Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-22
Crazed From Drink He Cuts His
 Throat in the Bath.
ALIVE AT LAST ACCOUNTS,
But Death Is Almost nevitable-Highly Con nected in Various Parts of the State.
 ''l.et Me Die!'

Montgomery, May 21.-(Special) )-Nick Boiling attempted and most probably succeeded in committing suicide here to- night in his room at the Hotel Mabson by cutting his throat with small, two bladed pen-knife
 Boiling had been here for some two weeks and had been drinking heavily, and his awful deed is attributed to tenn porary insanity, caused from drink. He came to the Hotel Mabson on Sunday night from Galatas where he had been stopping. and told MT T. H. Mabson. the proprietor, that he wanted to sober up, as he would lose his job if he did not get to work, he being the travelling sales man for the Dittman Shoe company of St. Louis
 MT. Mabson gave him a room and sent for pr. Glenn Andrews, who prescribed a course of treatment. Sunday and Mon day he took a few drinks, but not to eX- cess, and this morning he was alto gether sober.
 Tonight about o'clock he came into the hotel and asked for a bath, which was prepared for him. He came out of the bath room in a few minutes and appeared very nervous and excited and went to his room, which is situated within few feet of the hotel office.
 MT. Mabson noticed his extreme ner- VouSness, and sent one of the bell boys into the room to remain with him. In a short while, it being within a few min utes of o'clock, the boy was called out to assist in bringing some baggage up the stairs. MT. MabSon, hearing a sound as of vomiting, sent the boy on his re- turn back into the room. He had hardly got inside when he rushed out yelling, Fore God, de man done cut his throat"
 MT. Mabson, together with all the guests in the lobby, rushed into the room and found Boiling lying on the bed in a pool of blood and slashing at his throat with a knife.
 The knife was taken from him, but not before he had made another two handed rake, cutting arteries and veins and making an incision into the wind pipe.
 Drs Pitts and Woods arrived in a short time, but were unable to do ksly- thing for the man. Nearly all the doc tors in the city came, but medical science was of no avail, as there is no possible way to bind up the wound The man is not at this hour 13O dead, but is not expected to live until morning. Nick Boiling is young man, 26 years old, and of fine appearance. His home is in Mobile, where he has a widowed mother living. He is a nephew of R. D. Boiling and Mrs Barnett of this city, dIu ildo lhBil SOilllNSIiOio III foiiouo parts of the state. His relatives are with him at this hour, and his mother has been telegraphed.
 He was born and reared in Montgom- cry. and has hosts of friends here who were mortified at the news of his suicide.
 Money troubles cannot be the cause, as he only today received from his house a check for $100 and had other money and jewelry besides
 He struggles wildly at times and eX- claims: Let me die; I am disgraced and my character ruinedr'
 Today Mir Mabson mailed a card to his mother in Mobile, with these words on it. "Why don't you write? I am here sick
 He left no letters or papers, and the act was no doubt that of a man crazed with drink.