New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-14
TRYING SUICIDE IN COURT.
4 RopBEa SEEKS TO EvADE PUNISHMENT.
BLOOD FLOWS IN THE PRISONERS PEN-sAVEo Di
uts OWN HASTE


HIS OWN HASTE
The official crcr ha Just opened Part III of tho
f,ourt of General sessions yesterday and Recordor
smyth was preparing to hear the legal argument IN
tho DrIsco casc when the Jurors ana spectators "o
vtarted by several loud raps on tho door OF tho prs
on pen an enclosure Of sheet iron ana "ooo' "hNn
.occuples one corner of the courtroom. cries VI
= vyelup =. Send for a doctorlp also came nom inc
nrtson box Every one in the courtroom turneo '"s
nves toward the enclosure though nothihs VI """'
occurred was visible from the courtroom
Cap,ain Patrick Myhan, of the Court Squad ana
On3cers Cullen, Clark, Bennett and DAY. VINO Woro
near tho prison pen, quickly opened the door, wont
a. ana ,un,ea.cy closed the door behind them They
Souud ono of tho prisoners lying on his BACK Win 'he
blood gushing from a cut in his neck George har-
rison tho injured man, had been convicted Oh roo-
berry In tic first degree and was TO be sentenceu sos
ter,iay Soon after he entered tho pen no went "
ono corner and stood with his back toward tho ten
other prisoners.
No ono saw the razor drawn, but suddenly the man
dronped backward with o razor in his hand HIS
throat had been cut by his own act Ihomas h!a"
one of the other prisoners, also awaiting sentence ior
robbery took the from the hand OF the injured
man and Others knoo ked the door. Ryan handeo
the razor 10 Captain Myhan, who passed to an ocer
outside. A physician was then sent for, while zap
tain Myhan and his associates did their best to stop
tho flow of blood
The excitement In the courtroom grew more n'enso
with every moment. Men stood on tiptoe' gains u,
the direction Of the pen One woman scroanou anu
another almost tainted
spectators THOUGHT 1T WAS DRIsCoLL"
A spectator who know that the Driscoll case was
before the Recorder, drew the inference that Daoi
Drlscoll in the pen and had comml''eo su'0iuo'
and a rumor to that effect spread about inc rooii
Tho news that one the prisoners had cut bis throat
kept the persons the courtroom In such state vi
excitement that quiet could not be fully restored IN
spte Of tho Recorders request until the prisoner was
removed An ambulance arrived promptly ana d.
Page examined the wound and did not think IL was
necessarily fatal Bandages were applied anu 'n'
man was removed in the ambulance
Tho prisoners real name is Belman or Beimar'
lie is q well-known thief, and his picture ana aes
cr,n,,on are "No slp in Inspector Byrnes book OF
criminals He is of medium height and slight build
having hair and mustache Of light color nc mas
come nv the names of Frederick Bonnet, Frederick
Bclmart and Frederick Benner, ana ea'o
hs last arrest He has served three
or four terms I'm prison. once escaping from prison on
Long Island by saving out window. lie was eon'
yicted on Monday the evidence OF George h."e
who testified that Harrison and two other men roooeu
him in November, 1886, In a hallway. Ills couiSoi'
cx-Assemblyman Livingstone, said that the prisohcr
had told him that he had never been convicted Oh
crime.
"Now my man, believe you are thel saia .io
Recorder after the jury had convicted HARRISON, oi'
me the truth. When did you last come out OF oius
sinc?p "In 1885," said the prisoner The kecoruer
sent for Detective Reilly ard Inspector 3yrnes ana
looked ND the record The last sentence on HARRISON
under the name OF Bennett, was one OF three years
and six months passed by Recorder smyth Tor Dur
glary committed In 1888
The razor takcn from Harrison was an ordinary one'
slicbtly broken He had probably taken 1t from the
Tombs as the prisoners are taken directly from
van to the prison-pen In the courtroom
WARDEN WALSH PUZZLED.
Warden Walsh declared that Harrison when nc y" a.
returned to the Tombs after being convicted In Oeherai
Session had been searched ms
"Whcnover prisoner Is out" said the afcon' TIC
kceber always searches him when he returns before mt
Is sent up on the tier whore his cell Is. If he got
razor It Is moro than know how he got II. lie rous
away from The Tombs In the van to-day WIN siAtoeu
other prisoners. since Tuesday he has only peen V
ed by his Wife who lives al No. 1872 Secondst.. AM
who came to see him yesterday Before she saw MI,
abe was also searched by matron ihey VIII 10
knives Go what you like. LOOK at tpl' DoA iuii 10 y
knvesn and the Warden pointed TO WOODEN %.
containing about cubic yard OF pocket KNIVES OIL
description. They were all taken nom prisoner
vet they are supposed 10 10 searched IN the s,a.o
bouses before they get here. 1t beats my Time, al
the Warden mopped his bald head with a handEerchle
Harrison's wound was pronounced not iatal
r-bsml,ersst Hospital. Tho desperate convic
~ hIs eagerness had drawn the razor too high up o
his throat The keen blade had glanced against NJ
chin or lower maxillary' bone, infctng CUT apou
four inches long but which missed tho wihdpipo all
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