Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-24
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ATLANTA. GA, Feb. 23.-S. 7. Reid, ex-
policeman, tried TO commit suicide this
morning by taking morphine. REID had
been drinking heavily for several weeks,
and last night returned home under the
influence Of whisky. He said to his wife
that he had committed n terrible deed,
and could not lace his friends. He went
TO bed and slept until daylight this morn
ing, when he arose and told his while he
was going down town little wife before
breakfast. At O'Clock he returned, and
said be was tired of life. His wife thought
be was still drinking, and paid no atten-
ton to his raving. After little he drew
his pistol and made an attempt to spring
the hammer. His wife took the weapon
from him. Reid then took a flask Of
whisky from his pocket and asked his wife
tn drink with him. She refused. and
Reid again got his pistol, and il was taken
from him second time. He tried to get
his knife, and that also was taken from
him. He then ran into an adjoining room
and hastily swallowed a half tumbler of
whisky.
MADE SILLY BY WHISKY.
few minutes after he fell across the
bed and began to weep over his youngest
child, saving, my little one, you will
soon have no father in this world" His
talking and sobbing ceased, and his wife
and daughter thought he was asleep.
When they attempted to raise him from
the bed be was insensible. NeiRhbors
were called in and physicians sent for.
DIR. NJ. g. Martin and DR.. 7. +. Collier re-
sponded and found Reid nearly dead from
the influence of morphine. stomach
pump and galvanic battery were applied,
and by hard work the patient was able TO
cit up and TO talk in about two hours. DIR.
Martin said that Reid would certainly
have died il medical assistance had been
delayed fifteen minutes. His eyes were
set. his extremities were cold, and there
was no perceptble pulse. His wife saws
she does not know what Reid's secret
trouble is. She told him that il he needed
money to leave Atlanta she would get it
for him, but he said money would do
him no good. He said that his domestic
relations had been perfectly happy. Reid
has always been a devoted husband and
fond father.
ON THE FORCE.
He was elected in 1881, and made
a good and faithful officer, until a few
months ago, when he was discharged from
the force for entering saloon and drink
ing whisky on the Sabbath while on duty.
Up to this time he had not been known to
have drank to excess, but shortly after
his discharge he commenced the evil prac-
tice. For several weeks past be has been
employed in the County Sheritf's Office to
hunt up delinquent witnesses, ana was
making fair wages. Reid has been mar
ried twice. By his first wife he had two
children and by his last wife one little
girl, now about three years of age. DIR.
Martin thinks that Reid must have taken
at least ten grains of morphine. Mrs.
Reid informed the physicians that this
was the second time in the past year that
her husband had attempted 10 take his
owe life.
WOMEN IN THE CASE.
Last night two women called at the
station house and requested that case
be made against s. T. Reid for disOrderly
conduct and quarreling. They charged
him with entering their houseintoxicated
and behaving in a very disOrderly man
ner. The charges were made out, and
Capt. Marley asked the morning officer to
serve the papers on Reid. Capt. Grim
went to Reid's house this morning to do
so, and found his man in no condition to
be arrested. 1t may have been this
trouble that Reid referred to when speak
ing to his wife last night. The unfortu-
nate man is now out of danger of death
from the effect of his dose of poison, but
he declares emphatically that he will try
the experiment again, and he may do so
If not CLOSELY watched. 1t Is said that
while Reid has a wife and family, he is
also devoted to another woman.