Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-08-28
HOAX.

A few months ago o man announced
that be would commit suicide in Central
Park. New York City. People consid.
cred it Q sensational canard. but the fsl.
low did do it. sure enough. killing him.
just as he said he would do and on time.
Ever since then the average New Yorker
has resolved to be on hand on such occa-
sions and not miss good items like that
any more. But here they are fooled
again and right wicksdly hoaIed by q
designing joker. On the Goth instant
the following card or communication
appeared in the New York Herald:
beg leave to inform the people OF New
York through your columns tina on Inafs,
day afternoon. at precisely O'CLOCK l
will take my own life In Central PARK IN
other words. ! will commit suicide August
1877. I invite the public. q and al, 10
witness the performance. Admission Tree.
No extra charge for reserved seats. The
place Of performance will DO the rock near
the summer. house. on the opposite side
of the lake. Just across from tho Terrace,
on the right.hsnd side as you stand on the
Terrace and look across the water. Make
no mistake; the rock IL almost Immediately
opposite the upper b~oat-house, and by al
accounts, I think IL 10 about the best place
/ could have chosen. / will fret shoot
myself through the head and then dive
into the water. Now, please do the best
YOU can for me and give mi . large notice.
l have been striving after Fame all my
life, but she has always eluded my grasp;
and now a. I am sick and tired OF this
life, where when q man asks for bread you
give him . stone. / at least would like to
leave ID with some little eelat. Hoping
you will comply with this almost my last
request. I remain yours. respectfully,
A NAN. who has nothing left
him but to leave . world that
will not let him exist.
P. ST. forgot to add. II will DO utterly
useless to guard the rock or tho paths
leading to II. for I will appear when You
least expect me. No q will see me until
I am on the rock In full view from the
Terrace. so I hope no one will be ill.bred
enough to try and stop the performances.
or int :rupt 1t In any manner Whatever
This strange manifesto naturally Gre
sted considerable excitement and every.
body wanted to see 1t through in good
style. The New York Tribune gives the
result as follows:
Before the hour named groups Of people
lined the terrace. sat on benches overlook.
ing the rock which Was to DO the scene Of
the tragedy, and Allied the stands at the
upper boat.house. Numerous policemen
were al,o on hand. As 8 o'clock ap.
preached tho interest Of the people and
the vigilance Of the policemen increased.
Every one laughed and joked with his
neighbor. and pronounced the whole mat
ter . hoax ; and yet IL could be seen thai
many entertained . secret hope that they
might be favored with Q view Of q sensa'
tional suicide. The appointed hour passed,
but the man who was to commit the sui
eide failed to appear. Had he done so,
and succeeded In blowing his brains out,
no doubt all would have been shocked; but
he did not do 90, and they were disap'
pointed. One woman. with two children
following behind her, FASTENED toward the
terrace, and meeting . policeman, asked
him II the man had shot himself. "No,
ma'am." replied the policeman. with an
imperturbablo countenancc "he's gone
over to Third avenue to get his hair cut
!. To get his hair cut 2" she repeated
Eyes, ms'am ; he thinks he'd look BETTE
II the barber trimmed him up little
The woman looked at her informant will
. puzzled expression and then went TO loiE
the crowd near the basin. After $3.50 thu
crowd gradually began to diminish. and q
AIS the sixteen policemen on guard wer'
withdrawn. and two in citizens clothes
were left On duty.