The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-29
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MICHAEL M'MAHON MADE TWO
ATTEMPTS AT SUICIDE.
Many Notes OF Interest From Busy
Part OF the City.
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Michael Mcbiahon mace two attempts
at suicide Yesterday, but il is very likely
that neither will materially shorten his
days on this sphere. The unfortunate
man IA a meat cutter by trade, working
for Connell Brothers of McKeDna street,
but for the last two weeks he ls said 10
have been drinking heavily, and 1t Is sup
posed he grew despondenl. lie was dls,
covered by one OF his sons who arrived
at his homo in the rear OF 80 Randall
street, shortly after p. m. The young
man, on entering the main room OF the
tenement, was shocked to lind his father
stretched out on a lounge with cash In
his throat and a razor lying on the moor
near by. DIR. Bacon was called and he
found that the cash was about two inches
long though not necessarily a danger
GUS one. After dressing the wound he re-
commended that the man be removed TO
the Rhode Island Hosital, and this was
done
1t was then discovered that Michael,
who is about 10 years OF age, sent one OF
his bows at noon time TO purchase an
ounce of liquid sugar OF lead, and the for
mer confessed TO having not only sent Tor
the lead poison but also claimed he had
drunk all of il. At any rate there was evil
dence that the man had taken an over
dose which had, OF course, failed to ec-
complish his purpose, and then he had
tried the razor, and this latter attempt
appears to have been almost rs ineffect-
ual as the former.
Mcmahon was reported to be comforta
BILE today. He has not lived with his wife
for long time.
La Sale Council, Knights OF Columbus,
held a well-sttended and interesting
meeting last evening.
John Rooney, formerly well known i'm
the drug business in this section, has ac-
cepted position in downtown phar-
macy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Dimond, who have
been residing at Riverside since their
marriage, will take possession of their ell
egsnt new house on Point street, near
Plain street, on Sunday next
The young gentlemen who took part in
the moonlight excursion given under the
direction of some well-known young la
dies of Smiths Hill, are making arrange
ments for another affair OF the same ma
ture. They will have to work hard, the
patrons OF the former affair say, to come
within a mile OF that jolly time
Last evening an affair took place at Ran
dali square that showed two young fei-
lows, who were in a condition that result
ed from com bination of heat and intoxi-
ants, had no fellow feeling for another In
distress, even though that other was
a very old man. The affair was character
lied by parties who witnessed ii as very
cowardly act The two fellows referred
Charles street and the old man had man
aged with a great deal Of difficulty to get
across from Stevens street. He accident
ally touched elbows with the two stalwart
specimens OF supposed manhood. Then
both the latter struck him with their fists
about the head and the old man fell to
the ground. After while he managed
TO get TO his feet though in a dazed con-
dition, and was led away by some men
who took pity on him. His two assail-
ants walked hurriedly down toward big
bridge.
The contrasts OF warm night can be
seen in this part OF the city as well as
anywhere. There are many homes which
are built on the pleasant hills that have
trees around them to WOO the softest
breeze that Is stirring and there are the
low, hot streets around the Second police
sattion. He who seeks TO know the lot
OF the poor need not visit such large cit
les as New York, for visit to the local
ity last named will teach him the lesson
or as much of il as he cares to learn. un-
less his heart Is dryer than these dusty
roads. The tenements, close and warm,
drive out into the air mothers with chill
dern who are awakened a thousand times
a night by those pests OF infancy, and only
the hardest of workers, tired completely
out. can win slumber TO himself. Still,
the young life fights the hard battle and
il Is strange, viewed from the scientific
point of the day, that II Is so often wins
the struggle, when the protected and
better kept children lose.
James McElroy, a well-known clerk of
Charles street, left last night for a weeks
visit to relatives in New York city.
Some one who thought they had made
a great purchase OF oil paintings with
which TO adorn their homes, evidently
got tired of carrying them, or else got
disgusted with the masterpieces. AT any
rate, they left them near a wooden fence
on Gladstone avenue The pictures
looked as IL the one that carried them had
become angry, for they were badly bat
tered mp,
Out in Wanskuck they have not made
up their minds yet, that is TO say, the
Democratic wise ones have not, as to
who will succeed Councilman Murphy on
the Democratic ticket. The party is not
apt to renominate him and yet he has
strong friends who will want to know
why he is dropped, If such a thing should