The daily gazette., 1882-12-07
SUED ron surCIDE.
A HAN who Tried t. Take His Life Ar
rested and Held for Trial.
rNew York STAR Dec al


rested nnd Held for Trial.
rNew York star, Dec, e.l
Among the prisoners arfaigned yesterday
at the Essex Market Court whs German
named Charles Feek, who as charged with
attemp ing suicide. Thla Is the first case
of the kind under the new Penal Code, which
classihes tue offeuce as'a felony, punishable
by imprisonment Cor term not 10 exceed
two wears and fine Of not more than
81 900. The prisoner wae arrested by Ohicer
StebbIns OF the Tenth precinct, who found
him in room in the tenement, NO. "
Allen street, almost suffocated with char
coal gas. He is 88 years Of age ead- . tin
smith by occupation. He has q wife who
does not We with him, but no children. IL
xas alleged that he had once b'.en we'll TO
do. He came TO this country - yeas ago,
and It was said he succeeded I'm establishing
himself in business, but he fa'led.' About
two weeks ago he hired furnished room
with ieilow-countryman at No. ~ Allen
street. He had resolved TO take bis own
life and on Monday afternoon he proceeded
in very nethodical manner 70 dos1. -
At 430 In the afternoon he put some
pieces Of charcoal into his store, took the
nIpps out, stuffed the hole in the wall with
rage, locked the door and braced chairs
auaiust another TO prevent 1t being forced
open. Under the doors he stuffed papers.
! ut Ills Gre and lay down to await the result.
| That afternoon the woman IN charge of the
| house wanted TO get 10 to put thines in
order She could not open the door, o. d
| called upon Frederick Rrmshager, o boy OF
| II years, to push the door open. The In
| mate of the room was found lying upon the
| hoor. He was unconscious and lay with HE
| eyes open. Officer stebbins was called In.
| They felt his pulse and seeing life was still
there the officer, with the lad's assistance,
carried Feck 20 the Eldridge street station
house. Here he partially recovered, al
ambulance was sent for and he was removed
TO the Chambers Street Hospital restora-
lives were applied, and he soon recoiered.
| &c was then taken before Justice Smith, At
the Essex Market Court. A complaint ih
,ccordanre with the requirements OF the
new code was made against him by the
officer, which alleged:
That on December 4, Charlps Feck,
with intent TO take his own life, did commit
upon himself certain acts dangerous to his
,wn lite That Opponent found said Chatles
Feck In semi conscious state, lying upon
he 1oor of room In the premises No. az
Allen street, one door being locked, III.
pther fastened by bracing a chair against II,
and the creyices Of both stopped with paper.
There was a stove In the room containing
charcoal which had been burRing, the stove.
pipe being dis sconnected so as to cause N,
umes Of the burning charcoal TO I'LL thu
room. Upon arrestiug said Charles Feck be
stated to deponent that he wished deponeni
hld left him in the room q few minutes
longer"
lhe officer further stated 81 found Q
bottle, lape ed spirits Of salts and marked
! POISON The boy testified that lie helped
: carry the mau 10 the station.
What have you % say ~ the accused wal
! asked by the magistrate.
Il have nothing to say. did not In
END 10 Kill myself, he blurted out theI
idded
III the door was stuffed with paper or th'
,toyepipe disconnected and stuffed | know
aoihing about II. took few drinks be
'ore laid down. The fire was m de by M
md was burning when laid down on tn
I'D. ! cannot tell how ! came on tn
| lo0r 3"
"Have you had any trouble with you
gife"
mo my wife Is boarding somewhere.
nave had no trouble with any one. Tn
nttle had contained muriatic acid, whicl
| use III my business"
He was put under 81 900 bail for trial.