, 1879-01-10
White; verdict. S55.-Cwsnftus Knspar W. Aleyan.
der Fam; verdict, Sl12.4D, and motion for new
SUICIDES.
st. I,ouia Ahead nf ChtcaRa-Notea Of tho
Moft Sensational st. Louis Suicides During
tho Year 1878,

~. Leat* f7'n6s. Demarrat.
During the year 1878 eighty souls In 81. Louis
rushed unbddcn into the presence Of tho
Maker. The year previous there were but
scventY-two suicides. The increase will be
noted By The reader. Reference tnt the Coroucr's
rcpnrt Of tho past ten years shows steady In
crcase In the number Of cascs Of fct-le.se In st.
Louis, and tho same IL true Of nil otilrr great
ctsIcs. Tho pasrlps!c ST. Lou'san cannot hut re-
fleet with pride upon the fast that
In thts particular s.. Louis + as far ahead
OF Chicago ns on my Gthcr pcint
Let Chicago remember TINT st. Louis has
natural advantages that Hf1c can Hcycr h0nc 10
a.tuin. We harr the river AMI the great hrdpe,
ti,a envy ot ChtcnEu sensational reporters; we
1,ayc nt cerin[n periods OF Tile wear climate
ttat IL In itself inducirc to sstllc. and, In ai!-
tiUn to That. there Is friendly emulation exist
lug au0HE tho wout-hc stitclGrs as IL WIN tllAll
mako the most sensational exit, which gives Vt.
Louis an tmmcasurnblc advantage nvrr Chtearu,
atlI these flretni7c* can bt Hst established bY
brief mention ut so1ne Of the 1uost important
csaes OF 'ate ycara.
4 man IN Fort Wayne concluded tu the spring
Bio woes. With nm ingenuity and precision ron
ccved IN aud ncrved h. Insanity. lie sct to work
10 huill an engine af 1e1th. Three werks he
labore'! to construct E,alllosine, and at last It
stood complete IN hfs t0ar. 4 keen brpadax
worked smoothly III the gtoorea Of two YAK tlu.
rights. At the buttnrn there Wa hcrk-re.t,
and thu base of the engine was sur.
rounded with aw.t'ust. Tho ux was he'll! In
posttiun t,y d cord ending In Il tinlc fuse. When
Tho wretehed man had ez,npfctcti lila prcpara-
tions, liz lt tho fuse. In fifteen minutes tic Ak
wui,tl fall. Determined as he wns, he rlHiid not
hear thut terrible whit, 70 he tatuEasrd the .aw.
dust with cluFofortn, mud, lytn. down with lis
llrad in position, he lapecd dintnunconsciul,snrss.
The fuse burned sowly until the final 1otlt was
reached. and then tl'e glIttertng nx fell With
lightning sArdty, and the head Of tho victim
rolled 10 one side, cunnfctclv severed from the
body. THIS Inan waa former y. Lo'llsan.
petllent adopted by Arthur Soycs, Mt the Star
Hotcl In lllis city. Determined IL ,lte, he
sought cuthanasla. lie tied -ilk handkerchief
to bis bcd.tost. and then abt,ut Ills tcck. Seut-
cd upun the cl2u Of Inc bed, lie drank Vial uf
chlorni. When ilc patsetl itto the stupor tint
follows tho use OF the an,c<thettc he fe: forward
and etrapgled to DEATH 1its fset tclng IN tile
tuor, but tho weight VI Lis body oil the silkcn
nousc.
Ihrrc nrc some remarkable caees where the
suicide took cyery preynutttu to insure tfle sue
ccss Of hia illtcnttons. Several years ago there
wns must interesting e1se IN st. Lofts. 4 man
determined 10 die walked sln,su to tho bridge
across the River Drs rcres, pu the Caron,lcics
road, lie was provided with rope lnnR enough
to reach tho water bct0w. One end he fsstencd
to the rail- OF the bridge, the othcr around his
neck. lie seated himself on tile rail. nut n pis-
tol to his breast aud fired, faltiug oft Ent0 The
river and drowning II tl,e shut had not killed
HIN. lie was fund tbs next dav nj tho cul OF
the rope. Casca Of extra preeautipn Hike this
Rre very common, but all fail Into insfrntcance
bcstdu that VI the ynuug u. Luuisnn wEu too!<
Ills departure FROM tuis worll III July !, lssU, as
the Palmer House. in Chicago.
This young man Ind bcch crossed In love,
lie determined to die, and purchased piece Vi
rope In this city to hang limeplt with. lie then
took trip on the river. and busEci himself III
writing long letter, " be upched after tls
death, Iii which lle explained l,s had selected
Chicago as the base of h's operations. because
lia always admired The tnwn. md, further, lie
Z genuine scnsat!on. Ite tout MI expensive
paFlor At the Palmer lfousc. and was q nuf
day IN completing tis prenaFations.. Across tho
top uf The protecting partitions Ut The BATH.
room he placed hctl-sfMt, to which Ee attached
the rope purchased tn ST. Luuis.. At tho end Ut
three strtlgs baiigftlg frolu this l'tnM lle nt-
tachcd = revolver. razor. nnl keen sttlctto.
On a st,Al lab'n Ut the side nt the bath be placed
ro,D llo hung bundle Of co'ni'ustible. tai, aud
tllcn filled the tub with boiling watcs. lie stood
liron tic tub anu placed the r0pc nbolt bis neck.
lie lighted tho bunch OF tow. lie drank the
puison. lit cut hls tllroat NTH thu ruzor. lie
sfnt,l'ed himself with the s;etto. llc shot him:
self with tI,r revolver. IT. twIug himself OF
1T tffc end Of tho rune, mud died. Part pf fli4
programme failed. The tuw tnllcd to burn. atld
then The rupa lid not nart Ut Intended und drop
the mailman lhtu the boiling water.
Thc letters left by lin were written In an lu-
tense poetic vein, aud described with great MI
HLtcneas eycrydctull uf his tntendtd nrt. Razor,
stitrttu. revolver, poison, hanging. burung,
drowntnR. anh purtotlln,:. The iloles Ut self
destruction were exhausted BY this yn1ing tnau.
who ssmpy inundated himself oil the altar Of
dcsestable anlhttott to InAkc people talk. llu
certainly suceecteal In dong thAt, besides fur
nisI,srg III Unparalleled newspaper sensation.
l,I this connection tl,e sttrY CONES tU mind OF
tlu ma,l whU hung himself by r0t.c uyer tins
brink Ut hcetlfng cl''f. beneath hc l'ah bufit
bfnzinS bonfire. and. to nuke matters the
strer, he had taken Iaison. 'rhe rnpr hroitt.
the Incoming tle put 0ut thu fIrc, an thu salt
waller that he took into 'I!s hto1nnr!, wllo trying
to flrnwn acteA us an G,lctic, u,nl mnlu him 70
sick TINT lla re7nuc,t tho ss1orc, threw up ttlc
puIso,, and, concluding TINT the powers did not
t!ca!re linn to ..B]0yc clouds agafust the sum-
Just then, abandoned t,ls Intention and lived to
btculne strect-t1r driver.
The frequent German VINO uses IN old fashion,
et! dcrriuger loat!cti With wutcr, and With that
tertiblu lnreo hnws tho entire Top Of Ills 1ead
oil, docs lis work In thorough manhrr. ut,d
las three times appeared IN st. louts ,srtug thu
latt year. The u%spontlfnl gentleman whu
takcs tbs leap from the briAgu does W viii,
tho thorough understanding that 10 Ii
checked clear through. OF ull the
ill i.