The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-25

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Statistics Of suicides show that self-de
struction 10 more prevalent among me
than among women in all countries excer
France and Spain, where the proportion
about equal. Suicides among men ar
largely in majority in Germany, the pro
portion being sixty-seven TO thirty-three. L
Ireland felo de 80 is rare, and among Arr
cans it is almost unknown, says writer il
the New York World.
In America, with its polyRlot population
The proportion is about the same as in tn
countries Of the Old World, but the inge
nuity and the determination displayed in
large number Of instances have no counter
part anywhere else in tho world. Il re-
manned for Yankee boy in Con
necticut to devise method TO
ending his life, which has, in all prob
ability. never had parallel. Reprovet
pr punished for some triding ofense, h,
vent to his fathers barn and spent thres
lays in rigging up guillotine, with which
DO successfully beheaded himself. Be
Fween pair of grooved uprights he fixed 6
butchers cleaver, sharpened to razor-likt
|dge. This he Weighted on top with q DO,
scrap iron and stone weighing 2Nt
bounds. From the top of the uprights tc
he bottom the distance was five feet, and
be cleavsr was held in position at the tor
" rope reeved through pulley and held
" wooden lever four feet in length. On
pc end of this lever he hung large tin
all, in the bottom of which q small hole
ad first been bored. The pail was filled
r sa sats she whole hes slowly the drR gps
pm. After these arrangements had
cen completed, the lad placed his neck be-
veen the uprights directly In line with the
eavcr. When the water in the pail had
early ali escaped the lever few up, the
Ppe was released and the sharpened blade
IL like fash. The head of the suicide
as cut off clear and clean.
In March, 1883 man boarded a ferry
hmden, N. j., and when the boat was in
Upstream he took vial from his pocket
ntaining prussic acid. He swallowed the
Pntents. at the same time mounting the
il. Before the deck hands could check
~ the self murderer leaped into the river,
ID as he went overheard shot himself
rough the head with bullet from bull
q post. mortem examination was made
fhclent poison was found in his stomach
have killed dozen men.
few years ago Respondent German,
20 had lodgng on Grand street, near the
very, rugged up an old fowling- piece in
Pnt OF table. with the stock resting on
floor. He had first charged it heavily
aaE powder ian. and slngs; To the trigger he
table leg. The other end was tied
his foot: He had two revolvers Of AZ
ibre each in the right and left pockets Of
sack coat. There was pitcher of beer
the table. This the man drank with the
zzle Of the gun pointing at his
e. When he was ready to die
ced dreV H. out nth. the revolvers and
of his head. As he pulled the triggers
jerked his foot. The three weapons ex-
ded simultaneously. The gun had been
properly set and the charge went over
head. The bullet from the pistol in his
hand glanced upward and simply out a
owe through the scalp. The other bullet
cred the brain, but did not have the
ct even of producing Inconsistencies,
5he suicide arose, dragged gun and table
oss the room to a bureau, and there,
king up razor, cut his throat from ear
Ear. This caused death.
me OF the coolest and most deliberate
empts at suicide recorded is that of Ben
I'm Hunter, the murderer of John Arm
'ng, in Camden, N. j., in 1879. Hunter
confined in the s'murderers' cape'' in
county jail under charge of the death
oh. He complained of chilllness one
Mt and was permitted to wrap up his
er extremities. in blanket. He had
7lously torn of the rim of his tin cup
his teeth and had it concealed in his
1sers pocket. Talking on commonplace
cs to his guard, Hunter secretly took
jagged strip of tin from his pocket, and
;eallng his movements with the blanket,
IN cutting into an artery in his left leg.
blood spurted out in jets, and the flow
concealed by Hunter spreading the
.ket out like a skirt. He became SO
that he was unable to continue the
,ersatlon and the guards suspicious
aroused. He made an examination
round that the murderer was bleeding
leatn. Physicians were summoned, q
'ure was applied and Hunters life was
d. He was afterwards hanged and It
pretty generally believed that he was
from fright and sedatives before the
was frightened around his neck.
man named Nerdinger, living al No. 6l8
Eleventh street, killed himself in April
with unusual deliberations. He went
woodshed. and, placing thin
around his neck, tied the ends to
he had strangled himself.
'allor IN Philadelphia took one of the
es OF pair of scissors. and, putting
tolnt directly over his heart. pushed
'lade slowly into his body by pressing
ther enc against the wall of his shop.
3bably the most remarkable attempt at
destIuctlon was that of man in Pitts
IN May Of the present year. He gave
anne as j. Henry Elkins and wanted to
ecause he was out of work. He was
standing under tho scaffoldino of the
I'd Evangelical church trying to loosen
t the props that held up the platform.
policeman tried to drive him away
zged to be permitted to remain, and
pressed for an explanation said he
d to pull down the scaffoldine SO that
ght be crushed to death. Permission
/ his life in this novel manner being
I'd he ran down to the river and
I'd in.
greatest fright man sitting in
Is chair ever received happened in
and May 10 last. Richard Bitterlich
having customer and had scraped
ieek clean. Then be turned around,
d drawer and took out revolver,
he placed against his head and blew
aims out.
story of the Suicide club, of Bridge
vas given in the World last January.
ganization was unique. Its members
d themselves to become their own
toner's and faithfully carried out
promises. Only two members were
t of twelve in March. One of these
endell Baum, the secretary. He had
d himself to self-destruction within
in period and a few days before the
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