Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-29
NATIONAL LEAGUE PRESIDENT
 ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Harry c. PuIIiam Sends Bullet Entire ly Through Head-Rieht Eye De- stroyed-Little Hope, Doctors Say.

stroyed-Little Hope, Doctors Say.
 New York, July 2s.-Harry c. PuIli- am, president of the National league night in his rooms on the third floor of the New York Athletic club.
 Standing in the center of the room MT. Pulliam held revolver to his right temple. He fired only one shot. II went in at the right temple and came out seven inches away on the left hand side of his head, The bullet destroyed the right eye and passed through the upper part of the left. It is not be- lieved that Mir. Pulliam can recover, though he continued conscious for some time after the shooting.
 Club Physician Hastily Summoned.
 The sound of the pistol shot was not heard 1n any other part of the club house. but Mir. Pulliam in falling to the floor apparently dislodged the re- ceiyer of a telephone which was stand ing on table near by. The operator on the ground floor answered the sig nal, got no reply, and sent bellboy to answer Pulliam's room to find out what was the matter. The door was unlocked and the boy, failing to get any response to his knocks, walked in. Lying on the floor, half clad, lay tho
 
 down stairs and gave the alarm. Dr. Higgins, the club physician, was hasti- ly summoned and after making a hur- ried examination directed that the cor oner be notified MT. Pulliam, though still conscious and able to speak, ap- peared to be too confused to answer the physicians questions coherently. The wounds were carefully dressed, but the physician had little hope of saving or1nfc .~~e.@ elan Shrady, who arrived about half an hour after the shooting, assisted Dr. Higgins in attending to the wounded mans needs
 Attempt to Get Explanation from
 Wounded Man.
 Both of them attempted to. get some explanation of the baseball president s attempt to kill himself but he contin- ued too dazed to give ineligible an- sWers. The coroner's physician, lean ing close to Mir. PulIiam's ear, asked slowly Why did you shoot your- 'self7g
 There was no reply, He repeated the question. MT. Pulliam reused him. self confusedly and asked in a dzzed manner:
 why, who's shot ?"
 Again the question was asked. And this time all that the stricken presi- dent could answer was a muttered: What shot ??
 The physicians decided that any fur ther questioning was likely to endanger Pulliam's slsm chances of recovery. Assisted by club employees. they placed him in bed and did everything in their power to relieve his pain.
 Sight of Both Eyes Gone.
 The sight of both eyes was destroyed by the bullet, the physicians said, and although the course of the bullet was not traced, it appeared evident that it had entered at least the covering of likely that the injury to the brain was in itself enough to cause death.
 No Reason Found for the Act.
 A careful search was made of the room, in the hope that something would be found which might point to a pos sible reason for the attempted suicide. Among the many papers scattered about, however, there was nothing to indicate that the act had been at all premeditated. Friends of MT. Pulliam declared it as their belief that his act was the result of sudden wild emo ton, and was done without any fore thought and withon reasoning.
 Although MT. Pulliam's act at this time was entirely unexpected, some of his friends said that at the time of his recent illness it was known that he was subject to severe attacks of mel ancholia, and his attendants had been reported then as fearful that he would make an attempt on his life. Since his return to New York, in June, he apparently had been in excellent spir- its.
 Can Survive But Few Hours.
 
 Harry C.. Pulliam, who shot himself last night in his room at the New York Athletic club, in an attempt to commit suicide, was still alive at 215 this morning. It was said, however, that he could hardly survive more than a few hours.
 His friends this morning said that continued i'll health was chiefly respon- sible for his attempt to xiii himself.