The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-27
MAY DIE.
Boston Man Attempts
Suicide.
WAS DESPONDENT.
John L. Taylor Uses Razor
on His Throat,

John L. Taylor, GO years old of SO
Temple street, Boston, attempted sui
eide by cutting his throat with a razor,
in the boarding house IL Millbury
street, early last evening.
The attempt was evidently premedi-
tated, and but for the noise made by
the unfortunate as he fell to the door
after committing the rash act, he
would have probably bled to death.
Papers found in the mans possess
sion established his identity; in fact,
the victim admits his name and says
his wife lives at SIS Temple street, Bos-
ton. Letters found in his pocket bear
this address, and still others of later
date are addressed to 26 Sudbury street.
About 2,S0 o'clock yesterday after
house conducted by Mrs. Joseph Pay
cite, on the third floor of the house u
Millbury street. He inquired the price
of a room, and was told the room in
question would be So a week. He re-
piled that he should not be in the city
over three days at most, and paid in
advance for the use of the room for
that time.
The landlady neglected to ask his
name, but asked if he had secured
work in the city. Taylor replied that
he had not, but that he came from New
York city and had a position there.
The landlady said something about
fixing the room, but he remarked that
there was no need of making extra
trouble, as the room was all right for
ms purpose as 1t was. A few minutes
later ne went into the bath room and
remained there about three quarters
OF an hour. At the end OF that time
utes.
He returned, as near as occupants of
the house can place it, at g. 80 o'clock.
and did not leave the house after thai
hour About O'Clock Horace Beau
dette, one OF the boarders in the house
VINO was seated In the kitchen Of the
house, playing cards, heard a noise in
the strangers room that sounded as
though heavy body had fellen to the
floor.
He went to the room, and on opening
the door found Taylor stretched on The
floor. with blood pouring from an ugly
wound in his throat. An omen razor
lying by his side showed how the deed
was done.
Beaudette rushed from the house
ana called DR.. j. NJ Steele. whose
ONCE Is near by. to attend the Injured
man. He also notified Sergt. Hickey
who telephoned for the police ambul
dhee' ana then went TO the house in
company with Officers George Davis
and Whalen.
FROM the quantity of blood, it was at
nrst thought that the man had severed
ms Jugular, but subsequent examine
ton proved the mistake. The wind
pipe is partially severed, however and
Iaylor's condition is reported as crit
ical.
The body was found lying at the right
o. the bureau, in such a position that
II was possible that he might have
stood before the glass and with the
mirror TO aid him, slashed at his throat
The razor entered his neck below the
Adams apple; the direction of the cut
seemed to be downward. Several OF
the smaller veins were severed, causing
the wound to bleed freely.
Or. Steele made q hasty examination
and bandaged the mans throat SO as to
prevent further loss Of blood while the
man was being taken to the hospital
The ambulance was sent out with Or
ilcer Hurley and Driver Wilson, to
take the unfortunate to the city hos
pital. A crowd collected while the
man was being brought down the mar
row stairway, that required the SER
vices Of an officer TO allow of getting
the stretoher into the ambulance.
Taylor could speak only with consid :
cradle difficulty, and in reply to the
doctors question as to why he did II.
replied that he was Respondent, and II
they would allow him to go TO the bath
room he would tell them ali about the
matter
The blood, had cotted about the
wound to some extent when the doctor
arrived, and from the condition he was
Of the opinion that Taylor made the at
tempt on his life, some time before he
was found,
Taylor volunteered the information
that he has a wife living In Boston.
Taylor is a prosperous appearing
man. His hair and beard are gray,
and there Is a look about his eyes that
gave the people from whom he hired
the room an impression that be was
mentally unsOund. -.taa'y D.
A number OF papers and s2,s5 in cash
were found In his pockets Among the