Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-12-11


I, II, insane M s,sl u temp Us Sui
4 eide, with r Partial Results
passe niger 81 Tie name 81 II. Ian.
tssdes tried TO com nit suicide on The
south bound MESSENGER taain Wadnes-
4 day morning of this week. is now
Lying in 4 dying condition 1T the Little
Falls house. The accounts Of the aff1s.,ii1r
Idifter, but rs ,near as We cail learn he
/ had been acting as an Insane man
would all the time he was on the train,
and when two miles south Of Fl. Rip
/ Icy he c,,l his throat and jdinpped
! from the train whenit was running At
80 miles an hour. Tie cut in his throat
was not as deep rs lie intended, as
none of the large arteries orveins
were cnt, the windpipe being severed,
however. He lay by the side of the
railroad bleeding, for about an hour,
! during that very cold morning, and
then a south bound freight train come
along. He approached the track as
the train nearsd him, and when the
engine was within few feet of him he
threw himself across tile track. The
engine tossed him from the track and
fallen to run over him, but it crushed
his left arm below the elbow and gave
him other severe bruises. The freight
train stopped and picked him up and
brought him to Little Falls, where he
was taken charge Of by Coroner Nc
Mannis, who, with the assistance OF
DR.. Fortier, bandaged his arm and
head and sewed up his throat. On OK
famination it was discovered that his
skull was fractured badly. Until his
throat was sewed up, he did mot
breathe thaough his mouth or nose,
but through the cash in his neck. The
doctors In charge do not believe that
he is strong enough to stand the opera
ton of having his crushed arm ampu-
tated. and they believe that he can
live but 4 short time in his present.
condition. 70"
From papers on his. person his name
was learned, also that he had been
quite extensively engaged in Business
in Washington Territory. Hs had 4
family in Pennsylvania, and was evil
IDENTIFY on bis way to them. He had a
railroad ticket as far as Albert
lea, and had s2422 in1 money in
his pockets. A certificate was found
stating that he had been discharged
from the Washington Territoryiinsane
asylum after being confined there from
Sept. 16, 1884, to Jan. 49,, 1885. A
brother in Pennsylvania WAS notified
of the sad event and is expected to ar
rive in day or SO. :,
From yesterdays Pioneer Press.
Passengers on the Northern Pacific
Atlantic Express train, due IN St. Paul
at 1880 p. m. yesterday, were treated
to q great sensation shortly after cross
ing the Minnesota Inns. Among the
occupants Of the emigrant sleeper was
a nliddle-aged man, who boarded the
train ut Spokane Falls, Wash, Sunday.
There was something peculiar about
the man, both in his makeup and the
way he carried himself. He was not
so poorly clad az to be considered
vagrant, yet his dress was not Of the
finest. His garments at one time had |
been fine, but dirt and neglect had
rob led them of all their finery they
had: never had. Not only was bis. |
clothing soiled, but his body was un-
clean: His unshaven face and thickly
haired head were other Objectionable
features about his personal appear
ance. His habits, too, were dirty, for
he would sit and lie on his berth, ex-
:pectorate tobacco juice in all direc-
tons, caring naught whether it fell up
on the floor, his berth or person. 1t
was this which first attracted the at
tention of hisfellow travellers. Later
on he acted queerly, and would startle
the others in the car by repeatedly
crying II know I will starve before I
get there" Evidently he was. greatly
afraid of this, for every now and then
he would leave the train az it stopped
at some lonely station and lay in sup
ply of food. His capabilities must have
been great indeed, or else his intend
ed journey was long one, for he first
brought in loaves of bread by the dog
en-, and then great chunks Of cheese.
Those who occupied the car with him
finally became convinced the man was
insane, and for awhile were disposed
to watch him. As he appeared harm
less, their vigilance relaxed, and by
the time the train: reached tue Mime
sofa line, no more than an occasional.|
glance Of curiosity was given him.
Had their solicitation for. the mans
welfare been continued a While long
er, a horrible tragedy might have been
averted. When the train reached Fl.
Ripley the unknown >etnigrant, jump
ped from from his berth, and with =
loud yell rushed to the door. In his
hand he held large knife, and from
his throat blood flowed In torrents.
Fora moment every ons was para
lyzed, and tho man was left to go his
waysunchecksd. He rushed to tho