The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-14
THE RAZOR ROUTE.
James Ncland Commated Suicide Last Nighi
by Cutting His Thu oat.

| by Cutting HIS Thu Oat.
The home of Widow holland, 7i5 South
Main street, presented sad scene last
night. On the bed in a rear room lay the
body of her son, James holland. with his
throat cut from ear to ear and the pillows
and sheets bathed in a torrent of blood.
He did the deed by his own hand and
another life, unfortunately, must be
charged up to King Alcohol. The
| deed was committed at 1870 p.
M, and life did not remain in
the body but few minutes thereafter
When reporter called there few min
utes after the deed was done the neighbors
and the physicians filled the house. His
sister Sadie was the only one of the family
that was at home, and the poor girl was
completely broken down with grief and
the shock incident to such a sudden taking
off of brother. She is a tender hearted
and splendid young lady, and her heart
was almost broken from the effects of such
sad tragedy.
THE STORY OF THE DEED.
| James Rowland was thirty-five years
| old and fine specimen of yigoI-
Gus manhood. He was railroad man and
like all that class was a big, generous
hearted fellow. Unfortunately, however.
he was addicted to drink and during the
past week he has been drinking very hard.
| On frequent occasions he has been in de-
lerium tremmens and invariably severe
fit of dependency would follow. Tuesday
morning some friends insisted on his
| taking the Kelley cure and he commenced
| doing so, but kept on drinking at hard
| rate. He only took few doeses of the cure
but had promised to be back this morning
to give it better attention. Yesterday the
effects of his drinking made him quite
sick, but when he retired last night he
| manifested no signs that anything was
| wrong with him. At 1l:30 his sister
| thought she heard him vomiting and
she FASTENED to his bedside to give him
any assistance she could render. He told
her that he wanted drink of water and
she straightway went after it. Imagine
the shock when she returned with the
cup of water in her hand to find
him lying In pool of blood.
with his throat cut from
ear to ear. She alarmed the neighbors at
once and one of them FASTENED after a
doctor. DIR. Whitlock promptly responded
and so did DR.. Noble manager of the Kee
ley inftitute but he was beyond the pow
ers of physician when they arrived. He
only made one attempt on his life and that
one was successful for both the jugIar
veins and the windpipe were severed. A
razor was the instrument used and it was
found by the side of the bed having drop
ped out of his hand when the deed WAS
done. 1t was literally covered
with blood for the blade was
buried to its full length in the neck
1t was horrible sight to see him stretched
out on the bed surrounded on every side
with blood
He showed no signs whatever of desire
to destroy his life aud such an act is the
last thing in the world his friends expect
ed. His brother, who is a farmer i'll the
vicinity of Goddard, was in the city yes
terday, and he has another brother in the
territory. His mother left only a few days
ago for visit east, and the poor woman
VIII not more than have ar
rived at her destination when
the sad message announcing the
tragic end of her son will summon her
home. Jim holland was well known in the
city and has many friends amoHg the
young people. His drinking habit was about
the only serious fault he had When sober
he was very quiet and industrious fellow. |
No arrangements have been made for the |
funeral, nor will any be made until his |
brothers and mother can be notified, which |
they will he by telegraph this morning.
DIR Noble. manager of the Kelley insti-
tute said that he had began taking the |
Kelley cure Tuesday morning and that |
he found him physically in a very much |
wrecked condition. He had had delirum |
tremens on several occasions during the |
week and friend of the deceased told him |
that he was very cranky and somewhat
abusive even to his best friends. The cure I
or treatment, he said, had nothing what
ever to do with his mental condition.
1t is evident that he committed the act |
in lit of temporary insanity, caused by !
his hard drinking.
The coroner will be notified this morn |
ing, and he will probably hold an inquest, |
although the manner of his death is plain.
Miss Sadie holland, his sister, who was
the only one in the house. was SO nervous
last night that DR.. Whitlock found it nee
essary to give her medicine to quiet her
nerves.