The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-05
ATTEMPTED lsCIDE
An Estimnbic Young Wan Al
tcmpt- 10 Hin Himself

The -Eeu Of hfe becomes sometimes
BIZ tau Slrd that there appears no other
MEANS ot u rayrliug 20 thuu los cutting
IL, and yesterday Mr H. G.. overly, a
Young muu ut unusual excellence
thought his thrcui ot ufy 90 That corjl.
ton dHtf,mpt,d 30 pat uu end tu
troubles, more imaginary than q al, first
by u pistol Hud then by poison Ov thy
isu young man of twruty-uue years Of
Rge who came Co this city some three ur
four years and has been employed
on the ENAMINEE nearly ever since aud
in this office and ~ tine city, has hy So
briefly. industry and OtluT excellent
qualities earned tho e-ttum aud respect
Of all who knew hun. lie CONES Of eI-
celleut family in Kentucky, aud ls we'll
to do, owning ye y zee home Oh 10th
and Mary streets, and having good ros-
poets "a cad, HIS house is rented to a
'ami = with whom he iugTds and he Is
do ug well aud saving money.
Those who know him would least have
suspected any secret trouble aud ast
Of all an attempt at suic de. which he
made yesterday At about eleven O'Clock.
At that hour he had not COM up town
as usual, and the gentleman living in
the house was Irqunng az hls wife why
he had moi come mp town when he
heard pistol shot ~ hIs overly ~
room and rushed ~ at once. He found
the misguided young man standing ~
the middle Of the room with smoking
pistol IN hls hand, one barrel Of which
bad been dlscharg d, and at once rushed
on him an seized It to prev ut him
from shoe ing again, when OVERLY
seized paper ON the table and pouring
4E. Of B.
swallowed H. the gentleman ling TO
get hold OF il time 10 prevent H. The
stuff swallowed was uch as Is used p
preparing skins OF binds Tor stuiliug, OF
which art Overly is quite Ru expert,
and C insists Of alum and other
materials but mainly OF arsenic.
As soon as OVERLY had swallowed the
poison he lung himself ca the bed. dee.
Glazing his intention 90 die. The alarm
was Z ven q the Lvartst telephone
sought aud ply slciaus suuul ed, but
before any thus su'nmoud could get
there DR.. klIg chan ei o. pass reGra j
Wa called 10. Owe by, Who wa- tossing
On the bed, refused 90 ak. ans url.eI 4.
expressing bis desire 90 die, and bye
poderulc Injection % Ga eUttlc Va-
= ven him, which 10 few minutes lsa-
due d violent and Ir0iFlgt-l ylItt.. =
30 that IN a short time b. vas out -
danger. Fortunately be had eaten. 10
usual, late breakfast and the -t1lael
being full the poison was not ab-or eI
Several physicians ache She house "a
short time after and assisted DO -Gr.-r-
quent treatment. A. O'Clock Le 9a-
ont ~ danger aud last evening w-s DO
lng we'll In shooting, the pistol had
evidently gone of before we'll aimed &c
his head and the ball vent
through the ceiling. The causes
which led 10 the attempt a ION his own
life may be considered foolish but 'ley
were not criminal. Love for a yourg
lady TO whom he had been for = long
time engaged interf renee by Parents. 4
rival d d C IMPLICATION OF circ4ustsr
ces, mixed perhaps with jealousy, were
the general causes. The lmmedlat,
cause was an interview with the YOUNG
lady yesterday morning or "a letter from
her OF no favorable kind acting on a dis
position rendered morbid by broodiu!
oyer fsucied OF real wrongs OVERLY h
8 young man OF great earn,stness %
character, he very soul of honor anl
integrity which rendered him uuusualll
sensitive. He is highly esteemed II
this Office and throughout the city an,
great , mpathy was expressed for hin
as his rash attempt became known.