The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-18
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
marlborough Swallowed a
Large Dose of Opium.
1T WAS NOT A SUCCESS
He IL the Young Man Who Is Under
Arrest Suspected of Having a
Hand in Some of the Recent
B~urglaries.

Bert marlborough; the young man
against whom a charge of receiving
stolen goods was dismissed by Justice
L~aurandeau and who was again taken
into custody night before last in con-
nection with the alleged gang of bur-
glars whose operations are being inves-
tigated, tried to commit suicide yester-
day afternoon in the city Jail by swal-
lowing a large quantity of opium. The
efforts of DR.. Schultz prevented the
success of the attempt.
La~ndsborough is the young man who
sold the silverwdre for Mrs. Stella
Young, which she was accused of steal
ing from the Ellwood cafe. He was
proceeded against for receiving stolen
property, knowing il to have been s.ol-
en-, but there was not sufficient evidence
to warrant holding him. and the case
was dismissed. The police had a sus-
picion that Landsborough knew some
thing of the operations of the alleged
burglars and Wednesday evening he
was taken into custody. He gave in
formation which led To the re-arrest of
Mrs. Stella Young n was himself
held in jail, but only on suspicion and
for the purposes Of insuring his pres
ence in the city in the further investi-
CATION of the numerous robberies COM
mitted of late, and for this reason he
was not carefully searched.
Yesterday just after noon Jailer
Thomas Boyle noticed L-andsborough
lying on the stone floor of the jail cor
ridor near the rear end and asked the
other prisoners what he was doing
there. They replied he was cooling off.
n no further attention was paid To
him till about 3 o'clock, when Jailer
1gnN1A YRAFfnA1 H., - -.sHY 49,
Hoor and thought it singular. He ask
ed n of the prisoners, Jack Led
Iord, to shake Landsborough and see IL
there was anything the matter with
MIN. Ledford complied and found
Landsborough practically ~lifeless. DIR.
schultz vas hastily summoned. He
found the symptoms those Of poisoning
and at once employed heroic measures.
administering the usual antidotes. he
had the prisoners beat the suicide and
Keep MIN moving to rstore respiration
ana soon the poison was thrown off. The
treatment was kept up till Landsbor-
was out Of danger.
Landsborough said he had the opium
In ms possession when he was locked
and becoming respondent, had TAX
en- it, intending to kill himself.
1t appears that the statement that
L~andsborough was not thoroughly
searched when he was locked up. IL not
an oticer, but Night Tailor Levy states
but Night Tailor Levy states
N compliance with instructions from
captain Dawson he searched the pris-
lher thoroughly, in the hope Of
1nding something that would throw
light on the operations of the gang of
He had no such thing as
Jplum in his possession at the time.
n as Day JailOr Boyle is very certain
lothing was passed through the bars
20 he prisoner, how he procured the
poison is a mystery.
After the attempt at suicide, Lands
)orOugh's clothes were again searched
With the idea that he might have left a
tote, thinking ne was going to die,
which might contain a con-
0ession Of what he is sup
to know concerning IN.
of burglars, but no such note was }
ound. 1t is said Landsborough vlrtu-
lily confessed the night before to hav-
ng been connected with the gang
confronted by Stella Young
whom he accused Of having Jerry Null {
watch and who upbraided him for
making the statement, ~Landsborough :
; alleged to have said: )
ITS all right. You and the rest Of {
he gang have been trying to give me (
ne double-cross and In going to tell )
he officers all | know" :
He has not as yet. however. impaired Z
important information. aside from {
lforming the police Mullins watch was s
] Mrs. HOung's possession. :
Mrs. Young had another accuser las. Z
vening in the person Of Mrs. AlthoT {
roprietress Of the Will house. who has )
osed as her friend up to yesterday. 9
lrs. Althof appeared at notice head Z
uarters last evening and Informed De- z
sctiye Murphy that she had seen Null 9
ms watch In Mrs. Young's possession \
0 longer than a couple of DAYS ago. !
Lrs. Althof said the watch was hidden Q
Mrs. Young's hustle. Mrs. Aithon Z
United Mrs. Young was indebted to 3
sr for room rent. Z