The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-02
Hays, YOung Bloomfielder,
/ Found dasping in Park
by Curate.
MAY OWE LIFE TO HIM
Rev. Lipton Gives First Aid
Mother Had Reported Sons
Disappearance to Police
and Suspected He and
Girl Had Eloped.

Heir to 5000, William Clarence Hays,
q years old, Of n Race street, Bloomfield,
attempted suicide on Broad street under
the shade OF one of the large maple trees
near the Rector street end Of Military
Park this morning. But for the prompt
acton OF the Rev. William 7. Upton,
curate OF Trinity Church. and Patrolman
Young man would have been successful in
his attempt to die. He Is now in st. Mich
ael's Hospital and the physicians say his
chances for recovery are excellent.
Hays is a halter by trade, and until FRI
day night was employed at Elor Brothers
hat factory, in Prospect street, Watses-
lsing. He did not return home after draw
ling his pay in advance, and his mother
feared that he had deserted her and gone
70 England, where 5000 awaits him, ac-
cording to a letter received a few days
ago.
Mrs. Gaynor Godby Hays. the young
mans mother, yesterday afternoon re-
ported the disappearance OF her son TO the
| Bloomfield police and said that she feared
4 her son had gone either to England or
had eloped with girl with whom he had
been keeping company for the past few
/ months She todd the police that her son
had passed his twenty-flrst birthday last
IN6atudey.
she heard nothing OF her sons actions
until Informed shortly before noonf today
khat he had attempted to take bis life
skin this city. The information vhs con-
Hfeyed to the woman by the Bloomfield
htolice. wb0 received the information from
Ebergeant Sonnick, Of the Second Precinct
! station. this city.
n v8A about. 1o15 O'Clock. when Mr.
1 1xlzbt5l left Trinity Church Il, 2 started Il
I wdlk north on Broad street. When few
sfsct AWAY from young man he noticed
fhim looking upward and then fall over
on the grass, about thirty feet from the
corner OF Broad and Rector streets.
Are you overcome by the heat?" the
curate asked the young man, who lay on
hts back and gasping.
The man mumbled and pointed IN the
direction Of an empty vial labeled Gar
boiic Acid"
Mr.. Ldpton rushed across the street to
a drug store and asked for an antidote for
the poison. He. was given two and a
half ounces of pure alcohol. which he
poured down the young mans throat.
In the meantime Patrolman Maroney.
who was near Trinity Church at the time.
ran to the Office of DIR. Sidney A. Twinch.
and the physician responded, carrying a
bottle of olive oil. which was poured into
Hays's stomach. The physician worked
over him until the Second Precinct police
ambulance, with Patrolmen McMinn and
Parkinson In charge. arrived, and Hays
was taken to st. Michael's Hospital, where
the physicians continued the work OF
counteracting the action Of the poison.
The hospital surgeons said that the prompt
action Of Curate Upton and DR.. Twinch
may prove to have saved Hays's life.
The bottle was picked up by PatrolmRn
Maroney and bore the label OF e. Beitmann,
pharmacist, 23s and 24O Market street.
The victim was unable to give his name,
but was identified by hatter's union
card found In his pocket. Word was inn
mediately sent to the Bloomfield police,
who broke the news to Mrs Hays and
arranged to have her taken to the hos
pitai In carriage this afternoon.
When she reported the disappearance of
her son to the Bloomfield police yesterday.
Mrs. Hays said that her path through
life. since the death OF her husband many
years ago, has been anything but rose
strewE one. and that she had suffered pri-
vation and want In order to give her son
an education She said that be had caused
ner q great deal Of trouble and that she
feared he would desert her since coming
heir to the money.
Mr.. Lipton said that he thought that
Hays regretted his act as soon as he had
swallowed the acid. He asked Hays his
name. and the latter m4tioned to his pocket
where the card was found.