Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1895-11-20
R. H. TALLEY IS DEAD
THREW HIMSELF UNDER a MOVING
TRAIN.
Died an Hour After Hewas Hurt-A Prom
inenu Man iu Local Railroad Cir
cies-He Had Host of
Warm Friends.
Memphis scimitar. |

| X. ii. Talley made a desperate at
tempt to commit suicide this morn
ing at 10 O'Clock, when he threw
himself under a moving train of cars
on the track in front OF the Custom
house. The cars tore away part of
his skull and the top of his scalp.
After lying on the ground fer some
time two ambulanees. in response to
telephone messages, came down, one
from Staniey & Co.'S and. the other
man was conveyed to St. Josephs
Hospital. An attempt was made to
get a physician while Talley lay well
tering in his own blood. with his head
pillowed ON a cross-tie, and every
man that volunteered to send tele-
phone message either forgot to send
it or the physicians were not in, and
no medical assistance was given
Talley until he W as conveyed to the
hospital.
1t was Il sickening spectacle, and
crowd of four or five hundred curious
people gathered around and viewed
the sight. Soon after the sad occu-
renee Police Officers Wilder, Mike
Sullivan, Kelley and Mike I%ehoe ar
rived on the spot accompanied by u
Seimitar reporter, and these set to
work at once to do what they could
for the unfortunate man. Wilder
and Sullivan picked him up, laid him
on the earth with his head elevated,
then opened his coat and cut open
his shirt in order to give him a better
opportunity to breathe. No one at
the time knew who he was.
Wilder, at the suggestion of the re-
porter. opened the coat. examined
the body and found a slip of card
paper upon which was written "R,
II. Talleya There We're other evil
dences of identity and then word
was sent up town that it was Talley
who was injured. Mr.. Talley's
brother f. B. Talley, came down in
a few minutes and was overcome
with grief when he saw the sicken-
ing flow OF blood from the mutiliated
head OF his brother. falley was
finally removed to the st. Joseph
hospital and was at once placed on
the operating table.
On yesterday Dick Talley went
down to the ferry dock and in con
versation with Mr.. John Couch
stated that he wanted to make the
trip to Mound City. Mr.. Couch told
him that the boat would not go to
/ Mound City for some time. but that
he could go across to West Memphis
If he so desired. Mr.. Talley stated
that he did not care to make that
trip, but wanted to go to Mound
City, inasmnch as he had never been
there and desired to have Il look at
the place.
Gle was cheerful" said Mr.. Couch,
this morning, land | noticed nothing
unusual, whatever, about him. |
did not think for a moment that he
contemplated suicide This morn
ing, half an hour before Talley threw
himself under the train, he again
went to the ferry dock, talked with
with MIR. Couch and spoke OF making
the trip that he discussed ON yester-
terday. Soon aiterhe walked up the
hill and stood around a few minutes
at the northwest corner Of the Gus
tom-house yard, near where Alice
Mitchell cut the throat of Freda
Ward.
George Reeves, a Waterman at the
crossing, stated that he saw Talley
standing there, but did not know
him.
"He walked down to the ferry
dock, !" said Reeves, "then came back.
and saw him walking around
while one train of cars passed.
Another train came along moving
south, the cars being in front of the
engine, and this man walked down
the track. He was then 100 feet
from me. When the train reached
within a few feet Of him, he took off
his hat, walked over, stopped down
aud placed his head on the rails. He
seemed to do this deliberately. The
cars struck his head and | mt once
went down there"
The engine pushing the train of
ears that struck Talley was the Ches-
apeake, OHIO e Southwestern engine
No. SIS, in charge of Engineer Joe
3ruseo. The Chesapeake, Ohio 4
Western track is the one nearest the
Custom-house yard, and it was on
the western rail that poor Dick
Talley lay his head. It is probable
that the wheel striking his head
showed it aside, because, had it re-
NAMED in it's original position, it
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