New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-13

ONE JUMPS FIVE STORIES. ANOTHER TAKES
POISON. THIRD HANGS HIMSELF AND
THE LAST USES PISTOL
In a fit of temporary insanity, William NJ James
forty-three years old, jumped from the fve-story
window Of his apartments at No. 1910 Lexington
ave- Yesterday morning, and instantly Killed
James was employed buyer in the lace ue-
partmont OF Iichtenstein SONS in Grand-st'
Since Christmas ne had been out Of employment,
and had been despondent. For several weeks ne
had been suffering from nervous prostratoh ana
his family contemplated placing him in an i$yiu.A
this week His wife left him lying on a coucn N
the, parlor and was busy in the next room when
she heard "A scream. and. running into the parior
found the window open and saw her hus )and ~
Ing on the pavement below. lie leaves wido" ana
six children.
Patrick Walsh thirty-six years old. who Kept
little cigar store at No. East One-hundred-'nn-
slxteenth-st.. died yesterday from an overdose OF
morphine which he took Sunday night Wh'e
suffering from melanchoa. About six months ago
Walsh. who a confirmed mfrphne eater was
discharged from his position clerk In Milis q
Gibbs house. in Broadway, because he neglected
his duties. He became insane. and was committ"d
to Bloomingdale Asylum. lie recovered sufficiently
be discharged the asylum about two 5cck Is
ago. A few days ago he went back 10 hls o!u
habits and arrangements were being made 10
have him recommtted to the institution ,
into his room and suspecting from his heavy
breathing that her nusb md h2d taken an overdose
# mOrlnine she summoned Or. J. &. IewlnshN OF
40 l75S M1llsou-ave, who pronouncea tn' clSe ~
one Of acute morphine poisoning. -" St't ilr.
Walsh fpr some pernanganate Of potassium Whicn
has recently been tried as an anttote iJr noiph
po.sonine. After hours OF frultcsS efforts VIII
The ALLEGED aatitoj ten grains OF Whlcn were u-e'
a.. Iayinskv resOrsd b the use of the Jsua rene
drs-ether and cdnrhOr. Later Dr NC ann WE WE
called ln and the physicians worked al nlgnt
over Walsh. but in tAe morning no inIVsr'nr.st s
was noticed. lad Walsh died shortly after noon yes
Dr Lcwinsky tr-nks the value Of pernangan%nte nate
# potassium As gan 1nt!dote for norphlne poisoning
- greatly ONer-ratel. and ne cJndemned me uuN 80
practice Of druggists ceiling four ounces ot morphine
Z, r-r"on. -
William Klrts. p cigarmaker fifty years Old. com.
rllttaI sucid. some time between mldnlSat ana D
o'clock Yesterday morning by hanging hns"l 20
a raftor iu tho cti.ar 1f the ap1rtment-house NJ
80 lVs Ptrk-avc kirts lived with his family OF
,,ife and six children on the first hoor. His grown
son John is janitpr Of the house. ~ oc.ock ne
went into tho cellar 20 stralshi-n Things out ana
found his fathers body suspended by the neck Win
= roIe. which had been tied 10 a rafier. The Dody
cold -,
~ reason o. given for Kir,s's seif-murler lie
work - regularly and earned fairly good wages
pish"artru,d over his failure 10 regain h- n"iIth
Henry Paentencus. EngiiGhman. thrty-Seven
We irs old attempted % end his misery Yesterday
hy shooting himself in the left breas' tie tailed %
funic' a mortal wound ami was removed - Be."Fue
N0yllftl "A prisoner. He lived with MS VIE VINO Is
'en years his junior. In the tencTent-hpuse al No.
,-s Saconl-ava About three months ago he was
kicked in the left leg bv horse. and had - 90 10
flr,nel upon him The injury to his leg impaired
r!s health. and he unable 90 return 10 work;
IN consequence he became despondent HIS wound
is considered serious.