The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-11
Wanted to Die.

Last Saturday w. A. Ashmore
came to Monte Vista from Ala
mosa and engaged a room at w.
h. Stafford's restaurant. He snid
hc was about out of cash and MIR.
Stafford offered to board HIM for u
while If he would do chores AS he
(Mr. StaffortD wished to bc away
n few days. Tho man cut an arm
full Of wood and complained of
feeling sick and wcnt.to his room.
Soon after a man in an adjoining
room discovered there was some.
thing wrong and upon investiea-
ton he learned that the stranger
had cut his throat DIR. Chapman
was summoned and found the man
had cut his throat, almost from
ear to ear, severing the wind pipe
and the esophagus, but had failed
to sever the jugular vein. The
doctor sewed up the wound as hest
he could and turned the patient
over to the county physician, DIR.
Cary.
The man now lies in Il critical
condition, having taken but little
nourishmcnt aud that by artificial
means. The hcmorrhasc has
stopped. but at this time it Is diff
cult to determine whether the man
will live or not.
The would-bc suicide is barber
by trade and had razor with HIM
which he used in the hope of end
ing his unhappy existence. He
was recently from Crccdc and Sat
urday, while IN AIamosa, took
poison but il was pumped from
his stomach in time to save his life.
Ashmorc is Il man of about 81
years of age and CLAIMS to have n
wife and four children ut Oakland,
Ill.,, and is tho son of j. II. Ash
more of the same place. !
+. l.. Bishop says the Ashmol cs
of Oakland, ILL.,, of whom the
would.bc suicide claims to bc IL
relative, are prominent people of
that place.
A delegation Of the &. A. X.
and W. X. G. arrived here from
Denver last Saturday and visited
the home in the supposed interests
of the inmates of this state insti-
tuition, and in the evening were
met ut the Masonic hall by n num-
Der of our citizens. Rev. VIM.
Klery made II short speech Of wei
come winch was replied to by De-
partment Commander May who
spok ke in the highest praise of the
valley. Monte Vista and the man
ngcmcnt of the Soldiers home.
MIR. Boyle followed md said he
regretted the Legislative committee
was unable to be present and said
the management of tho home was
AS perfect as any in the country.
Mrs. Campbell OF the w. X. G.
made short speech along the
same line. The only thing to
complain Of was the isolation of
the home from the town, and they
argued that tho home should he
moved to one of three ccntcrs of
population in order that the in-
mates might enjoy more the nsso-
Citations and environments Of II
large city. Hon. Il. Is. Wallace.
in reply. maintained that us the
home had been located here and
built ut large expense to the citi-
zcns Of the town and the state, II
was nm act Of bad faith to take il
away; it was u clear cnse Of rob
berry. Gen. then spoke in u like
strain. Col. May again took the
floor and in the name Of the Il. A.
X. resented what be WINS pleased to
term personal abuse and viIifca-
hon. When the colonel aat down,
c. NJ. Corlctt WIS called on to pour
oil upon tho troubled waters, but
the time for swapping ntfy had
passed and the visitors loft 10
rather u sour frame Of mind
A stranger died at tho home of
J. W. Wills, I-ockst, March I, who
went by the name Of Charles Miles.
He WAS i'll only a few days an1
died ri heart disease. An investi.
cation discloses that deceased was
none other than q. n. Figgatt who
looted bank Ia Virgins for $40.
600 during twenty years - trusted
cHshier of tho inntitution. The