New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-19
AN ORATOR OYER HIS ASHES.
sTRA NGE WILL OF A wOULD-BE SUICIDE
TRYING TO KILL HIMSELF WITH MATCHES, MAJ"
AND GLASS.

TRYING TO KILL HIMSELF WITH MAIChEs' "N'"
AND GLASS.
A room in Mrs. Annie Wards boaruihg
house No 1852 East Thirteentn-st, has been occupeu
for year by Thomas Rogers, an unmarried EnHn'h
man, twenty six years old. When he nrss went 70
the house he was said 10 DO e"P'o,
m compositor In The World omce'
hr, no lsft of work three months
ago and began to drink freely. He said that no
had Inherited $4,000 upon the death OF areiauVe u,
England BY the terms OF the will he was 10 'u
principal in instruments OF $4,000 every Two
years. and whle the interest was 10 DO Pa'u W
him regularly. He received money from some source
and spent It In dissipation at such rate tha' 10 was
"dead broke !" and on the verge OF deiiru'n "e"."'
ves,erdav morning when he attempted to XIII himself
He soaked some matches in water ana drank 'ho
water without dong himself much harm' An 40
pulled picture nail out OF the wall anu thrust .o
his aide twice. but did not infict dangerous "ounus
Finally he broke bottle and sawed away AZ MS 'nros
with tho Jagged edges OF the Rass. "o
mad not wounded himself seriously In that way
,vhsn Mrs Ward discovered him and called In poico
man An ambulance carried Rogers 10 Behe'ue NOS
n,tal uhere It was said that he woula sooh reeo'e"
Al he admitted that he wanted 10 XIII n''", ~
was placed under arrest In tno roo'n "
pocers had occupied. tho police fouho
docn,nen, headed: "Thomss Rogers's last VIII ana
testament" which showed that he was an in'de'
and So cialist 1t has been printed with ~ Ypewrter
and dated August 27, 1856. The signatures OF NIT"
Ward and of John j. Cullen, OF No. 24O East lhlrty
.,r,hst witnesses of Rogcrss signature. were AZ 'ne
bottom o, tho last page. portion OF the Will was 40
follows: ,.h,s
Frst-I direct my executor TO pay all my just o''''
""S seeomd"I direct and request that my ,,ry 1ony
he lucnerated at tho Fresh Pond Crema.orS CCs
NJ mv said executor and that an ae's,s s
marta nno TO the same fully attended 10 py niD au
thar the aches my said BODY remain ~ saio oio
torv unless claimed by some b ood relative ,..
TE,yI-I hereby direct and authorize my saiu eAeo r %
TO exn.nd not exceeding $15 to procure an orator
AZ Cltnton- place to attend and participate ~
nv funsr services 1t ~ my earnest desre anu 49,
that the said speaker and all Others VINO nlay
in saId funeral ceremonies shal not relet "
mr. ,naLa mantlnn of any God or immortality oi .no
son and that no reference said nane OF matter
be I'm any wise made at said time. 80
Vincent Matthews named as executor OF tne wiz
and to Mr.. Matthews was left ali the property Oh
Rogers with the exception of these bequess 10 George
West wood 81 900; W. A. Finn, 5000 Josepm
Finn 800; G. r. TwIneham OF chicago. SooV' a1y @
and francis Twineham, OF Rsmsgate, England eacu
Si0o. ID T. Brophy. $500, ROGER Mahonry' ,@ouo'
n Ieudt. $500 American Secular ulop
sino ana Branch No. OF the sociaiisuc
Labor Party $50. The police thougnt yestetu mr,
at the interruption OF =. hoeei'' rrcertoia
of destruction, rs Was u"eI ~. I'LL LIZ
that be had any mouey to dispose OF by Will AS likely
as NOT Rogers Will want 10 live ana oe Shrs'isn "no %
he has stayed IN the hospital long enough 10 set 1sG
the effects OF the liquor which made MIN more 'u'" nan