Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
MEXICAN TRIES
TO KILL HIMSELF
PASADENA LAB0RlNG MAN is
DESP0NDENT
III Health Believed to Have Led Vim
eente Castro to Drink Ether
With Suicidal
Intent
Pasadena Agency,
l6IS East Colorado Street.
Telephone Main 1852


PASADENA, lug. 20-Vincente Cas-
tro, a Mexican employed by Frank
Lugo, was taken to the county hospital
this evening, suffering from an over
dose of ether, presumably taken with
suicidal intent.
Castro has been rooming at the lodg-
ing house kept by the widow of the late
Dr. Hiram A. Reid at 1873 Mary street,
and is a warm personal friend of that
lady's present husband, Manuel Rod
rguez. For some weeks past he has
been suffering with kidney trouble, and
Mrs. Rodriguez states that he told her
a few days ago that he intended to
kill himself. The lady of the house
went to Los Angeles this noon and
when she left her roomer was still in
bed, though not suffering.
When she returned the man was
dressed and lying on his bed apparently
dead. DR.. S. P. Swearingen was sum-
moned and diagnosed 1t as a case of
poisoning by ether. Castro appears to
have swallowed some Two ounces of
ether. After working over the man
awhile 1t was announced that with care
he would recover. the only i'll effect
probably being noticed in a long con-
tinued unconsciousness.
Castro came from La Paz, in Lower
California, about five months ago. He
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short jobs for long time, and soon be-
came Respondent the bills for room
and board accommodating while he lay on
his back too sick to work.
He confided to a number of his friends
at different times his intention to take
his own life unless things became
brighter, decision which he appears to
have finally put into execution.
The bottle of ether from which he
macy in this city, and some of his
friends insist must have been used to
ease the pain from which the man was
suffering and that only by accident did
he take the overdose which came near
killing him.
Constable Newell and Patrofman
Schultz were detailed by Justice Cong
don tonight to convey the man to the
county hospital. 1t is probable that an
examination as to his sanity may be
held as soon as the man recovers suf-
ficiently from the torpor I'm which the
overdose Of ether had thrown him.
Crown City Notes
Robert Fitzwilliams, who was injured
by carelessly thrown baseball bat
during the Pasadena keystone game, is
rapidly improving and will, according
to reports tonight, certainly recover.
Justice Klamroth placed Willie Cole
man, the 10-year-old negro who stole a
milk wagon Saturday for a trip to Los
Angeles, on probation. with the promise
that any more misdoing will mean
Whittier. The lad says that "he just
had to have money to get along. an
couldn't get it but by stealin'."
The cases against w. H. Cooper were
today postponed to Thursday in Judge
McDonald's court and to Saturday in
Justice Klamroth's court. The Cooper
brothers are very anxious to get the
cases tried and are confident that no
jury will convict them, especially when
shown the law in the matter as under
stood by M. ]. Cooper, who will act Gs
attorney
Steps were taken tonight for the for
nation of a Northwest Improvement
association, largely attended meeting
of the citizens of that section being
held at the home of Mr.. Francis on
Montana street, near Lincoln avenue.
Street improvement and the storm
water problem were the leading topics
of discussion and something will be
done in aid of both projects.