The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-11-26
The Man Who Took Forty-Five
Years to Make Up His
Mind to Marry,
Only Needed Six Months Of Welded Bliss
to Convince Him That He Had
Made Fool Of Himself.
Persistent Attempts at Suicide at Last
Rewarded With Success and
Whatever Followed.

NEW YORK, November 25.-Alcxander
Lockard was Mason, and worked for a
man in Thirty-ninth street. He was
forty-6ve years old, and had always been
q bachelor until June last, when he went
off and married q young woman named
Charlotte. His wedding months were
very unhappy. Three Of them were
passed on the Island and the remainder
in quarreling with his bride. When
Alexander was not on the Island he and
his wife roomed at 300 West Fortieth
street. where the wife's sister lives.
Eight days ago the couple agreed to sepa-
rate. Charlotte packed up her things and
went to live with her folks and Alexander
resumed his bachelor life.
After while he opened negotiations for
a reconciliation. On Sunday evening
last his wife came back 10 him, bringing
with her brand new pair OF button
shoes. At two O'Clock this morning the
couple woke up and quarreled. Lockard
vowed that he wanted 70 be bachelor
again, and she said she had become ac-
quainted with an actor and would rather
live with him. Charlotte had already be-
gun 10 bundle up her things, when Alex
ander recalled his injurious words, peace
was concluded, and he started out for a
pint Of ale. When he came back his wife
was gone. She had not stopped TO pack
up her things, and had even left the new
shoes.
After . moment of despair Locksrd
drank the ale and went TO bed He slept
until half past six O'Clock. Shortly after
that hour he met in the hall Mrs Marga-
ret Burnside, who lived on the floor
above. He told her all his troubles, and
threatened to kill himself She pooh
poohed that idea. His cousin, Jack Gray,
came and persuaded him TO brace up and
60 10 work. Lockard worked for an
hour, and then told his boss ne would
never VIC X again. He went home once
more, and told Mrs. Burnside that he was
bound 10 hang himself She argued with
him, and he said he wouldn't il she'd
lend him ten cents 70 get some more
mixed ale. She thought that would
be unwise, and refused. He looked so
discouraged that she WAS worried and
after few moments decided 10 20 and
look after him. He was not in his room.
Mrs. Burnside ran down into the cellar,
and there was Lockard hung to rafter
with piece OF Irvine. She cut him down
and took him up TO her rooms, and sent
for his sster-in-law Together they
argued with him, begging him not to kill
himself. He finally consented not to. He
went out and pswned his wifes shoes for
twenty-five cents. He drank three glasses
of beer, came back and told Mrs. Burn
side he had changed his mind again and
was bound TO die any way.
Mrs. Burnside heard children scream
Ing in the Court Yard about noon,
and, running down stairs, found them
crowding around Locksrd's window.
Inside was Lockard hanging by the
neck and black in the face. Mrs. Burn
side ran in and cut him down once
more, and was once more berated for
her pains as soon as Locksrd had re-
covered consciousness. Then fearing
that her refusal TO lend him ten cents
had driven him TO desperation, she said
"What'll you have, Aleck, mixed ale?
All right, III 20 and get you some"
She had got only to the door when she
heard peculiar sound, and looking
round, saw Locksrd saving at his neck
with rusty table-knife. She jumped and
took it away, and after little persuasion
he faithfully promised not to attempt to
kill himself any more.
Mrs. Burnside didn't have any more
worry until after two O'Clock, when she
went down stairs and found that Lockard
had changed his mind again. But when
she cut the rope this time it was too late,
for Lockard was dead.