The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-01

VI am tired Of living, and want 20 de-
This was the expression OF charles
BuehmAn THIS morning ,,
The ndioalonsa are that his wish VIII DO
fulfilled, unless the Efforts OF q physician
% restore hiuf prove succehhiul'
At about 9o'clocl this afternoon Charles
Buchman, an extensively known carpen,
ter, who resides Ht No, bh East llilrd
street, met Dr. Edwin l., Walker ~ we
Blckinger Block az the corner OF Chelly
and Flith streets lie stated lo lhe
nt night aud asked for u
prescription FOR some morphine pills. lie
was told that ho had better lhho some
thing else hut Insisted on having Whhl he
asked for, The doctor wrote hiw a pre-
aerpton for 10 morphine pills, OF y OF a
grain each, one i1 bee taken az Time
and at long luluWNH,
After hr had lpiL iho medical gentle
man wac Informed ihat liuphWnn had cN'
Dressed "a Wish lu die, which alarmed him,
M went nt once 90 j, 4, Luckard'a drug
store ln LA.t IuHCHawah street, whore
Buchmun had been sent, Hud instructed
tho druggist ln refuse 90 illl Che prcsrrlp.
tion, UuClWIU H pplTcd lut ~ hul could
not got what hv desired, llu went 10 the
drug store Of q, A, puWmpnn y Co. near
by aud presented the prescriptions, As
they had not bcon notified, and thc dlroc'
tluna were plain, IL was Tiled, la the
mean Time Dr.. WaiNur was ln search OF
buchanan hut could NOT find him,
llo went to police headquarters very
much excited and reported tlo matter 10
Olllor NugplFprluF, The ullccr ui once
instituted % search for thc attempted sui
eide. lia residence Iu East Third street
wasyIsitcd huthc could not be- found, The
officer was told That ho would likely ho
found ut the residence ut lihllhAaer Nou
nt No, Ga North Rex ST. la company Win
NEWsDIMuuNAr reporter tho olllcer
went there aud found luChman, lie
shook hands with the uillcor and bid him
good bye, nyiug that he was tired OF lY'
ing, The conclusion was arrived ut ihhi
he had taken all tho pills at once, and Dr.
March was 40 once summoned, Whcn he
arrived there hc found the deadly poison
at work and administered omotlcs, Those
Buchanan absolutely refused 20 take, lie
began irOthIug az the mouth ana was rap
ldly growing worse. A hypodcrmic ln.
lection was made with good results DR.,
Walker who gave him the prescription
arrived, and hr finally Induced him 70
swallow Nu rmutu Tie said he wanted
to die and it was all on account OF his
wifo,
II has been learned that he took the
whole box Of pills ON North Walnut street
In front Of the Chinese laundry and throw
the empty box away, when was ilcr'
wards found,
Ala o'clock he was bCttor aud showed
symptoms Of final recovery,
ChaH, Buchanan ID an old resident o
Canton, uud ia aged about o. years, llo
has a number Of grown up children who
are highly respected and move In the best
circles.
For the past week hc has boon drinking
and had trouble with hisngcd wife, Whom
In his cups hc iU very abusive, and his
wIfo today bears marks Of hlB cruelty
about the face and head,
Mr.. Ncu and Mfr, Buchanan have boon
intimate friends for years and buchanan
has boon almost "a daily visitor To- the Ncu
residence, The Hccuu Just before the
doctors managed TO get tho cmcuc into
him was one thnt will long bo rcmcmbcr-
ed 10y those prosont buchanan loudly
proclaimed bis determination 10 die, Hc
fought hard ugaiuatthc doctors doing any
thing Tor him,