck about TWO weeks. and jnst hn
worried about In" bills incurred an account
OF the Illness and death OF his brother. cN-
pressing The fear that they woulu be pre-
scented at the Office where he was empIOycJ
ard cause mis- discharge. Some OF the rela-
lives Of the deceased testified that he has
been mentally affected for year or more.
The Jury return ed a verdict thaf Ep came
10 his death by reason or an irciSeI wound
inflicted 10y his own hand while labOriug
under an alteration of mind.
The deceased WAS about > FEARS Of age.
and had been connected with the Patent OF
Ice for ten years past, most of the time ,
messenger. About TWO years ago ne was n ~
pointed temporary clerk i'm the division Ol
Trade marks, and had the reputation OF bcinE
q very ldIihiUl and exemplary empiOye.