The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-28
FRIES SUICIDE.
Maekin Cuts His Own Throat
in the Cell This
Morning.

The bloody work of the murderer did
not terminate with the shooting Of mis-
wife and her father and mother Yet an
other act in the tragedy remained. This
morning he slashed his throat with a
razor which he had smuggied into the
cell despite the search to which he was
subjected before his incarceration. He
barely failed of taking MS life BY the
sheerest accident the blade failed to touch
a vital spot. and none of the important
vessels in the neck We're severed.
The man was searched when he was
sent below last night by order of Ser
geant Finley, who was behind the desk.
The searching was done by Patrolnen
room When they Drought the prisoner
OUT Chief Murphy was at the desk.
liz aaVe yon ssarcned MIN thoroughly" z"
decided affirmative, and they were or
dered 10 lock him up. He was taken in
SIDE and placed in cell No. 6. Patroman
grated door to watch the prisoner.
All night long ne rested very quietly,
ana during the night ne scarcely moved
Five O'Clock this morning brought Door
man ONeill to his many duties about the
big brick structure. He went back TO
the. cell corridors and saw Patroiman
Maleox Siu nost on Il guard A. s45 Sc, Muieox left
was out of the place O'Neill went to, take
look at the prisoner. The man was
] seeed to be hfn pckne ane his IS telb hs s9an
0.NeiH noticed something that looked
Ike d pool Of water on the floor. He
ran to the door and saw that it was
blood. He shouted for Patrolman Null
cox to bring the key of the cell
Roundsman Higgins, who was at the
desk. quickly seized the big key and
1t and would have opened the door the
-Would-oe suicide staggered to his feet
and cluns to the bars in a weak at
trance. As he rose the razor with which
he had cut his throat fell clattering upon
the stone. floor The cell was painted
neck
Roundsman Higgins despatched the
staunch the flow of blood in the mea n
time The doorman called at DR. Nc
II,,augnlins house, across the street from
on his way back III order to make surs
of speedy response. DR.. Mclaughlin
was the. first to arrive. He ran over in
hand. He succeeded at length len tiis in m STOP D.
ping the flow of blood and was then able
to see the nature and extent of the cut
if the prisoner had not been handcuffed
to prevent him from interfering with
the doctors Efforts
His examination found a cut five inches
long and ranging from one and a quarter
to three-quarters of an inch in Depth
The deepest part OF the cut was on the
left side, where the blade had first en-
tered. The razor was then drawn hori-
zontally across the throat a little above
the Adams Apple. The larynx was so
exposed that it could be seen throbbing
and working away as naturally as if the
flesh were not cut away from before it,
As soon as Dr. Mclaughlin had com
pleted his work the prisoner was re-
moved to the City Hospital in patrol
wagon.
He was resting very quietly in the male
ward this morning but a few feet away
from where the only survivor of mis-
three victims lay in danger of DEATH
Neither was visible to the other. how
ever, for projecting wall stood between
them. Young Macl5in looked like a dead
man. So wasted and sallow was he that
his great loss of blood was apparent
His recovery. seemed doubtful. DR.. Var
ick says he is as likely to die as not.
The aged father-in-law, Maurice Con-
nors, looked as well as could be- His
honest old face. all scanned with wrinkles
drawn by years of toll and care had al
most a healthy look. He has an excel
lent chance for recovery, DR.. Varick
said this morning.
Yet. at 1920 word was transmitted
through the Fourth precinct police to the
son and daughter that their father would
like to see them and speak few words
to them before he died.