The daily gazette., 1881-11-16
FIRST EDITION.
A SAD SUICIDE.
wen known Young Man Cuts
hs Throat and Dies I'm a Few
mfnufes-Cause of the Rash act


minufes-Cause of the Rash act
A sad AID Distressing suicide took
piace IN This city this morning about
AZ O'Clock, the victim being d. Taylor
Strickland, who has large circle nj
friends In this city.
Inc deceased was born in Cecil Coun.
tY, but has resided here for number of
years. BY profession he was car
builder aud was looked upon as being
one OF the best In this city. He came
here over nine years ago, and entered
the employ Of the Harlan IL Holllnps-
worth company in January 1873, He
was advanced rapidly, aud so great was
the confidence reposed in him by the
company that about two years ago he
was sent to Japan In charge of some
work, built by the II. Il Fl. COMPANY.
ior parties In that country. He remained
their until June last when he returned
home.
Since his return he has been dissIpat-
ing more or less until within the past
few days when he took to strong drink
70 such an extent that he required care
ful watching, and during the past three
or four nights 1t was necessary for some
OF his friends to remain with him ali
night. Yesterday morning he seemed
TO be all right, and at his own solicita.
he went to work,
He had moi been at work but a very
short time until it was Dece sary to take
IN to bis boarding house. Two friends
remained with him during the day, and
IN the early part of the evening two
others called, and. relieved those who
had been with hfm during the day.
During the evening he rem aimed
quiet,and about IL O'Clock he fell asleep,
aud remained so for about four hours.
when he awoke, and did not 20 to sleep
again.
About 6.35 o'clock, he suddenly arose
up in bed and for moment or SO looked
wildly around the room. He then
reached for his pantalOons that were
hanging on the back of a chair near the
bed. =
One of his friends turned up the gas
and asked him what he wanted, but re.
ceiYed no reply.
In a shorter space OF time than IL
takes TO tell it, he dropped hi s pants, and
jumping to his feet stood up in bed and
before either of bis attendants could
divine his inten tions, drew knife across
his throat. One of the attendants then
rushed to the bedside, but he was rough
ly pushed aside, and MIR. Strickland
jumped to the floor, and hastily drew
the knife across his throat second
time. lie then fell to the floor the blood
gushing from the wounds.
The attendants hastily gave the alarm,
and raised the unfortunate young man
from the floor.
In the meantime DR.. /. W. Hazlett,
had been summoned, who arrived about
four minutes after the deed had been
committed. Upon arriving he found the
man being held up and the blood rum
ing from the wound into bucket. He
at once laid him upon the floor and
compressed the blood vessels, but before
he could get hold of one of them to tie
it strickland gasped bis last.
The wound started just under the lett
ear and extended around to about the
same point under the right ear. The
physician says that the wound was
clean cut, everything being severed clear
TO the spinal column. 1t would have been
impossible to have saved his lite, as the
windpipe aud jugular vein were both
severed.
The instrument with which the deed
was committed Is a small silver handle
pocket knife, the blade of which Is about
one and a quarter inches long. The
many friends of the deceased will no
doubt. be Mortified to hear of the rash
act committed by the deceased. The
Coroner will investigate the case at the
young mans boarding house No. 406 w
Seventh street. He will probably be
buried at Elkton, where his family re-
side. He was about 33 years of age
and unmarried.