Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-01-07
CUT HIS THROAT.
HUGH BRADY ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
YESTERDAY MORNING.
Derangement of Mind the Cause of tho
Act-Loss of Blood SO Great That His
Recovery is Doubtful and Where
lie Committed the Deed

Hugh Brady, young man 30 years ol
age, cut his throat yesterday morning at
O'Clock as he was walking along North Will
lard street. lie fell in the snow near an
electric light pole and lay for some second.
with the blood spurting from the wound
until help arrived from a house near bv,
and the unfortunate young man was placed
upon some blankets. Two medical students,
who were passing by at the
time, stopped and did what they
could to check the flow Of blood. Paul
bonnett telephoned to the police office
and medical aid was summoned from there.
y oung Brady had lost much blood before
the physicians arrived, but he did not once
lose CONSCIOUSNESS. He was driven to the
hospital as soon as the doctors had stopped
the flow of blood.
Dr. Andrews was uncertain whether he
would be obliged to administer ether, and a.
there ls always chance of fatal results in
this contingency, he enquired if Brady
wanted priest to visit him
Very Rev. Father Lynch, V.G., wa.
called, and the two were alone for some mo.
ments. Drs Andrews, Prime and May
nard performed the operation, one-quarter
gram OF morphine being us.d hyperdermic.
ally. Brady refused to say anything about
his act, and would answer no questions ex.
cept those asked by the surgeons to ascer.
tam whether the operation was painful. He
Implied to one OF the physicians that he
was indifferent whether he lived or not,
and would rather not have the opera
ton performed. The wound was three OF
four inches long, aud penetrated through the
tissues TO the larger vessels, though
none OF the latter were cut The loss of
blood was so great that the young man was
cold, very pale, and his pulse was weak
lie may live, said DR.. Flanders; ''much
will depend on whether inflammation devcl.
ops. | shall be able TO tell much more def
nitely in day or So"
boy who was near by when Brady cut
his throat ran to the home OF the young
mGn's mother on North Winooski avenue.
AIRS. Brady is an elderly lady and her grief
al the news of her sons act was pathetic.
husn DrGdy's brother James T., SAID that
he Aau no doubt that the would be suicide
was not in lis Fight mind. About si1
months 40 ne suffered shock Of paralysi.
aud has been violbiy derungod ever since.
hhriy yesterday morning ue went down
through the kitchen to tue rear OF h barn
taAins with him every article OF clothing
an other things thac were in Ills room
these we're found later partly GOV
cred with snow. Brady's best SUIT
OF clothes was Left hung up in hi,
room aud he Ionned two pair of old trous.
ei's, Two shirts and his iight coat, tying q
handkerchief around his neck. he did not
eat Dreaatast until after the rest Of the fam
ny uad finished, and Refused to wash in the
same wash dish. The fact OF his dressing n,
Is ABOVE stated shows that the act was pre-
medliated. The young man has not been
well physically since ne suffered the stroke,
aud has only worked at intervals at Lessor,
meat market on WmooRi avenue.
Chiel Police Dumas found the razor neal
the spot where Brady fell