New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-17
BUDD ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
CAN'T BEAR DISGRACE.
Cuts Throat an Bed-Ne7o Charges
against Cannon.

John D. PudG, who was arrested last Satur-
day in Hoboken on the complaint Of nine girls
in connection with the charges against Mr..
Cannon. Of that city. last night attempted TO
commit suicide, and it is said that there are
no chances for his recovery Mr.. Budd is a
brother-in-law Of Charles II. Shultz. who owns
a large lumber yard. where Budd employed
as bookkeeper. and is president OF the Hobo
ken Savings Bank
Budd was at first held without bail but yes
terday Samuel Besson. lawyer employed by
Mr. Shultz, to fight Budds case. went before
Judge Dixon and succeeded in having Budd re-
leased on 5000 bail which he furnished, Budd
at once went TO his rooms. at No. 30 Ninth
ST.. Hoboken.
Shortly after II o'clock another roomer heard
groaning in Budd's room and went in. He found
Budd lying on the bed with his throat cut from
ear 10 ear. The sheets We're covered with
blood and great puddle had formed on the
floor Dr. Clausen was sent for and pronounced
the case hopeless. and the man was at once
sent to St. Mary's Hospital in patrol wagon
The man in charge Of the patrol wagon says
that as they were carrying Budd into the hos
pitaI he regained consciousness and said;
This IS tough What do yoG think OF it? l
was a good man once. but now I want to die
I can't live through this disgrace"
After that Budd lapsed into Inconsistencies
again.
The charges preferred against Charles X.
Cannon, Of Hobokea by small girls, have so
wrought UP the community that at tomorrow
nights meeting OF the Common Council os that
city an ordinance will probably be passed which
will provide for the ringing OF a curfew bell and
empower the police to arrest any children under
sixteen years old found the streets after .
O'Clock, unaccorpanied by parent or a guard
ian. This ordinance will be introduced by Chair
man George II. steil, and already majority OF
the members of the council have declared them
selves in favor Of its passage. Mr.. Steil said
last night:
Some Of the girls implicated in the horrible af-
fair the streets until late hour Of the
IllBht ana were III = Sed measure eSIpilSIbie 10!
the Wickedness which developed in the others. The
thing to do is to keep the children Of the city off
the streets unreasonable hours. and will draft
ordinance and introduce il At the next meeting
OF the council, providing FOR the ringing OF bell
bells at oC each night and making il
the duty OF the police arrest all children under
years old found after that time, unless
they accompanied by their parents or guar
| dian, give substantial excuse for their
presence on the street
Mr.. Stel explained that the ordinance, II too
wide IN its scope, would be a death blow to the
newsboys who are forced to their living
| selling papers and whose main source of income
is from the late extras containing the sporting
news
Complaints were yesterday made by four more
girls making n total OF twenty-On complaints
! Ten of the children who make the charges
tody were yesterday sent TO Bernardsville. n.
j., to remain until they are wanted for the trial
| Two policemen have been sent with them, to
! that one talks TO them