Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-03-24
TRIED no TAKE HIS LIVE.
1 G. n. Adams, OF New Bedford, Mass,
Made the Effort.

Last night about $50 o'clock, G.
r.: Adams, Of New Bedford, Mass,
who has for the past eighteen months
been boarding at the home of Mrs.
G.. w. Eaton, corner Main and Col
lege streets, attempted to commit
suicide by cutting his throat with a
razor.
The first intimation that the citi-
zens Of Walhalla received that any
thing ont of the ordinary had been
transpfring was when several young
men on Main street were confronted
by a stranger, who vas greatly ex-
cited, and inquired hurriedly for a
guide to physician's residence. One
of the young men volunteered to go
for DR.. Bell on being told that a
man up town had cut his throat, but
was not dead. Several others accom-
panied the excited stranger to the
Eaton home, where they found c..
r. Adams lying on the floor Of his
room, his head on rug in pool Of
blood.
Mr.. Adams is an invalid, suffering
from consumption, and has been here
for his health for more than year.
Dependency is the reason assigned
for his act.
In the afternoon, about 4 O'Clock,
/, while the members of the household
were out of the house, Mr.. Adams
says he attempted to take his life by
shooting himself, but his pistol fail
ed to work. Four times he pulled
the trigger, with the muzzle Of the
weapon pointing to his heart, and
four times he was dismayed at the
failure of the cartridges to explode.
An examination of the weapon show
ed two cartridges indented by the
trigger, then perfect shell, then
another indented one, the trigger
having failed, the third time to even
make an impression on the shell.
Earlier in the day Mr. Adams had
called at the Carter Hardware Com
pany to buy pistol, but the COM
pany does not handle them, and he
had to fall back on his old weapon,
whose dangerous qualities he evil
IDENTIFY regarded with suspicion.
After this failure, calmly waiting
another opportunity and a surer me-
thod, he attended to various matters,
and when all was quist, at $50 or
about that time, he went to his win
dow, leaned well out and made three
gashes in his throat, one from left
to right, and two in the opposite di-
rection, all being made with a
razor. The south window, facing
back, was the place he chose to end
his life, and the window sill and
weatherboarding bear a solid red
streak. On the ground below the
window was veritable pool of
blood =
This morning Mr.. Adams is doing
fairly well, under the circumstances.
He was able to drink a little mill,
Tor breakfast, though his neck and
throat were painfully sore. Mr.. Ad-
am" has made many friends here
during his stay, and this almost fa-
tal tragedy Is deeply deplored. 1t is
h@ued However, that the final re-
suits Will not be serious.
Mr.. Adams had made every prepa-
ration for his exit from this world.
Monday he leisurely and quite casu-
ally walked into an undertaker's es-
tablishment, inquired prices of cof-
fms and charges for burial arrange
ments. He also found from the
Blue Ridge agent the cost of trans
portation for corpse from Walhalla
to New Bedford. His bank pass
books were carefully sealed up and
registered to his banker in New Eng
land, and number of letters were
written and mailed yesterday, the
latter doubtless informing relatives
OF his end. In one corner of the
mirror in his room was a sealed en-
velope with instructions on the out
side for Mrs. Eaton to open. This,
or course, was not done, as Mr..
Adams is still able to attend to such
matters. 1t is certain, however.
that in this envelope were enclosed
checks to cover charges for coffin,
burial preparations, transportation
for his body to his New England
home, and his board account.
Mr.. Adams is between 65 and 70
years of age, has considerable means,
and is a gentleman of decided points
of honor. His many. friends here
and elsewhere will rejoice that he
failed in his purpose, and wish for
hil yet years Of life and a restora-
tion to health.