The Washington times., 1895-04-28
THRILLED with HIS LIFE
Julius HOrd SIashed Himself
With a Razor.
TRIED TO BRIGHTEN HIS WIFE
He Opened the Veins of His Arms and Lay
Down Apparently to Await Death-Dis-
covered by His Spouse, Who Took Very
Practical View of the Hatter-she Thinks
the Bleeding Was Rather Good for Him.

For Gods sake. run for the doctor; my
husband has cut his throat. with razor"
xas the startling language used by Mrs
Sarah Nord, yesterday morning, To Mr..
William Larkin, a lodger in her house, at
No. 1911 G. street northwest. The hus-
band OF Mrs. Nord is Mr Julius Nord, who
does business in ladies' shoes at the lumber
mentioned. He is German about sixty
years old.
The attempt on his life was made by AFR.
Nord in a little back room on the first
floor, in which are lounge and other pieces
of furniture. He came down stairs a few
minutes after six o o'ciock yestor da V morning,
entered the little back room, shut the door,
stretched himself on the louHgeq, took the
razor and quietly proceeded TO open the
VEINS OF his arms, both OF which he slaShed
in the bend OF the elbow.
Then he composed b nisclf to await the
results, probably OF bleeding &c death, which
is said TO be pleasant sens alton. He bled
profuSely enough, s orEucn so that a rivulet
of tie red blood flowed on the floor, where
il formed a pCol. ii was this horrible sight
that startled the wife and sent her scream
ing upstairs with che cry tha lher husband
had cut his throat with a razor.
STAUNCHED THE WOUNDS.
on returning with MI Larkin she found
better condition of things ard sent off
for the doctor and tie ambulance. She did
what she could TO staunch the wounds, and
very effectively, as none Of the arteries had
been cut.
Mr NOrd was taken to the hospital,
where his wounds We're dressed, ana are
by no means dangerous. He expressed
himself as very sorry for the act, ana rather
from the business than the moral stand
point, saying that be was afraid 1T would
injure his trade. Mr hord said he in-
tended 10 commit suicide, but the people
in the house with him doUt think he was
In earnest. His wife believes il was Il
de guerree 10 getmoney TO buy more whisky.
Her story of the affair is decidedly unique.
"Oh, it's nothing" she said tolhe Times;
"aud what's Iue use making anything out
or IL. My husband has been drinking
and very heavily-for the last week. You
know he's what you call periodic drinker
he was drunk the last time iu February,
nd he usually stays off long time, aud
this was unusually soon TO begin again.
/ suppose you know how it is; he got up
this morning; he didn't know where 10 get
q drink: he was respondent and then the
razOr-but it's really only a skin cut.
HE NEEDED BLEEDING.
"why, the doctor says it'll do him good,
and 1 believe it will The doctor said he
needed bleeding, and now that is all there
is in it, YoI know this is not the first time
he has threatened to xiii himself. He used
10 tell me that he would drink oXalic
acid, but he didn't. All know about it
have told you. He went down stairs before
me, and j suppose threw himself on the
lounge. Shortly after / came down and
found what was done, and the razor lying
on the floor.
'Oh, yes, / visited him at the hospital.
He said he was sorry for it, and if he had
his hat and coat he would have come home
with me.
Ar. Larlin said that he didn't think that
Mr.. Nord tried very hard TO kill himself.
"He caref fully avoided all the arteries
said Mr.. Larkin Il believe he intended
TO scare his wife into giving him money
Mrs. Nord. it VIII be observed, is very
practical woman. She told all about il
in the most matter-of-fact fashion. When
she ushered The Times out OF the bloody
scene OF the attempted self-murder she
said; You may be obliged to me, but I'm
not obliged to you. / hope I shall read an
apology tomorrow for waking me up to
talk about such little affair"