The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-29
LAWT0N'S SUICIDAL DOSE
NAUJACK's CO.. PANION PREFERS
POISON TO THE PISTOL.

life-.A Fifth Attempt at Suicide
Proves Succassful-Naujl ck's Fear
ful Means of Death Believed 10 Rave
Frightened Lawton From Fonow lng
His Friends Example at the Time
Both Men Crazsd By sp'ritCa]atic
hings-Lawton' Le-ter-He De-
scribes His Attempt to KIN Himself
and the Sensations he experienced.
Franklin Lawt3n conmute slici 10 v r
terday at Bscthod Hllsd rs boarding
house No 50 Bay street, by taking m r.
phine. La yton was the bosom friend aAd
companion Of Charles Nanjacl who blew
his brains out at thu Savannah ho,ptal last
month. rbe su.c.le of Mani ck unset
tied Lavt MS mind AID no has
tried several ii na5 t. end hi, own life silc,
the tragic dea a of his TREND
Lawtop applied at H lustorG's boarding
house shortly after - o iocl Sat If Jay
night and was assigned T. a room o. tle
second hoor, VITA 0 10 osh9r boa de-. Ysi
terd4y morniag whel tns othe' oct1oln-
of the roo IA, whose M ne is A Slaid .zer,
arose he noticed that La vtoA, whJ 81 pit Oh
bel across the room, was ore4tatnS
heavily, and tSaooa eAtly stra gla3s.
IN THE DEATH AGONY.
He went across tae DOM to the bed and saw
that the man was dying. e ran ut lntO
the hall way d raped o. the wall for
help. The p oprietor OF the house ans~ersl
the call and when ne wolJ mo tn roo
and saw LawtoA's ndto he uurlet q
the police barrac IS and Motif ID tae oficsr
on duty I'd Isl City PhYscla Ow ms.
Ga his wav back he stopped DR.. W eye
"a of M al m I n
he could for Lawtjl. DR.. Wege-
farth went at once to the hon e.
Lawton lay in bed covered with a heavy
quilt. He mad on al is cl)t ing exc-p
his coat, AMI he lad not u ia e,sed during
the nigl5. Ills heal was tnroNl ia tx All
his features wore terribly dist r q. lie
breathed with great difficulty and was
w+olly unc 'cious
THE FATAL DRUG.
In his coat pocket was i.ull a Cog ain
phia of morphine, with one-t-lrd OF the
drug gore
He lived about an hour and half af er
Dr. Wegefa tn reac ei HIM. 1t was his
fifth att mpt at suicide, a I'd IA sio Il, %
proprietor f the b ar,lllg hDIse, sad n b
three weeks ago Lawtol frs applied the
for lod Il *, a ID n was troubled tne mex.
morning because Lawton laT in bed s. la5i
He said that Law r IN AN II tina room
until late il the day, Io,bidinE Al b.
body to come inside the door
Saturday night when he appl ed To- 10 t.
ing, HausdorR rec JgmZe hi u as the III d
who gave hIm 81 much robe tefl",, aaI
he hesitate ub ut taxi : nj n la. w5p
smiled an tol htn tlat ls would p o Also
to do better tins tina, tal- be was dtu4E
when be was here etore.
LAwToy's ROOM MATE.
A. Sneidegsr, .ue occu AN OF the room
Ba t,f tt-...
bel covered up wh5u he cane IN
half nour after LAYTON did.
When he and the la Il ord Ell e.et Ia NJ.n
turned over in bed aud made ma + mara |
about the 70 IN ani tn furniture in il.
Sneideger said that thing else p sci |
between tlem during tie night Il, "a as
aroused two or three time, h w'vs., dI.-
ing the night by a moving about
Lawtol's bed. H. sad LawtOl seemed
very restless
Coroner Dixon was notified OF Lavton's
de tn, and bis BODY WAS removed ami pr
pared for burial No inquest was ned, a.
it was clearly evident that 1t was ca,e Of
suicide Ia Lawto.'s coat poke. was
fou id a letter. sta ing hat be bad commit
ted su cid aud that an ma st wa 40,
necessary. he also gave ms rurIl-, as %
the disposition q gold cart PIN which ne
wore, AMI some uufli5Del let -ars |1iCl he
said were IN a valise tie Ia ie-t hJus |
Tra EaU N tba VaItSa wa. mad n
nackace and al,, a l-Ite- al IrsSs.l In C1l |
Charles Slmps n. Columbus. Ga, vine |
had been broken ouel.
NAUJACK's BOSOM FRIEND.
Tawton was q vorn, man fau md If /
sIenser LniId n dreieed nao+I,, AMI ,voy.s !
an ev .gIess Ha was r-I'sTsj a. tha /
Gavs3Inah boeni-aI ia~r : .,+,,,h.r so /!
with r1alariaI -. III c,ni, "A -. /
a fagy 1yeaks md ,cba, ra ab.,in mann |
he was ivan fh. ,o.Iti,n If bntI.r T wa. |
Will in tbis c,,tao,-,, tnst h., for,o.5 ~, |
nttacamaYt for N1,i,cl- LAM, ~
wi+b Nanieot on1v ~ - mi I,.os -, |
the larler Iiay ii, b~ai 49, ID 49,. /
rar ont - rn,La -, - 6 f,..,,d,s /
jrtartio,s ,,h.,, ba - -, ,...., m, /
nist|I ana nav ~ No,iact al co.. !
frnitted the dssI Tyn az tafa. Tayy.,,, |
said tGst ha was go,.,gt, i,Iu 51,,'efa,J !
avhibited b,Itle - S,,..oI IN, C,I4,,.- /
in,n,ed,ataIv lord Il, - ~, a,d teo'T,.v
Tnornin he ,,tifia1 rha orj-,aryt,ar ~ /
Ton was mana aoJ yyo1Ii ~ 1inss.f =, H. /
lance # na+ rrav.uts5 o,J Ir,y,o., /
was then taken - mi, yba.e /
he was defai Ell t,vo or tbra. /
devs alter ,vhi,h ia ,vas ralo,sal a., /
then secured a ro1n ~ tbe fI,rIetf Iot,.s
end remained thers q ,ye,[ T,t',o,r ,so.,-.-
ing the prop ietor his UoarI b.u, AID az /
me ehd OF the week ne vas turned ou'. I
I7l y, vsilse contain a 10Y ~ c.ySllt,f aAd |
7" Ae" le''e's were i5io at Tue hote''
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