Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-03
HE WAS AFRAID OF ARREST
Though the Deed Had Been Com
mitted for These 20 Years.
A SONS HORRIBLE DISCOVERY.
lie Finds His Father Clutching a Bloody
Razor in His Hand
WHILE LIFE WAS SLOWLY DEPARTING

Henry Eggers cut his throat yesterday
afternoon with a razor, and is lying at the
Homeopathic Hospital, with bare chances
for recovery. The cause of his suicidal at
tempt dates back to early days on the from
tier
Eggers is an employe of the Union Ice
Company and boards with his 16-year-old
son at 65 Second avenue. Tuesday he was
taken slightly i'll and yesterday was con-
fined to his bed. His son Willie was nurs-
ing him, and the old gentleman was getting
along nicely. Shortly before 8 o'clock
Eggers apparently dropped asleep
and Willie took a paper and sat
down to read at the window. Quiet
had reigned for several minutes, when the
nurse heard peculiar gurgle from the
sick bed He looked toward his fatherf
the sight was horrible. The bed
clothes were red with blood, which
was flowing rapidly from long
cut in Eggers' throat. The sick
mans face was an ashen white, while
cIutched in his hand was a razor dripping
with his life blood. Willie hastily sum-
moned help and a physician was called.
Life still remained in Eggers' body and it
was considered advisable to send him to the
hospital.
Eggers Had Been an Indian Fighter.
Willie Eggers was found at his boarding
house last night He is small, thin-faced
boy and if his father dies will be cast adrIft
in the world. He choked down great sobs
when asked the story of his parents deed.
"Mother has been dead for long time"
said he, ''and father and live here to-
gether. Papa worked for the Union Ice
Company, and has always seemed to be
happy until quite lately. A week or SO ago
he told me he was afraid he
was going to be arrested. Some
time before was born father was in the
West roughing it. do not know what he
did there. He never told me that, but he
said he had killed two Indians without
cause. Father and several other white men
gotinto fight with the reds about something.
The whites were victorious and two of the
Indians were slain by him. Now this mat
ter is brought up again after all these years
and for the past week my father has wor-
ried about it great deal. He never told
me the story direct, but by snatches have
learned what 1 am telling you.
The Man Was Perfectly Sane.
'T do not think my. father was insane.
Aside from worrying about the Indian
matter he did not seem to have a care. 1
feel sure that he had no financial troubles
or he would have told me. My father was
not very ill He said his bones were ach-
ing. and that his head caused him some
pain. He did not complain any to-day,
and do not think 1 have heard him speak
of the Indian matter since Monday"
At the hospital last night Eggers' cond-
tion was considered very critical. The at
tending physician said the man could not
have made a more narrow escape from in
slant death. The razor was drawn rapidly
DOM from the left ear, cutting the full
length of the blade. The smaller arteries
were all severed, and the large one was only
saved bv fine tissue which covered it.
Eggers was asked why he had attempted
his life. The only answer he would give
was 81 wanted to get out of it,