The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-04-24
LoNGED FOR THE FREE AIR.
Tho story Of Seth Clear Eyos' Attempt a
suicide.

uho NkVEy IA husAA ~
suicide,
Seth Clear Eyes, a young Sioux Indian, in
u moment OF dsspondeney, mado a frenxied
attempt TO kill himself with a razor 1T tho
union depot ut St. Paul n few evenings ago.
Clear Eyos arrived from tho government
Indian school at Carlisle, Pa. from whence
no had travelled TO st. Paul in company
with Belknap Fox. n brother student The
two were friends an children, and were in
separahle at the school. They progressed
ing health OF Clear Eyes rendered IL i'm
possible for him 10 longer remain At school
his childhood friend accompanied him on
the journey toward the setting aun and
their prairie home. Now he sits BY the
side of his friends cot at st. Jossph's hos
keep in place the bandage around the throat
OF Clear Eyes. which Is gashed and marred
by tho stroke OF tho razor.
All day tho pair wandered around. dis
contsnted to yemnin within the bounds of
tho busy. bustling world. They longsd for
forest. As night approached and tho sun
went down amid a drenry drizzle of de-
pressing mist the spirits Of Clear Eyes sank
lower and lower. With his companion he
wandered into the union depot. The train
to carry them on thor journey to Harlem.
hours. They wandered from room TO room
of the union depot and into the barber
shop.
Beneath a glass in front OF a barber chair
there Law several razors. Their keen blades
glistenod bright in the light OF the electric
lamps. Tho two Indians drew near tho
chair. Almost without a purpose. IL a
peared. Clear Eyes picked up a razor.
Then, with a quick motion. he drew
it up and tow d his neck. George
b. Fiemming. the colorsd barber. from
whose mirror tho razor had besn
taken. OWNED the intention of Clear
Eyes and grasped the ascending hand, but
pose. for the razor blade entered tho th'oat
of Clear Eyes on the right side. just missed
the jugular vein md severed the muscles OF
the neck. The b!ood-stained razor dropped
from his grasp. and with u low moan OF
pain Clear Eyes sank to the foo. A by
stander who knew something OF surgery
bound up the gaping wound, and Dr.. Muir
ply was summoned. Che patrol wagon
was called and the horses wero started on a
run for St. Joseph's hospital. Capt:
Sohweizer was in the wagon. and ne urged
the driver to n faster gait. Covered with
foam. the horses were stopped N front OF
st. Joseph's hospital before DR.. Murphy
and the prompt action of the nan who
bound up the wound, the doctor says,
saved Clear Eyes life, and a report from
the hospital said that he would recover.
The police ~officiils found in b wounded
mans clothes several letters and n ticket
for first. class passage from st. Paul to
Ha, lem. Montana. whore is his home. One
of the letters was from Capt. II. II. Pratt. OF
the Tenth United States cavalry. superin-
tendent of the Indian school at Carlisle.
In it he says:
seth Clear Eyes. Denr Seth: You are
about to leave US and 90 to POUR homo. II
is thought best on account of your ILL
health. I am very sorry to lose You from
the school. Your conduct and progress
nave been such as to make us all very glad
that you we're a Carlisle student. and IhoHe
that every good will follow you. n that
your health may be restored. and that you
may have a long and prosperous life. Cor
daily, your friend, r.. H. Pratt, captain,
Tenth United States cavalry, s~uperintsnd-
ent." ..
His effects were taken care of by the po-
lice officials, and will be returned to him
when no shall have recovered. The enyel-
ope around the sures intendent's letter was
red with blood, and the writing wasblotted
where the crimson stain had soaked through
the sheet.