The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-06
HIS OLD ENEMY WON.
A Bartender Ends q Spree With
Attempted Suicide.
ne IS FOUND sArHeo IN BLOOD
Afsss Yereswearfng Lfausr Hsabiin
Rssames Dyfnkfng ssA seeks OsaSA
IN HEs DelirfunA

James HarnbIIn. o weli-known resident
Of Csailam county, made desperate at
tempt q. suicide yesterday morning by
cutting his throa: with pockesxnife At
the Clifton house on South Fifth street.
and nor lies At Providencs hospital la .
serious condition. Deliriurn tremens. re-
suIting from spree, aud . love affair are
the Supposed causes Of the attempt
Hsmbiin took g room At the Dereg hofsi.
Ct the enrn.r OF Jackson and South Third
streets. las, Saturday morning. saying he
wanted 20 ''strsighi~D up" He said he
did not want TO stay alone. and when the
clerk told HIM he could not stay with him
said he could 40" the clerk, but the latter
soon forced him TO the bed and laid him
down. Then he remained quiet and took
medicine prescribed by DR.. Noble. He
acted wildly on Saturday. but vas 30 quiet
next morning that his nurse LEFT him and
he was allowed to go out alone. On Sun
day evening he went out and between III
and II O'clock took . room at the Clifton
house. not appearing to b under the In.
fiuence Of liquor.
But bet xeen and o'clock next morn
Ing Mrs. w. c. Thomas. the housekeeper,
was awakened by means coming from his
found Hambiin stretched on his back on
the bed. his mouth open, his face. hands.
arms covered with blood. Blood also
stained the bed clothes and lay in pool
on the floor. near which were short
bladed knife and pocketbook.
Mrs. Thomas was at first rnotionless
with horror. but the wounded mans
groans brought her to her senses. and she
applied few simple remedies, which re-
vivsd him.
''oh. God. have mercy" he easpsd, and
Mrs. Thomas rejoinded:
"Amen. Grant that he viii show mercy
now"
'.Wil die'" asked HambIin.
He was assured that be could be pulled
through. II he would keep quiet and not
talk, and Health Officer Palmer was sum
moned from pciace headquarters. He
found that Hambtin had driven the knife
into the right side of his neck behind tho
wind-pipe and twisted II around. leaving .
hole the size Of walnut, and had cut q
deep cash on tho left side below the chin.
He had also drawn the knife across the
left wrist. He was much weakened by
loss Of blood and there would have been
no hope Of saving him but for his strong
constitution. He Was taken TO Providence
hospital.
Mrs. Thomas afterwards found In his
room note which read:
give my money and warrants to
Minnie Angeles" There was also found
scrubbed on the back of note book the
following message:
~ arm tired Of trying to do right and
always 60 wrong. Now ! do quit. see
Send for DIR. Noble. He will do the best
he can TO square everything. So long.
anyway"
These two notes fit In with story told
yesterday by Port Angeles man. He
said Hambiin was engaged TO girl at
that place and. though he was q bar
tender. quit drinking and conceived dis
gust for liquor. But about two weeks ago
he went TO . gambling room, began play
Ing. took . few drinks and thus started a
spree. He took the next boat for Seattle
and wound up his spree at the Dereg.
Some think his attempt at suicide was
simply the result Of his spree. " bile Others
say he feared to return home and face his
bctrothed after It. When asked If he
wanted to SEQ Minnie Krusn. he shook his
head and burst into tears.
The money referred TO in his note was
eb6 found On his person and the warrants
are drawn on the cialiam county bridge
fund, and are for q considerable sum. lis
II said TO have ranch in Ciallam county.
During the day Hamblin had tive
hemorrhages. and Was greatly weakened
thereby. and death may result from loss OF
blood