Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1896-07-09
TWO SUICIDES.
John Trip, a Miner, and an Indian
Become Tired of Life.
Both Men Cut Their Threats This Morning
and Pass to the Great
Beyond:

: AS an early hour this morning mar
employed on the ranch OF Mr.. Bennett
about two miles from this city on the
Black Canyon road, found man lying
on the edge OF ditch in an alfalfa fed
belonging to Mr.. E o. Slocum, about
half mile from his place.
The man was lying OF hls back with
a deep cash in. bis throat which had
severed his windpipe. BIZ his eide lay
an old razor covered with blood With
which the deed had been done and q
little farther away lay drechm bottle
of morphine almost empty.
The man was still conscious so after
sending word to town to notify the
sheriff and call doctor he tried to do
what he could for the injured man.
The mans condition was serious. The
cash in his throat ives. about three
inches wide and just missed the jugular
veins. The wind pipe WIS severed and
blood gushed from the wound in per-
feet stream.
A nun ber OF men passing stopped,
man said that the Injury was self in
ficted; THAI he was tired Of life and
wanted 10 die. He stated that he had
taken. abous half of the bottle of NOR
phine end then to make sure that he
would die be had Gus his throat with
the razoc. He also said that his name
was John Trip and thai be had just
coma down from Humbug.
De. Dameron responded to the call
for 3 physician, and as soon as he ar
rived he stitched up the cash in the
wind pipe but did rot touch the cut
in the throat -gs the men was dying.
An express wagon was secured and the
man taken to the hospital where he
died about ten O'CLOCK.
Mr.. H. o. Strong called on Justice
tombstone who held an inquest and stat
ed that the deceased came down with
him from Humbug where he had been
working for Mr.. Jones, super
insendentof the Allen mines, last Mon
day Monday evening he lost all she
money he had but So gambling and be-
fore hs went TO bed wes very drunk.
That was she last time be ever saw him.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Mcclure who
lives just this side OF where the man
was found, came upon him while he was
taking a drink of water from ditch |
and remarked to him that it was poor
drinking. Mr. Trip replyed that he
had been drinking rot gut whiskey aud |
the water was very good
From the Mcclure ranch he must
have gone out onto the deserb snd re-
turned during the night or esrly the
next morning, when be decided upon |
the rash step.
AS near as osn be learned the suicids
has no relatives, in fact he SO stated to
the men about him before he became
The coroneF's jury Is still in session as
we so to press and some further parti-
oulars regarding him may be learned.
The second suicide of thu day occur
ed at the county jail shortly before
swelve O'Clock.
Tempe to twelve days for being drunk
and lighting, had been suffering all day
yesterday with severe cramps ia the
and as he had but two more
days to serve he was allowed to lesve
the Jail and lie Oh 5he grass OF the plaza.
He grew better last evening but WIS al
lowed the freedom Of the court house.
He eat hearty breakfast and
stated to ore Of the guards that he was
much better.
About hslf-past eleven he left the
plaza, where. he had been lying, and
the Jail went into closet
which he had been frequensing, and in
which were q los of tools aad other
goods found al the robbers rooet on
the river when Withrow was captured b
Shortly after be entered the closet
Guard Standard, bearing q peculiar
noise, followed, and was horrifsd to
find the Iodian or bis hands and knees
with the blood gushing from 4 great r.
gap il his throat.
Hs Was st once removed TO cell
where be was cared for by physicians
Among she toole in the closet was a
with bIade as keen as s
-szor. He had taken the knife and
lFawn IL across his throat, making q
.eFrible wound.
The man Is still alive, though the
physicians give il their opinion that
onger-