Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-08


ear to ear. AEnote was left stating:
II announce myself a physical
wreck. " iF%1E+ ! ~
Doughertyf was the pastor of the
First Congregational church of Blu
chanan; was a man Of but 20 years Of
age and of the highest standing In
he community, He had been at b.
chanan but 2 comparatively short
~ y ,rine corce from Kansas City.
Dougherty, Russell and Gram were
the closest friends. Their, every al
was mutual Russell and Gram staid
with the remains of the dead pastor
until they were buried, no other res
idents of the town, being willing to
watch over the body.
The Second Suicide.
On March 20 Agee Russell sent
three bullets into his brain. His
near-lifeless body was found at his
room at the residence of Mrs. A.
Johnson, ia Ninth street north. He
lived but few hours and note
found in his room said:
81 announce myself total physical
and mental wreck"
Russell was a third year man at
the agricultural collage He was 10
years of ago and had the brightest
prospects in life His father was a
well-to-do farmer of Buchanan. The
lad would have finished his course
at the A. c. in :, very short time.
While there were stories Of love
affair, those who were best acquaint-
ed with the facts in the case believed
that the suicide mania lad seized
the student and that he was carrying
out an agreement to white! it was
then believed that he and Dougherty
were the only parties.
Life Not Worth Living.
Owe Gram, aged "a years, came to
Fargo last May and entered the en-
ploy of the Fargo Marble & Granite
Co., as polisher. He had no financial
trouble and so far as is known by his
fellow workmen he was in good ply
steal condition.
But he, too, had the suicide mania.
He talked of nothing but his two
friends who had thrown themselves
into eternity. Many times he had de-
clared that life was not worth living
and that he would be better off if he
ended it all.
He was looked upon with suspicion
by his fellow employees. His contin-
ned talk and threats Of suicide result
ed in his being marked" to some ex-
tent -
Two weeks ago his case was con-
sidered by Geo. Carufel, manager OF
the company, and it was thong ht that
q rest might bring him back to nor
NAL condition again. Since that time
Gram has done no work.
Denounced As A Coward.
Gram made an attempt to take his
life at his room in the MCGUIRE block
on N. P. avenue. He was detected
by his roommate, Joe smjkel. With
the barrel of the revolver held to his
brain he was about to pull the trig-
ger. ..
Gram was denounced by Smjkel as
a coward, afraid to face life and over
come the difficulties of life. The gun
was taken away from him and he pro-
missed to brace up and take a new
start. He emplored Smjkel, to say
nothing of the affair and 1t was not
until a report Of the attempted sui
eide yesterday morning that the lat
ter related the story.
Was a s'Quiet'' Affair.
Gram walked into the Fargo house,
Front street, sometime between & and
o'clock. He, went past the clerks
desk, downstairs into the toilet ana
then back. He was deathly pale ana
looked neither to the right or left:
From the hotel he went into the pool
room, next door, which is connected
by an inside entrance.
For probably half an hour he walk
ed around the place, but attracted no
attention. He had been seen there
the day previous and while his ac-
lions were to certain degree strange
nothing was thought of it.
At .9:15 o'clock he seated himself
in a corner of the poolroom In a
large chair. There was no one pres
emit when the shot was fired. The
emp1oye in charge was in the rear
room and took the sound of the shot
for the falling of cue. When he re-
turned ne found Gram apparently
cold in death.
Wearing heavy overcoat, with fur
collar, his head tilted down a little,
he might have been mistaken for a
man sleeping. His legs were crossed
and a 22-calibre revolver was grtpped
in his right hand. A bloody wound
in the right temple told its fatal
story.
No Job for Undertaken.
The police were at once notified
and Sergeant Coleman responded.
Coroner Skelsey was called but was
engaged with an operation at the
time and could not attend. He noti-