Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-03
A Desperate Attempt at Suicide.
A NAN CUTS HIS THROAT WITH RAzo

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John Higginson, of No. 1912 Goth street. yes
terday made desperate attempt to commit
suicide, which may yet prove effectual B. has
| resided with his wife for some time in the house
mentioned. occupying the third floor Their
life has been peaceable and apparently happy.
They are Woodworking people, and their strong
attachment for each other has attracted the no.
tice of neighbOrs. Yesterday afternoon, at three
O'CLOCK Mrs Higginson left home to make visit,
the husband declining to go with her. on the
ground that he did not feel very well. After
her departure he made deliberate and elaborate
preparations for self-destructiOn. Getting a
large quantity of rags he placed them convent
emily at the side of rocking-chair. Then pro-
curing razor, he seated himself in the chair
and drew the keen blade across his throat, max
ing terrible cash: severing the wind-ppe and
breaking piece out of the blade. He then
leaned over so that the streaming blood fell on
the pile of rags. His condition was not discOv-
cred until his wife returned little after seven
O'Clock. DR.. SOthOron was called in and dressed
the terrible wound. Later in the night Higgin-
son was removed to the Providence Hospital in
very precarOuS condition. He said that he
had had enough. and did not care to repeat the
act. He gave no explanation Of his conduct,
and no cause is assigned for it. except that he
has been drinking to an unusual extent lately.
DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded as follows:
W. l.. Bramhal ct al. to A. c. Clark lot T. SO. e.
So. 325; $500. Same to L. NJ Nell lot IA, SO.
325; 1881. ]. 7. Coumbe to G. A. MunrOe pit.
8, so. $50: $3.50. Sisters of Visitation to Eliza
beth d. Stone. lot II, sub. SO. 1872, 81. $50. H.
81 600. John G. Ames to Margaret P. McBlar
pit. sub. Q, SO. 81 So. 700. Jas. Fraser to NJ. D.
Hopkins pit. S. q 2, so. SIG; 8. Fraser to
". J. Johnston pit: s. q and g. SO. 3l6; s..
A. S. Greggs to Alice l.. G. Maxwell sub. 1T. so.
AS; 81 $50: Joel Perham to Benjamin Freeman
70
Metcalf pit. Z, SO. 734: $500. T. PROXY to Ann
E. PROXY ct al. pit. 49, block S. Old Georgetown;
8. Bernard BrOphy to Jas. McCandlish lot
~, SO. 149; $3.50. W. S. Cox to NJ. Ashford n.
pit lot So SO. 1885, $4,000. Phebe A. Walker to
Elizabeth Walton lot A. SO. 70; 5000.
NAN DANGEROUSLY SHOT By GIRI.-A
colored girl about II years old, named Eliza Till
man. was charged in the Police Court this morn
ing with assault and battery with intent to kill
young cOlOred man named Daniel Dickson,
who stated to Officer Mcnamara, of the county
precinct. that last Saturday he went to this girls
house, on Meridian Hill, in the county, and rap
ped at the door, and she came to the door and
he asked her for drink of water. and she re-
piled 81 amt got any water. but I'll give you
something else" She went into the house and
returned with an old pepper box pistol loaded
with powder and shot, and stuck it in his face
and fired, tearing one of his cheeks nearly en-
tlrey away. Defendants counsel Mr.. o. 8. B.
Wall, appeared for defendant and asked that
bail be fixed in the case. Mr. Blunt, the prosecut-
ing attorney said the wound was dangerous
one and there was some danger of Dckson's in
juries proving fatal The court said that under
these circumstances he could not release the de-
PENDANT on bail. The case was continued for one
week.
A GARFIELD MEMORIAL SERVICE was held by
the Women's Christian Temperance Union at
Masonic Temple yesterday afternoon, with full
attendance, and Mrs. Roach in the chair. A
Jesus" Mrs Roach read the Dist PsaIm Rev "
Mckendree Riley offered the opening prayer.
''Nearer My God to Thee was sung followed
by an address from Mrs. Roach. Rev. F. D.
Power, pastor of Vermont avenue Christian
church, was introduced. and paid tribute to
the character and life of the deceased President.
After another hymn, Mrs. Tilton, of Foundry
church, read memorial poem, and Rev. Frank