The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-20
CUT HIS THROAT
AND STILL LIVES
w. 7. Jacobs Makes Attempt to
Commit Suicide
HAD TROUBLE WITH WIFE
Leaves Letter Saying She Had Been
HAD TROUBLE WITH WIFE
Leaves Letter Saying She Had Been
Untrue to Him and Caused Him
Much Trouble-Wanted to
Be Buried in Georgia.

w. T. Jacobs, an employee of the sgd
Smith Harware company, attempted to
commit suicide early yesterday morning
by cutting his throat with razor lie
was found last night lying on bed in
an unconscious condition in a room on
the second floor of a building at Avenue
C and Twentieth street. He was car
ried to Hillman hospital, where his
wounds were attended. The physicians
say he will pull through unless serious
complications unlocked for set in.
Jacobs wrote a letter In the room adj
dressed to the public and asking that
his remains be sent to Atlanta to his
mother, Mrs. N. M. Jacobs 24e Bass
street The razor was found on the bed
beside him. carefully closed and with the
blood clotted on the blade. 1t is sup
posed the attempt was made early yes
terday morning, as the blood had coagu-
lated on the bed clothing and also around
the wound, indicating that the wound
was several hours old.
In his letter to the public he scores
his wife, who he claims has been untrue
to him. Portions of his letter are as
follows:
Leaves a Letter.
ITO My Friends and the Public.
"As l am going to end this old miser-
able life will say to everyone that since
l and my would be wife separated have
not been at all satisfied, and even before
| was kept in suspense on account of
her being untrue to me, having deceived
me about her being divorced from her
past husbands. who preceded me. There
fore I have been abused and mistreated
by the whole family.
$50 as / will say further that she is
no wife of mine, or no one else, but is
one who gives trouble, and as my dear
old mother is the only one who loves
me- / will ask that she be informed OF
same, as 1 had rather be buried in dear
old Georgia than here. So may God be
with us all. l am ever telling the truth
My mothers address is 249 Bass street
Mrs ~ M. Jacobs. I will close saying
good bye until we meet again.
wv. T. JACOBS"
Wednesday night Policeman Nix was
summoned to the residence of Jacobs
wife and mother-in-law at 1912 Avenue
C to arrest Jacobs. He and his wife
stated that they had separated because
they could not agree that the mother and
sister-in-law should live In the same
house with them.
Pulled Up Peas.
Jacobs went to the house Wednesday
night and peeped through the window
He was discovered and the policeman
was sent for. He told Policeman Mis-
that he went there to get some clothing
and papers. Wednesday night all tht
peas in the garden of Jacobs mother-in
law were pulled up and 1t was thought he
did 1t. Yesterday morning early his wife
found letter written to her by him ant
placed under the front door. He made
threats against himself and her. It II
supposed that shortly after he threw this
letter under the door, he went to thii
room half block away from his wife;
and cut his throat.
The wound is only about three inches
long, and pretty deep but not deer
enough to cause death. Last night Mrs
Jacobs went to police headquarters tt
see Policeman Nix relative to the trouble
between herself and her husband. She
said she did not want him arrested IL ht
would let her alone.