Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-07-28
A CHASTITY SUICIDE.
Andrew Switzerland. a Gnnner's Mate
on the q. ). ship santee. Cuts His
Throat From Ear to Ear.
AZ SAD FUNERAL PROCESSION.

AZ SAD FUNERAL PROCESSION.
Shortly after six o'clock on Saturday
evening II was reported here that Andrew
sutherland. Runner's mate on board the
u. s. ship Santee, at the Naval Academy
had committed suicide by cutting his
throat from ear TO ear with q razor, at mis-
home on PASSPORT, village opposite An
napolis. The news soon spread, and
a number OF citizens FASTENED TO the house
of the reported suicide TO learn the par
ticulars. The CAPITAL bad Just few
minutes before gone TO press. and not
knowing any of the particulars OF the az
fair and thinking IL might be only wild
report, did not stop the press TO make the
announcement but sent q reporter over to
find out the facts which we lay before our
readers to-day. Ii appears from al that
our reporter could learn, that Mr.. Suth-
erland had been laboring under aberra-
ton OF mind for some time, and had
only the morning previous, attempted to
take bis life, with q butcher-knife on
board the ship, and was prevented from
so doing by ships mate who saw him In
q suspicious attitude with knife in hand,
and called to him and asked him what
he was about. Sutherland looked Of him
and dropped the knife, and said, laugh
ingly he was only going to cut his '-gul-
LET, meaning his wind-pipe No one
had any idea of his committing any rash
act. The man was very reserve 10 his
manners, aud non-communicative. aud
always appeared to be In deep study
He left the ship on Saturday evening
about five o'clock, rowing to his home
just opposite the Academy In his row
boat. He then walked TO his house about
hundred yards from the shore. and
meeting mis- wife, gave her some change.
and sent her to nearby store In the viii
lage for some Bologna sausage, telling
her that he wanted his supper as he had
To go on duty at z o'clock. The moment
his wife had left the house he proceeded
TO a rear room and with razor In hand,
stood before a small glass and drew the
sharp instrument with great force from
the left TO the right ear, almost severing
the head from the body. He fell imme
diately to the floor. the blood flowing
freely from the wound In every direction
Of the room. Upon the return of Mrs.
| Sutherland from the store, as she passed
the window of her house she looked in
and saw her husband o CHASTITY corpse ly-
Ing on the floor. Without entering the
house she Immediately gave the alarm.
| The first person to reach the house was
| sons soon followed and In q short time
all the neighbors of the village were
around the premises. Word was sent to
Annapolis, when Justice Gray made his
appearance and summoned the following
| jury of inquest j.. w. Gray, fareman,
James NJ. Evans. Robert j. Schooley.
William Mercier, Lewis Whiitington, w.
l.. Parks. w. e. Parish, Geo. III Britton,
Alfred l.. Britton, William Finkle, j. Il.
Davis and Charles Stinchcomb. Sever
al witnesses testified as to the mental
condition of Sutherland and his singular
conduct of late. After hearing ali the
evidence In the case, the jury returned
the following verdict That said An
drew Sutherland came TO his death while
laboring under mental alteration" The
dead body, with the head hanging TO 1t.
was lifted from the floor and laid upon
door, until the undertaken came and
prepared It for burial
The funeral took place yesterday after
noon at 4 o'clock. and was In charge of
the Red Men, of which the deceased was
q member. The Superintendent of the
Naval Academy sent two steam launches
and four bsrges, one containing marines,
another sailors, and the other for the
Red men and friends Of the family.
The fiotilla landed at the draw Of the
Spa, when the marines and sailors formed
In line aud marched to the house, where
the funeral services were held, the Rev.
w. S. Southsste of st. Anne's Church
officiating After the SERVES at the
house, the procession reformed and march
ed to the draw of the bridge, ak sailors
acting as pall-bearers, with the same
number Of Rcd Men as honorary pail
bearers The first steam launch, having
10 tow four barges contained the family
and friends of The deceased, then came
the marines, followed by the second
barge containing the remains and pail
bearers: then the sailors and Red Men,
followed by the second steam launch with
the officers and Chaplain of the Academy
each barge carrying the American tisg at
half mast from Its stern. AS the fiotilla
bearing the funeral cortage, moved slowly
over the smooth waters OF the Severn. 1t
presented q novel and sad scene. The
Naval Cemetery was soon reached and the
remains OF Andrew Southland. were laid
at rest with the hoDors Of the Navy and
the Order of Red Men.
Deceased was 50 years old and had
been In the Navy thirty-fve years. de
was native OF Manchester England, and
had been In this country from bis early
boy hood He leaves wife and one son,
to mourn their loss.