New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-13
DID HE TRY TO KILL HIM'ELF
NORMAN S. MUSSEY. LAWYER, ShAN"
FROM THE ELEVATED ROAD
HE ESCAPED WITH BROKEN LEG-APP"hNf"'
AN ATTEMPT TO COMMIT srICIDE-Bi'iEF
THAT HE WAS CRAzED BY TIL

THAT HE WAS CRAzED BY TIL
DEATH OF HIS FATHER
Norman 6. Mussey, twenty-nine yea oid'
LAWYER. living at No. Ga West Thirty+Sth-st.
last night attempted to commit suicide aVireh'
IT, by jumping 10 the street from the Na'e'
railroad structure at Twenty-third-st. ana'ix'h
ave. When picked up II was found that ie'
leg had been broken by the fall. lie W. re
Eioved 10 the New-vork Hospital. Muesewou'o
give no reason for his act. and the police 'he's
rim to be ineanc
Shortly after 10 O'Clock Mussey. who well
dressed. purchased a ticket at the upto' s'a-
ton o, the Sixth-ave elevated road at lehty-
third-st. He appeared to be in highly rvous
state After the ticket-seller had handed 'he
ticket he walked quickly to the tcket-cppers s
box and dropped 1t in. There were seve per-
sons on the platform at the time. Nn'ns
quickly through them. he made his was' the
centre Of the platform and quickly reai 'ne
edge. Before any one could prevent hiin' hau
jumped TO the track. and while the pee on
both platforms yelled at him. he ran ais the
track toward the north. When he had .ched
n spot about five feet south of the north end
OF the platform he jumped to the street be.
Many Of the people on the platforms saw
him make the jump hurried to the str ex-
pectng to find him dead. Instead. IN saw
him endeavoring to run up the avenue. IN
citizen pursuing him. He had managed drag
himself several yards when Roundsmi Nc
league and Policeman Behr Of the Wefhir-
t.eth-st. station, seized him.
The policemen were Informed what tman
had done. and while Behr summoned am
bulanca from the New-York Hospit the
roundsmar asked Mussey why he had lped
and II he wanted to kill himself. Thuter
replied that he would not tell. and whe,ked
his name refused to give It. or to ansvany
further questions. When searched at nos
pital. where 1t was found that his left had
been broken by the fall. a number offers
bearing his name. and a small emp'ial.
labelled poison" were found In his poe.
Dr. Noonan lives at No 81 West Thirtth-
st II was said there that Mussey had a
room in the house off and on for the six |
years. and that he was a very quiet mannd- |
ing most Of ris time In his room whemhe |
house He had very little to say to his'w- |
dodgers. Two weeks ago his father died. II |
is believed at the house that the deaiay |
have unsettled his mind
Mussey has a law office at NO 40 Wall-st
An account Of his act somewhat dnereom |
the foregoing is given by man who says'it- |
messed Mussey's leap. According TO this tw- |
Yer was a passenger on a Harlem train, eft |
II at the Twenty-third-st. station. Af'h- |
train started he Jumped upon the track. sas
seen by the two ticket-chOppe1s on the nd |
down stations. They shouted to him. but Id |
no attention 10 them and. they. thinking he |
was endeavoring to get over TO the dowrk, !
UPON which a train was approaching the IN.
iumped TO the track and started In pursuit n.
When they were within a few feet OF hej
jumped to the street
While Mussey was sitting on the sltk
after his tu-nrr from the IRA *. he took from
pocket a small vial and drank It's contents.
was the vial labelled Poison" The white
tents are supposed 10 have been drug vi
Mussey had been taking TO induce sleep.
Mussey was graduated from the Columbia
School and has been employed at the Off
Robert @. Ingersoll. for whom he has att
to important land business at Boston and
where He is unmarried OF late. II was |
at his home. he had been acting very strar