The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-16
HE WANTED TO DIE.
George Donneily. New Conner, At
tempts to Blow His Brains Out.

Yesterday afternoon an unknown
man. evidently a Iaborer, entered
Hardy and Halls store and asked 10
see soma reyolvers. He made selec-
ton and after paying for it, put cart
ridge in one Of the chambers and
placed the instrument against his tent
pie with the evident intention of blow
ing his brains out. Mr.. Hall grabbed
the mans hand and wrenched the re-
voiver away. The would -he-suicide
had finger caught under the trigger
during the melee and considerably in
iured. He quietly walked out of the
store and up street few doors into
the establishment of the Gordon
Hardware Company. He again asked
10 see some revolvers and was about
concluding purchase, when couple
of men who had been asked by Mr..
Hall TO watch
THE STRANGERS MOVEMENTS
Entered and quietly warned the hard
ware company nst TO sell the man
amy deadly instrument. He was de-
tanned an various pretexts until Chief
of Police Murphy, who had been sent
for, arrived and arrested him. The
stranger submitted quietly and ac-
companied the officer nearly 10 the
Jail Before he made an attempt t. re-
sist. He then
FOUGHT DESPERATELY.
Until overpowered and securely pin
toned. He WAS laid face downward on
the floor of the Sheriff's office. ami
made such strenuous efforts to break
his bonds, that part of the time il
took three men to hold him. He said
he would Kill every man who had any
thing to do with OBTAINING, aud mo
ment later whined p,teously Ia lie re-
leased a. he only wanted To die.
Deputy sheriff putield, of Tacoma,
happened in and recognized the pris-
oner as man who hal been In Ia
coma for several weeks a a teamster
for james Farrell. and he said that
Farrell was ia Seattle and hal noticed
the man as lie vas being taken Ia Jail.
but had supposed that he was only
under arrest for drunkenness. The
prisoner overheard the remark and
exclaimed "oh, INV God, does Jim
know that | am in this Serape. Oh.
let me die" lie redouhle1 his efforts
10 escape
Bat Duield talked pleasantly tn him
and he finally quoted down. How
ever he positively refused to tell his
name.
Two bottles of medicine were found
in his rocket He said had been tax
ing the stufi for his blood aud A.
there were no poison Labels ou the bot
ties his statement was probably truth
full
NE. rsKREiL's STATEMENT.
James Farrell was seen Just n he
was leaving for Tacoma on the steamer
Alaskan He Said that the man i.
george Donnsily. He came to Ia
coma about Il month ago and secured
employment as teamster for Mr.
Farrell He was steady man and a
ro,,,i worker, hut quit last SATURDAY to
come u seattle When Mr. Farrell
came to Seattle Yesterday he brought
several letter for Donnelly that had
rotac IN Farreii's care. ponnelly took
two og three drinks with Parcel yes
sersiaS and promised u return la Ia
CORA and work Tor his former ena-
f1loyer sgsin, ard agreed ~ meet the
latter ~ the wharf al - o'clpck
Mr.. Farrell wa thun ier~truCk when
isid oi nOaneiiy's attempted suicide
" hen ne lett lam at = . clock ye~feF-
siav morning. p,5nneily was sober and
cheerful. bat apparently entirely ra-
tioud noanel.y registered at the
New England hotel Monday noEuing
and paid ,isy in advance. lie lefi
after breakfast yesterday and did not
AL gueeriy az the hotel
Ms SANITY INVESTIGATED.
Later in the afternoon the prisoner
Vas examined N the probate e5ssrf a.
to hi sanity, He appeared sensible
and cool bat rgii.sssi 81 give any in
formation concerning himself further
than that he }cii iuNA ia March 4
-iNTfLkS0ESrER reporter whi~-
g-ret 10 PROBATE Judge RI hes ser to
ak the prisoner Il his name xas not
George n snelly. bat uHon heqle>liGa
being urof.causlest ae positively denied
H. lie bad Sonic fcAy and SEEMED ae-
~peaaent He vas eoEansilss3 Il she
asylum iar fTsA;Iaeslf- The prisoner
= about = year ui axe 21si s}Eesl-
ana apparently hard working sn2n,
There Is o ,.sspirinn saas ac usaV have
hRxa sa-ztcsf - self-st>sr1efsos ~ flse
eos eats ST the itte5> Mr. Parcel
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