The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-02
EX-ALDs BRADISH ENDS LIFE AL
MOST IN SIGHT OF
POLICE.
DESPONDENT AND DISGRACED,
HE TOOK THE SHORTEST WAY TO
END HIS EARTHLY
TROUBLES.
ENDEAvoRERs HOLD A RALLY
Five Thousand of the Returning
Coast Visitors at the Wesley
Church.

James II. Bradish, a brilliant lawyer,
eloquent speaker, and formerly alder
man from the Ninth ward died by his
own hand last night. Almost within
sight of the officials in charge of the
central police station he hanged him
self with his clothes This was the
elimination of a prolonged spree and
seems to have been the act of a man
respondent at his failings and unable
any longer to battle with his greatest
enemy, drink.
Mr.. Bradish appeared at the central
station shortly after o'clock Saturday
night and spent some time talking
pleasantly with those present He
seemed to be in the best of spirits and
appeared as if he was about to straight
en- up. About l o'clock yesterday morn
ing he again stepped in for a time, and
later in the morning as he passed, he
said he was going home. About 10 a.
m. the police found him at nearby
hotel intoxicated and making dis
turbance and locked him up.
During the greater part of the day,
BradiSh slept At a short time after
6 o'clock last evening, he called for
something to eat and this was given
to him. He ate heartily, according to
Jailer Bradley, and appeared to be per-
fectly rational, as we'll as very cheer
full. At this time he called for mes
Senger boy. The latter came after a
time, and Bradish sent a note to Alder
man Peter Nelson, which is supposed
to have been regarding the prisoners
release upon bail. Having no money,
Bradish gave his gold watch as Sc
curity of payment. The boy went to
the place directed, but did not find
Alderman Nelson, but left the note for
him. He then returned to the station
to tell Bradish what the result was.
He found Bradish in one corner OF
the cell and could not get him to talk.
He took a broom handle, according to
his story, to waken him, but could
elicit no answer. Telling Jailer Bradley
that he could not Waken BradiSh, he
left the station. The jailer was not
aware that the prisoner was on his
knees, but supposed that he was asleep
on the bench and did not suppose it
necessary to investigate.
The first intimation that anything
was wrong was when Earl Dickinson,
small boy who Is being held at the
station until word is received from his
parents in Iowa, called to the jailer
that the prisoner had hanged himself.
The boy was so frightened by the
sight which had met his gaze that he
was scarcely able to talk. He had
been giving the prisoners drinking
water, and noticed Bradish, almost
stripped naked, on his knees on the
cell floor with a rope made of his
clothes suspended from the ceiling of
the cell. All haste possible was made
il opening the cell and cutting down
the man. who was already dead al
though the body was still warm. The
how ,,yasl loo
i'll that it could not have been more
than five minutes from the time the
boy left the cell room until the body
was discovered. Coroner Dennis ar
rived on the scene two hours after the
hanging and just after the body had
been taken away to the morgue. He
was preceded a few minutes by Deputy
Nelson, but indications showed plainly
enough that It was a clear case of
suicide. Up to late hour the coroner
was undecided whether postmortem
examination would be necessary.