The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13
HE WANTS A CHANGE
Charles Lehman Swallows a Dose of
Deadly Poison.
HIS ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE
a stomach Pump Erings Him Back
to the Life That He Tried to
, Desert-He Says He VIII
Die Anyway.

charles Lehman, a well known Ger
man, who attained a great deal of no.
toriety some time ago by carving Ed
pDpnnel through jealousy of the lat
Ter divorced wife, made a deliberate
attempt to break into the other world
yesterday. He was greatly disanpoint-
ed and disguised when he regained
consciousness and found that a stom-
ach pump had frustrated his plans. and
| ae served notice on the doctors that
| re would make a better job of il next
TINE and be sure that he was out of
reach OF a physician before he started
| In 70 Kill himself. Lehman was dis
chrged from the Parrot smelter two
orthree days ago and he has been
drinking heavily since that time. He
came up town Monday evening with
NICK wagner and John Franks. and
trey made night of Ii, taking in the
casino and several saloons. They
wound up yesterday forenoon in John
Huberts Arcade saloon. in Lower Main
street, and about IL o'clock Lehman
Stepped into rear room. A few min
ues later he came out and sat down in
chair and Immediately commenced
storing and fell out of the chair un-
conscious on the floor. An empty two
Once bottle which had contained dilu-
tea hydrocyanic acid was lying beside
him and told the route over which he
had bought his ticket across the divide
officers Inghram and Griffith took him
to the city jail and he was removed in
a few minutes to DR.. Wells hospital
LIZ the interim Coroner Richards read
wagon dashed up to the city Jail in re-
sponse to telephone message stating
that Lehman was dead and then, after
short wait, II dashed away again
empty.
Lehman was as stiff as a rod of iron
when he reached the Jail, but a couple
of doctors who were hastily summon
ed, managed to inject little life into
him. When they reached DIR. Wells
hospital he was perfectly unconscious
and breathing very heavily. Drs. Wells
and Kress were waiting for him, and
by the energetic use of a stomach
pump they managed to get the poison
out of him before ii was absorbed by
his system. Hydrocyanic acid is a most
deadly poison, and two or three drops
of 1t is a sufficient quantity to produce
instant death. The solution which Leh-
mann drank consisted of per cent
pure acid and 9S per cent water. This
Is the strongest solution that druggists
are allowed to sell without a physi-
clans prescription, and If Lehman
had not received prompt attention his
body would now be occupying a slab at
the morgue. III
Lehman awakened from his stupor
about 2 o'clock after being given a
vigorous beating and looked around
with blank stare which changed to a
look of surprise as he recognized sew
eral people around him and realized
that he was still on earth How in
blazes did get here?" he asked. and
then demanded, why in Jupiter didn't
you leave me alone. You won't bother
me the next time. for will go so far
q haA
me-"
DO you know what you took?" in
CURED the doctor.
You bet / do" replied Lehman.
with laugh.
When asked why he took the poison |
he said: Because wanted a change" !
and that was the only explanation that
could be got out of him. After talk |
ing the situation over for a few min
1tes, he cried bitterly because he had |
not succeeded in getting a change. He |
told the doctors that he was discharged |
from the Parrot smelter two days ago. !
Lehmann bore an excellent reputation |
up 10 about three years ago when he /
became infatuated with Kate Magee. |
who was Ed O'Donnell's divorced wife
He became engaged to her, and when
ne was given reason to believe that she /
thought more of her former husband /
han she did of her prospective one, he
vent after O'Donnell with a knife and
tut him up rather badly. On account
n his reputation he received a light
in the penitentiary. After he
vas released he was given his old POSI-
ion at the Parrot smelter He is sec
etary of the order of the Sons of Her
mann, a social and beneficial organiza-
ion, and is we'll thought of by a great
many people.