The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-10
USES RAZOR
 ON HIS ARM Barber Tries to Commit
 Suicide. MISSED THE MAIN ARTERY Later Taken to Insane Asylum by
 His Brother. T. A. Roberts Found fin Weak ana Dazed Condition Two Hours After Attempt Was Made
 on His Life.

Depressed In mind and drowned with drink. T. A. Roberts, barber em- ployed at J.. E. Stroud's barber shop. IS North Perry street, attempted to commit suicide early yesterday morn ing by cutting his wrist with. razor.
 The barber was found in the shop at 330 o'clock yesterday morning by Patrolmen Murrell and Russell. He was sitting in chair in dazed and weak condition. while blood covered the floor and chair. In his right hand he held razor and his left wrist was numb.
 An examination showed that he had cut his left wrist nearly to the bone. hut fortunately the main artery was not severed. The blood had then ceased to flow from the wound and. from this. 1t is believed he must have attempted, to- kin himself about i:3o o'clock.
 Roberts was immediately taken to the police station and the city phyHi- clan was hastily called and sewed up the wound. using five stitches. Shortly thereafter. he regained his normal condition. and at 10 o'clock yesterday morning he was given over to the cus- tody of his brother. Walker Roberts. who took him yesterday afterooon to the Georgia Insane Asylum at Mil ledgeville.
 2 envelope containing q letter to his brother in which he told of his pur- pose to lay violent hands on him. self. The letter read as follows.
 This Is sad, but is the best I can do--so remember me to all the fam lily. Take care of yourself. old man. wish you we'll. This Is all can do. Perhaps you will get some money from my insurance. Goodbye, Walker, to you and sister, my best friends"
 .P. s.--Bad health Is the cause that prefer to die. You must bury me deep. way down where Sylvester sleeps, Say, Walker, give this note
 Roberts is known to have been wor- ried a great deal of late over his health and to his friends at the shop he had frequently remarked that be had rather be out of the world than in the condition he contemplated he would ultimately find himself in.
 Was Losing His Hearing.
 w. H. Liger. a barber at the same shop, and an intimate friend of Rob- erts, believes Roberts is insane. Rob erts, he says, has been steadily losing his hearing and this preyed on his mind. He had already lost the hear ing of one ear and was fast entirely
 
 local specialist Friday for attention and was informed that medical science could do him no good.
 Mir. Liger stated that Roberts was in the Georgia Insane Asylum about three years ago. The demented man had considered that if he were deaf. he would be divested of the means of earning a livelihood. and might as we'll be dead and he had frequently threa tened in whimsical way that he would end his life. but no attention had been paid to such warnings.
 MT, Llger said that he left the bar ber shop with Roberts about 9:15 o'clock Friday night. The latter was apparetly in an excellent mood when he parted from him at nearby corner Roberts then said that he was going home but it Is believed that, having decided to kill himself, he went to a nearby saloon and drank heavily fin order to steady his nerve for the act.
 When MT. Liger reached the shop yesterday morning, he was mortified to find the place covered with blood and bottle of whiskey standing on counter He later met Walker Rob. erts. a brother of the unfortunate man Roberts was intensely excited. fearing that something had befaiien his brother because he had not been at home throughout the night. At the police station n few minutes later they both learned the details of the affair.
 r. A Roberts is about 3s years old. He had resided in Montgomery about six months and had A number of friends in this city. He came here from Macon. Ga