Daily Republican., 1881-08-22
TRYING TO KILL HIMSELF.
A AC1A2BD AAU CUTS HIS CHROAT
on THE MARSHEA.
A Desperate Deed While lDolirisus
"A Ghastly Cash 10 Pus IN End
IL Earthly Evils.

III,
he waved his arms wildly and shrieked
and cried for help, and yet ran away
when any one approached him, was
wandering over the Chris.iana mead ows
last evening at twilight. He was man
of medium height and OF thirty years
of age or thereabouts. His hair was
reddish brown and he had sandy mus
tache. Men employed by the National
Dredging Co. heard his cries and they
hurried to his assistance, thinking he
was in some mistress. AS they got near
TO him he presented d wild appearance.
He had no hat and had discarded his
coat and vest. His hair was streaming
wildly in the wind, his eyes were rolling
and his whole manner went 10 indicate
great mental disturbance.
The men went up to him amt asked
him what was the matter. He made a
rambling answer and at once began to
edge away from them. 1t was clear
that he was deranged One OF the men
speaking OF the affair said, "He looked
to me like man who had been drink
ing too hard, and had the mania-a potu.
He wouldn't Tell his name, and when
we pressed him to tell us his trouble he
said his relations were after him and
wanted to kill him. he then started
oft and was soon lost sight Of
Later in the evening the man was
again seen near The ChriStiana Light.
Hl3 appearance was wilder than before
A man vino s.lw him noticed that the
bosom OF his shirt was covered with
blood, and i'll the darkness Ae fancied
he saw deep cash in his throat. The
man thoroughly frightened, did not 20
to the deranged wanderer but hurried to
the dredging compdny's works. From
here word was telephoned to the Police
Station, and about II o'clock last night
ttiCer, Cloud and Pike were detailed
70 follow the man. The information
that came to the officers was that a man
who had evidently cut his throat was
somewhere on the marshes, and I hat
when last seen he was lying on the little
road leading to the lighthouse.
After ID long tramp the policemen
found the unfortunate wanuerer. II.
was hatiess and coatless, and across
his throat h" bad d agapng cash. From
the wound u stream OF blood was Tick
ling slowly, and he presented a horri-
t,e appearance. Before they found the
man, one OF the dredging company's
men told them net to 20 near the man
as he would DO them harm. This was
eyid'nCIy the man who had he II
afraid OF the wanderer The officers
when they found the man, went up to
him and caught him by the arm. lie
was Vt first angry, but presently | is |
manner changed and he begged them to |
gakn him from the marsh He was at |
once taken to the hail and Dl. ,
Dele vas Summoned. By this time
it was 3 O'Clock, a. H.
The would was large one. 1t ex-
tended into the wind pire, and was
about two inches wide DR.. Ogle dress
ed the wonnd, having sewed 1t up, and
stated that it would not prove fatal.
At the City Hall the mans manner
was wild, and he talked in a rambling
way. 1t is not likely that he was
crazed with liQuor-the probabilities
are that mis- mind is gone. He gave his
name as William Call and said he lived
III Philadelphia, near Twenty second
and LOln bard streets. II said he is "a |
carpenter bg trade and made a RI milling
-tattment about his wife wanting to
marry another man, and all his relatives
wanting to kill him and get him ont Of
The way for the purpose. He said some
II his re atives were chasing him on the
''l'm sick OF living said he,
and 50 | cut my throat with an old
tnife and threw 1t away, and IN only
sorry it was not sharp enough TO kill
ne at once.
After the wound had been dressed he
hoWed a disposition to tear out the
titcheJ DR.. Ogle had put III the wound,
md to prevent This he was handcufied
te was angry at this being done and
llado much and viohut complaint.
AT i o'clock this morning the man
as sent to the almshouse. When he
vas taken out Of the hall, and while
icing ed toward the carriage, he be-
ame much terrified and repeatedly
riod murder, " ''murIer," at the top
# hia voice. His condition this forenoon
$ not critical, and he will recover.