The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-02
A RALEIGH BOY
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
Jas. G. Bullock Takes Lauda.
mum in Richmond, Va.
is NOW OUT Of DANGER
Informed Friend at the Supper Table of His
Intentions. Disappt artd After TAX
ing Poison,

The News and Observer received a
special late last night from Richmond,
Va, to the effect that Mr.. James G. Bull
lock. whose home is in Raleigh, attempted
to commit suicide at the Franklin House
in that city on Monday night, by taking
laudanum.
While att the supper table Monday
night. he told friend and fellow board
er of his. Mr.. j. l.. Cox, that he was
In the way of everybody, and was going
to put an end to his life. At the same
time he handed Mr.. Cox a folded paper
and told him to read it later on. Mr.
Cox treated the matter as a joke, and
promised to follow Bullock's instructions.
Mr.. Cox went to his room, and before
retiring opened the paper. He found that
there were the addresses of three peo-
pie, and three two-cent postage stamps.
The presumption is that Mr.. Bullock ex-
pected his friend to write to the parties
after he had carried out his threat at
the table.
Shortly after Mr.. Cox retired he was
aroused by a knocking at his door and
upon opening the door he found Bullock
there in daZed condition. as if he had
been drinking. Mr.. Cox followed Rul-
lock to his room to see if he could render
him assistance. AS Cox entered the
room Bullock turned bottle of laudanum
into glass and drank the greater part
of the drug. Mr.. Cox sprang at him and
succeeded in knocking the glass from his
hand, breaking it and splitting what was
left of the dose. Then realizing what
had caused Bullock to act in such pc
culiar way, he called the city ambulance
and also notified the police authorities.
During Mr.. Cox's absence young Bullock
left the house and could not be found
anywhere. Dligent search was made, and
it was not until very late hour that be
was again found in his room with
bandage on his head
When DR.. Flegenheimer, of the ambu-
lance corps, reached Bullocks room he
had gone, and he could not render any
assistance.
In a letter Tuesday young Bullock said:
81 have not as yet seen the morning
paper. This is all I know Yesterday
(Mcnday) I was drinking some, although
was not drunk.
Il had not been working much lately,
net making enough to pay expenses. Yes
and down hearted.
II went down town and bought fifteen
cents worth CT absinthe and ten cents
worth of laudanum. l drank it all at
cncc, and came to the boarding house.
l remember coming in the office and sit
ting down. THAT is the last 1 remember
til | found myself in my room this
morning.
My friend, Mr.. Adams, tells me there
was reporter down to see me just be-
fore l got out of my bed. did not get
to see him, and 1 am too nervous to
come down to your office, hence 1 write
this. Respectfully,
-. G. BULLOCK"
Mr. Bullock had only been in Richmond
about two weeks and was working at the
painters trade. He is about twenty two
years IF ago ard is we'll known in Raj
ci"h liz oriY has one eve. sOu- special
irforns US trat he is now III good spirits
lIt refuses to give any re.son for his
RASH act
lie served in on" of the North Carolina
regiments during the Spansh-A
War and for som" time was employed by
the Seabcard All Line Railroad.