Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-07-22
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
James Brooks attempts to take
his own life by drowning.

He jumps into the river but Is iished
out. second time he has tried to
shuttle OF the coil. Accident several
years ago and the attendant suffering
is responsible for the deed. He was
taken before the mayor and then be-
fore the squire who is examining him
to test his sanity Long list Of sni-
cides in the county. Terrible state Of
affairs.
All that saved us from another
suicide to be added to the long list
of those who have persisted by their
own hands in this county in the last
few months was J. +. Boyd and
boat hook, James Brooks told Mr..
Boyd good bye and jumped over
board from the government boat
house about nine o'clock this morn
ing. Boyd very promptly got boat
hook and after some trouble got hold
of the would be suicide and fished
him out. The man did not seem to
be very grateful and said that in
few more minutes his troubler would
have been ended for all time.
This was the second attempt made
by Brooks to commit the deed to-day.
Early this morning he was seen on
the railroad bridge by Emil Schultz
and he was then getting ready to
Jump off and drown himself He
had then taken OIL his hat and coat
and was ready to go when Schultz
came along and stopped him.
He told Emil that this was his
last day he intended staying on
earth and wandered around town for
some time. He then went down to
the government boat house where the
Naphtha launch is kept and was
about there for some time. The fact
that he was there was reported to
Lucas and he was stold the man
acted as if he was demented. Lucas
informed Sergeant Bennett that some
one was down there and asked him
to go down there with him and tell
who ever it was to get away.
When they got to the wharf they
heard a splash at the house and ran
around on the platform out side of
it. There they found Mr.. Boyd pull
ling a man out with boat hook 1t
proved to be Brooks. Boyd said
that while he was working about the
place putting some tools away he
noticed some elderly man standing
around, but paid no particular at
tention to him. A few minutes after
he had noticed the man his attention
was drawn to him by hearing the
stranger say good bye and start to
jump over board. A grab was made
by Boyd for the suicide but he miss
ed him. Running inside a boat
hook was gotten and the man pulled
out Of the water.
He demonstrated feebly and was
taken on the boat. BY this time
Bennett and Lucus had arrived.
They found the hat and coat Of
Brooks lying on the deck where he
had placed them. They were given
to him and he was taken before the
mayor, who did not have Jurisdiction
in the matter and was sent to Squire
Shoemaker who examined him this
morning and postponed the conclus-
sion Of the examination until this
afternoon when it is still in progress.
What disposition will be made Of
him is not known.
The matter of suicide is becoming
very common in this section and
every one is asking the question as
to what is causing the epidemic.
The act was caused in this case by
the effects Of an accident that hap
pened the unfortunate principal in
the affair some time ago. His leg
was badly mashed in coal bank
and he has never recovered from the
effects of it. He is misery to him
self and goaded beyond the limits Of
human endurance by his sufferings
he tried to take his own life. He is
still in the notion and close watch
will have to be kept on him or he
will at last succeed in his purpose.
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