The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-08
FAILED FOR THE
EIGHTH TIME
Frank Cheesman of South
Berkeley Tries Sui
eide Again.
This Time He Shoots Himself
Through His Left
Lung.
Fear Expressed That He Will Not
Need to Make Another
Attempt.

BERKELEY, CAL, Dec. Frank H.
Cheesman, young man "a years of age,
living with his parents on Otis street,
South Berkeley, attempted to commit
suicide for the eighth time on Saturday
evening, but the facts in the case were
kept profound secret until to-day, when
they leaked out.
Upon going home at about $50 in the
evening, he went to his room, and seizing
g revolver shot himself through the left
lung, barely missing the heart The
bullet was removed from his back, and
now the young man is resting easily,
though doubts are expressed as to his
recovery.
Cheesman was in the employ of Al
Wood & Bro. painters, of Oakland, and
after being paid off on Saturday night
went to a saloon and INDUCED in drinking
for while. Going home from there early
in the evening he Immediately went to his
father room, where ne secured a revolver,
and, placing il to his breast, attempted to
end his existence.
At the report OF the weapon o. T.
Bolten, his brother-in-law, rushed into
the room and found Cheesman writhing
on the floor. Between gasps he said: Il
nave shot myself. What's the use of
living? No one cares for me. I can't live
on small wages"
This attempt to cut off his exist
ence, which may yet prove to be his
anal one, is the last of series of eight
similar efforts.
Four years ago. he jumped from win
dow in San Francisco on an electric
hight wire, hoping thereby to electrocute
himself. His next effort was on a ferry
boat. When opposite Goat Island he was
seen to be preparing for a leap over board.
He was stopped, however, and was then
turned over TO the harbor police. On his
way to the station he jabbed himself in
the neck with a poCket-knife, but the
wound did rot prove to be serious. Alter
being IN the cell for a while he hanged
him self with pair of suspenders, but was
found before life was extinct.
Next he tried to kill himself by poison
ing. 1t was a failure.
lie then threw himself from windmill
tank. Failing TO end his existence in this
wise he tried strangulation by means of
q handkerchief.
Still later he was put under arrest under
the charge Of having attempted 10 shoot
his wife. After this he lived quietly for
while, when one day he was arrested on
the charge OF attempting to cut the throat
of a woman in San Francisco. Being re-
leased from this charge he was committed
TO the insane asylum at Ukiah, where he
shipped on a man-Of-waI and is reported
TO have deserted when in port at San
Diego
His mother states that when about 7
years OF age he was run over by fractions
horse and injured about the head. To
these injuries are ascribed his mental con-
-dition.
Cheesman is at times very quiet and
inoffensive, then suddenly he will lose
control OF himself and will commit such
rash acts as have been mentioned.
Death of Oscar Deakin.
BERKELEY, CAL, Dec. Oscar Deak-
in, the W Unknown artist, died at his resi-
dence on Telegraph avenue yesterday af-
ternoon of consum ption, after lingering
illness. The deceased was IN his thirtieth
year. was a native of Indianapolis, and
had lived in South Berkeley for about nve
years.
VIII Publish Their Annual.
BERKELEY, CAL, Dec THE Junior
class OF the State University, after several
weeks of uncertainty, decided to-day to
publish blue and Gold" They agreed
to furnish Manager Mott with $500 by
January % and to absolve him from all
responsibility should deficit be incurred
Manager Mott had informed the class that
he would resign from his position to-
night unless they agreed to see the pub
LEGATION through.
Called a Pastor.
BERKELEY, CAL, Dec. THE Uni
tartan Society of Berkeley has called Rev.
NJ. NJ. Crooker of Helena, Montana, to fill
the vacancy in their pulpit which will be
made January l by the resignation of Rev.
Edward B. Payne. Rv. Mr.. Croker is
about As years of age, is said to be a man
of more than ordinary ability and of wide
experience. His vile is also pastor. and
for several years preached at Pasadena,
where she received a salary of $1,000 a
wear. 1t will not be known until the end
of the present week whether the call will
be accepted.
Another GIobe-Trotter.
BERKELEY, CAL, Dec. 7.-Richard ].
Vincent who bears the sobriquet of
Louis MorniDgIon, the. boy globe-trot-
ter" is in town. Vincent says that he is
not Is vet, but that he has travelled con-
stantly for the last three years through
every portion of the civilized as we'll as
the uhcivilized world. He is writing a
book on his exploits. He carries with
him quantity of letters, papers and pass
ports from all the leading countries of the