The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-10-09
Alfred Beckman Disappointed
In Love
AND TRIED TO END IT ALL
Fought Men Who Tried to Hold Him
Wound Dressed at Hospital and
He Was Then Placed
in Jail.

Fighting with the ferocity 81 tiger,
Alfred Beckmau Of 34l North Main
street was taken yesterday afternoon
to The Emergency hospital, suffering
front Self.inhicted revolver wound in
the neck. Later, when the wound had
been dressed, he was taken 10 q cell
III the city Jail. The wound i not
dangerous, the ball entering the neck
to the right Of the Adams apple, and
coming out in the back Of the neck
He bled profusely, but the ball did not
strike any vital part. Disappointment
ia love affair il the cause ascribed.
Reekmans attempt to end his life
occured on FarwelI street, in the rear
of Lewis Brassaw's barn AT half past
three the residents in that neighborhood
were startled to hear revolver shot.
They investigated and saw Beckman
ilc,uishlng a revolver. The people kept
at a safe distance. The man fred two
more saots into the air, apparently to
scare the people. Gustayus Gregoire was
the first to approach him, lie having
first telephoned the police station. Gre
goire called to the man and asked hila
what he was trying to do. Beckirlf
answered that he was killing hiinse
Gradually Gregoire approached him, tel,
ing him that he didn't want to hurt
him. Finally he got near enough to
ask him what the trouble was, and
Beckman said that his girl had gone
back Oh him. Gregoire synpathizesf
with him, and finally hold him to go
along with him, intending to take him
to the hospital which il not more than
two hundred yards away.
Beckman hesitated about going, and
some force was used Then he said
he would 90. Gregoire had no sooner
released his hold than Beollman whipped
out the revolver Gregoire made dive
for the weapon, and the two men went
down In the road together. Although
only Of medium size Beckman has the
strength OF d giant, being devotee of
physical culture and a blacksmith as
WELL Five men were required to get
the upper hand of him and the revolver
NaE Ntttiftus ~ WAS iUtHU iHNt ltkE
last bullet had been fired BY Beckman
while behind the barn, but the men didn't
know that when they were lighting for
the weapon.
Still fighting, Beckman was being car
ried toward The hospital when Police
man Frank Hamel arrived. Beckman
recognized the officer and walked the
remainder of the distance to the hospital
door, where he put mp another scrap.
He was then carried bodily. The ply
sicians found that the bullet Just missed
the large artery in the neck. They
said that If no complications arise the
man win recover. As he was carrying
on so wildly, is was decided to take him
to the jail, and Policeman Hamel and
Gregoire walked him to the station,
about a mile distant. In spite of the
loss OF blood Beckman was full of
strength and gave a hard tussle. At
the Jail his hands were tied behind his
back, and Dir, Joe jackson administered
a hypodermic injection. He complained
of pain from the wound and also begged
the officers to unite his hands. After
NJ time he quiefed down and seend to
be rational. Yet he occasionally made
reference to ''his girl"
In his pockets be carried three pic
tures Of the young lady, also 4 locket
with lock Of her hair The two had
"a conference on Main street yesterday
afternoon, after which the woman left
weeping aud the man wandered toward
the place where he tried to commit sui
eide 1t is also said that Beckman had
been drinking more or less during the
week To several persons Becknan had
confided his troubles. and to them he
had mentioned that he Intended to end
his life.
Becknan has been employed for -four
years for lanes Ahern. the tool manu-
facturer and was a good workman For
4 week Of more he has not appeared
inst right N his mind. He il 2s years
cf age and d Swede BY nativity.
The revolver with which he did the
shooting i 32 2-ealibre, pearl handled
weapon. There were apparently just
three cartridges iii tile gun at the time,
as there were several days ago, when
he showed the revolver to some of his
friends and declared that liz thought
that hc would end bis troubles by send
ink a buIlet into himself His friends
laughed at him, not thinking the fellow
had any serious intentions. But con-
stant brooding on the subject had tempo
rafify unbalanced Ills mind, leading him
to the net.
8eclSman passed Il fairly comfortable
night. saving that he slept until three
o'clock this morning. He eompan
this morning that his neck was Il
and that his arms panied him. a1is
arms were kept tied behind Els hack.
lie asked for the revolver this morait /.
Drs. Jackson and i. Il. Leonard ae-
cided this forenoon that Beckman's mea.
tai condition was due to drink. and tiis
afternon he was sentenced to Jail for
twenty days for intoxicatian Becknan
told the doctors tie never would have
done it If he had been sober.