The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-06-08
LDRICH CASE Is
A PATHETIC ONE;
ATTEMPT SUICIDE
Manager of the Postal Tele-
graph Company Made an
Unsuccessful Effort to Take
His Life With a Razor.
OVERPOWERED WHILE AT
BULLA BARBER SHOP.
Made a Previous Attempt with
A Revolver Some Months
Ago-Appears to Be a VIC
tim of Intoxicants.

Newton NJ. Aldrich. manager OF tha
Postal Telegraph Cable company Of
flee on North Eighth street. attempted
TO end his life Friday evening with a
razor in the Ben Bulla barber shop.
which is just few doors north of the
telegraph office. Aldrieh's attempt
prompt action of Mr. Bulla who over
powered him and took the razor away.
This is the second attempt Aldrich has
made on his life within the past four
weeks. Aldrich was taken into Gus.
tody Friday evening after his attempt
to cut his throat and was held over
night in the city Jail. despite his
threats to kill himself if the police dis
graced him by locking him up. This
morning. the young man. who is mar
ried and has two beautiful children,
was released from Jail at the earnest
solicitation of his wife. Aldrich
promised the police before he was re-
tempt suicide. Aldrich was accused
by the police of being drug eater He
denied this charge and stated that over
indulgence in into2icants was RESPONSE
bic for his suicidal actions This Is
believed to be true as Aldrich was on
the border OF tremens when arrested.
Secured Razor.
Friday evening about 80 o'clock,
Aldrich left the telegraph office and
started for the Bulla barber shop As
he was entering the front door his sis
ter. who was following him. grabbed
him by the coat and prevented him
from entering the shop. She was evil
IDENTIFY aware of his intentions About
s:45 Aldrich entered the back door OF
the barber shop. spoke to Mr.. Bulia
and the other BARRIERS. then walked mp
TO the stand where the razors. shears.
etc, are kept and helped himself to
one of Bulla's hazors. Mr.. Bulla in
stantly guessed what Aldrich's inten-
tions were and he grabbed the young
man. throwing him over barber
chair, and wreching the razor from his
hand. Aldrieh mumbled 10 himself
when Buila asked him what he had in
tended to do with the razor. then,
seeming to recover lis normal state
of mind. remarked that he would re-
turn TO the telegraph office and attend
TO business. A short time later he
was arrested At police headquarters
he begged Chief Bailey not TO lock him
up. He stated that he would kill him.
self in the jail If he was disgraced in
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there would be no way in which he
could commit suicide in the JAIL Al
drich then stated that he would end
his life after he had been released
from jail
A Previous Attempt.
About month ago Aldrich attemp%-
I'd to commit suicide BY blowing his
brains out. This rash act was pre-
vented by Riley Roberts. porter at the
Holly barber shop. two doors south Of
The telegraph office At that time AL
lrich, evidently respondent from hard
drinking. telephoned his wife that he
was never coming home again as he
Intended 10 kill himself. He then
started to search for his revolver A
boy. badly frightened. rush.
I'd into the Holly barber shop and told
Roberts what he heard Aldrich say ov-
er the telephone. Roberts ran to the tel
graph office and found Aldrfch hold
ng a revolver with the muzzIe press
ID against his temple Roberts grab
led Aldrich by the arm and took the
Weapon away from him The many
riends of the unfortunate young man
AVE expressed the greatest sympathy
or him. Today he was released from
lis position with the telegraph COM
ANY.