The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-07
METHODS ARE AS VARIED
As CASES ARE NUMEROUS
Shooting Favored By One, Drowning
By Another, While Third, Dis
gusted With His Worthless Habits,
Seeks to End His Life By Being
Run Over By Railroad Train.

South Ch1cagos Oct. 1t -lSpeclal-)-
Two suicides were attempted in
South Chicago yesterday, making the
third within the last three days. 1t
would appear that the city is in the
throes of a suicidal mania with three
clear cases developed in as many days.
The cases are those of Mary Terra, who
attempted to jump off the Ninety-sec-
ond street bridge, Carl Becker, who
tried to have a train run over him at
One Hundredth street and the third
was that of Captain Knox of the Stand
ard Oil barge No. Sc. whose attempt
will probably be unsuccessful because
of the small calibre of the gun with
which he shot himself. AT the hospital
this morning it was reported that he
was somewhat improved and that he
had good chances of living. No opera
ton has been performed on him at the
present time for the extraction of the
bullet
Probably the saddest case of all is
that Of Mary Terra, who attempted to
jump off the Ninety second street
bridge and end her troubles in the
inurlxy waters of the Calumet. She
would undoubtedly have been success
fuI had It not been for the intervention
of the bridge tender who had noticed
her queer actions for some time. John
Peterman, who works nights saw the
girl approaching the bridge from the
east at about IL o'clock last night un-
accompanied. He watched her care
fully for that reason and noted her pc
culiar action.
Bridge Tender Interferes.
When she stopped at the railing and
leaned over he thought it time to take
some action and walked over to where
she was standing. He then asked heI
what she was doing and she replied in
a burst of tears that she was tired of
living and wished to end her life by
jumping in the river. The bridge tend
er Immediately notified the police, who
took her to the station.
As she appeared in court this morn
ing, she excited much sympathy and
many OF those present We're moved to
tears She was dressed in black and
white and presented a neat, comely ap-
pearance. The girl has black wavy
hair. and round, rosy cheeks and soon
after she stepped into the court room
she won the hearts OF all those present.
She told Judge Girten that she had been
put out of the house by her mother
with whom she had quarreled for some
time. Since that time she had worked
and supported herself in various ways
and had always been a hard working
/. girl Without the guidance of her
mother, however. in the last few
onths she got into evil ways gradual
:, gaining the reputation of a bad
7 character. A short time ago she was
arrested by a South Chicago policeman
whom she approached in a familiar
manner and it developed at that time
that she had not been living a respect
able life
Had Been at White House.
She admitted this morning that pre-
9vious to her attempt to take her own
Alife she had been spending the even
= fng at the White House near Roby. She
eas accompanied there by young man
who left her to go home by herself
Miss Terra denies having drank any
liquor but she says that she spent her
time roller-skating
Carl Becker was found living on the
B. and O. tracks at one Hundredth
street. The police We're notified and
they took the man 10 the station. He
has not had any employment for some
time and is known to be q worthless
character. It is said that he ATTEMPTED
self-destruction because he was dis
gasted with himself He was intoxi-
Gated at the time he was found by the
police.