Evening journal., 1893-12-07
HE WAS BOUND TO DIE.
Judge Carrow's Cousin Takes
Poison Six Times.
AND He HAS NOT SUCCEEDED YET.

He Has Tried Chioroform, Choral and
stryohnine, but Was Always Found and
Revived Just In Timo-says He Means
TO Keep on Trying.
CAMDEN, Nj. Dec z-Riohard Carrow,
young druggist from Camden, Del, Is
locked up in the city hall for the sixth at
tempt on his own life in less than a week.
Carrow is an intelligent young man and
comes of an excellent family. lie has been
successful in his profession, and his family
Is in such comfortable circumstances that
he has no need TO allow worries over iinan-
cial matters TO drive him to suicide. He is
cousin OF Judge Howard Carrow, well
known lawyer of this city, and q nephew
of George Mckay OF Burlington.
Carrow's presence in this section first
became known to the police in Philadel
phia last Thursday afternoon, when he
was found unconscious I'm the street In that
city. He was taken 60 a hospital, restored
TO his normal condition and was dismissed.
IL was the impression of the physicians
there that he had taken chloroform. On
Friday morning at an early hour he was
again picked up by the police, taken to am
other hospital restored and discharged
He had been out of this institution but
few hours when he was returned by the
police TO the former one.
A Slave TO Choral
A careful investigation and close ques-
tioning Of the young man showed him to
be a confirmed victim of the chloral habit.
He gave the name of Young and that of
Miller, but finally gave bis correct name.
Friends took charge Of him, and he was
dismissed.
That same afternoon he was found at
1 the corner OF Fifth and Federal streets,
I this city, lying ia the street. lie was taken
/ to the Cooper hospital where an empty
ounce bottle was found on him labeled
| "Chloroforn.n After his restoration he
/ was taken 10 the city hall and locked up
| On Sunday Mr.. Mckay, his uncle, came
here from Burlington, and upon Carow's
promise TO behave himself the uncle took
him to his home, and Carrow seemed sin-
cere in his promise TO keep his hands oiI
the deadly drug that had so much charm
for him.
The family retired on Monday night, and
that was the last the uncle saw of his neph-
ew until last night Carrow left the house
during the night, scantily attired, and was
found ia Beverly, three miles away, late
Wednesday afternoon under the influence
of chloroform. He was brought TO a hos
pital in this city and once Hlrc restored.
The police again took him in charge. As
he was taken into the police quarters be
turned to the officers and said: "Well, gen
tlemen, pve done il this time I've taken
strychnine. See" And be opened hi.
mouth, displaying two tablets on his
tongue.
Saved Again by Antidotes.
Quickly he chewed them upand attempt
ed to swallow them. but In a moment tw,
officers had him and a third had summoned
the hospital physician. The tablets werl
secured in part, and antidotes were admin
istered, while he fought those who worked
TO save his life. In his pockets were bot
ties of strychnine tablets, which before h,
had been tazen 60 the hospital had stood
on a desk in the dispensary. 1t is believed
that he sneaked Ia there from the adioin
ing room. stole the tablets to end his liz,
and put two Of them in his mouth Will,
on the way to the lookup.
Carrow said later that he still meant
to kill himself, so they may as well leave
him alone. Judge Carrow has teegraphet
for the young mans father, and pending
his arrival will see that his kinsman wants
J for nothing. He is being closely watched