The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-14
CUT HIS THROAT In A BACK.
4 Man Who Registered al the Jefferson
Hotel as G. COe.
TRIED TO KILL HIMSELF LAST NIGHT
He Drove All the Afternoon aud Evening
and When Near tho National Cemetery
stabbed Himself Eightesn Times
Ansr Taking Laudsnum,

Il am d--n sorry it happened; that's
all"
And that was about all that q man
who gives his name as G. Coe, OK New
York, would tell about his attempt to
take his own life this morning at about
clock.
Coc arrived In Richmond yesterday
morning having just come from Wash
ington. lie says he is from New York
and has wife and one child there
lie declines 20 give his residence or occu-
patton promising to tell this to-day.
DROVE ALL DAY.
He arrived here at an early hour and
registered az the jefferson.
AT about II o'clock ne hired a cab and
rode around FOR a while. About or 8
he started ont again, and Kept tac cabblf
moving until he wound up az the Firss
Police Station this morning. covered with
blood from his self-innictcd wounds.
Thee altman told the police that he had
been driving C0e Oh the afternoon and
evening, taking IN the entire town and
vicinity. While near the National Gene
terry, shortly after midnight. the driver
was hOrrlhod 20 ind that his passenger
was trying 10 KIN himself. and had al
ready succeeded I'm drawing blood from
"a number 0f ugly cuts in the throat and
on the wrists
TOOK LAUDANUM FIRST
lie drove as rapidly as possible To the
city and at Twenty-nfth and Broad
streets he met officer Parkinson. who
carried the whole OUTFIT 90 the station.
where GOES wounds were dressed by
Ambulance Surgeon NuChOls Of the city
Hospital corps
Coo IS tail. heavily built man and
has black hair and moustache and
very much tanned complexion. lie
claims TO be "a Mason but declined to
say 10 what lodge he belonged.
llo seemed tO be- in a somewhat dazed
condition but this he attributed 10
big dose Of laudanum he had taken at
about 10 o'clock.
Coo said b. did not have tho desired ef-
feet ana ne undertook tO make o. COM
pletc job of IL with the knife.
EIGHTEEN STAB WOUNDS.
Or Nuckols found eighteen stab wounds
in the neck. and a number OF cuts on the
wrist None Of tho latter were deep. bu.
of the former one was directly over the
carotid artery. and was not fatal. simply
for the reason that 10 lacked about
quarter OF an inch OF striking the vein.
No danger is anticipated from the inju-
ries unless through carclessness, blood
poisoning should result.
In Goes pockets were found re-
ceipt for a package left in the safe at
the jefferson. "a bunch Of keys 20 which
was attached a seal ring; key 10 his
room at the hotel. pair Of nose glasses
IN case. on which was printed.
"J T.. Hoecker
"OptlCian
1912 and 5Cf Fulton street.
Brooklyn"
a Masonic ring S.J5 in money and last.
and apparently least. two insignlhcant-
looking knives. It was with one of these
latter-a Worlds Fair souvonir-that the
bloody orl1 was done.
TIRED OF LIVING.
COe denied that he had ben drinking. or
was a drinking man. tho driver said that
he had only taken one drink during the
night
When asked whether financial or family
troubles had caused him 90 thy 10 COM
nit suicide. said be- would tell to-morrow.
and that he really was simply tired or
living