The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-05-17
He SUCCEEDS AT LAST
Would Be-suicide Finally Ac-
complished His Purpose
LEAPS FROM HIGH WINDOW
Evades Hospital Attendance at Sioux
City and Dives to His Death. Skull
Crushed on Pavement

After having made two unsucccSS-
full attempts to take his life, j. w.
Wilson, of Presho. S. D., a promi-
nent real estate dealer, made sue
cessful third attempt yesterday morn
ing. Carefully eluding two attend
ants who were trying to nurse him
back to health at the St. Joseph's
hospital, the determined man jumped
through second story window and
dove, head first toward the ce-
ment sidewalk twenty-five feet
below. The force of the fall crushed
in the front of the his head and broke
his nose, and he died in about an hour.
Wilson was brought to the hospital
Sunday afternoon from Manila, Iowa
where he had made his two attempts
on his life, first throwing himself in
front of train and escaping injury
and then cutting himself in the head
with an AK. 1t had been struggle
between life and death for him all
week. The first judgment of the
docuors was that he could not live,
but strong constitution helped him
toward recovery, and he was making
good progress. His attendants say
he had expressed desire to get we'll
and that he became cheerful whenever
he was given encouragement as to his
chances for recovery. Now they be-
lieve this cheerfulness was only feign-
ed and that he so conducted himself
to put them off their guard.
Deed Was Well Planed
| The deed was done about O'Clock
yesterday morning. Wilson asked
one of the attendants to fill the brok-
en- ice bag on the top of his head.
The other attendant was on the side
of the bed that was farther from the
open window. While the first at
tendant was filling the bag Wilson
leaped through the window out on the
veranda and from there dove head first
to the cement sidewalk. AS he hes
itated momentarily on the veranda,
he tore from his head all the
bandages and padding so nothing
could break the force of the concus-
sion with the sidewalk. 1t was a de-
liberately planned and perfectly ex-
ecuted piece of work and was all
over almost before the attendants re-
allied what had happened.
Myc Wilson who bod bao,, 1,,;fL, l,o,.
husband daily since he arrived at the
hospital, was sent for at once, and
she was almost Frustrated when she
learned of his death. She can offer
no explanation for his persistent de-
sire to die. Family relations have
always been pleasant; they have a
large family, and are we'll fixed finan-
cially. The husbands business is
said to be in good shape. Temporary
insanity has been offered as an explain
alton, but the attendants declare that
Wilson seemed perfectly sane and
rational.
P. &c Lally transacted business
in Carroll last Thursday.
O. w. Wheeler made a business
trip to Carroll last Thursday.
Mrs. E. Eiffert of West Side was
in Denison shopping on tuesday.
Mrs. A. C. Heath of Dow City was
in Denison on Friday visiting friends.
Mrs. DR.. Holmes and children leave
for short stay in Chicago tonight.
Mrs. John Brown left on Monday
for Spencer to visit Mrs. H. Martin.
Mrs. Hattie L. Ferill of Boone, is
visiting her sister Mrs. R. w. BAN
ford.
Mr.. Chester Fink of Blair, Neb.,
is visiting his uncle Mr.. E. Fink this
week.
4 Milton McAhren was in Denlson
this week. Milton likes his work at
the Oak very much.
Mrs. P. E. c. Lally and daughter
Genevieve were shopping in Chicago
the first of the week.
Mr.. Boylan and family made trip
to Dow City Sunday afternoon in
George Sprecher's auto.
Mrs. Walsh and Mrs. Russell OF
Carroll were in Denison on Wednes-
day attending the meeting of the
Eastern Star.
Mrs. l.. j. Carter of Silver City,
N. M. is in Denison visiting friends
Mrs. Carter expects to be in Deni-
son two months.
Mrs. DR.. Cornwall and Mrs. d. L..
Boynton were called to Mt. Carroll,
Ill. by the illness of Mrs. Cornwall S
brother law Mr.. Thomas Squires.
On Saturday afternoon at the COL
lege ball grounds Denison succeeded
II in winning two cannes of hall one