Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-05

After purchasing twenty-five grains
OF strichnine from a drug store, VIII
liam Hugh Fraser Crawford, % years
old, walked into the Barnes hotel
saloon, asked for glass or soda.
poured the contents of blue envel-
ope into the glass. and then swallow
cd it in an attempt to commit sui
eide yesterday afternoon.
Mir. Crawford, who is the son OF
Prof. William Crawford, principal of
Wesley College. Dublin. Ireland, was
employed as a motorman on the line
CT the Newport News and Old Point
Railway and Electric Company until
last Wednesday. 1t is thought that
ne became respondent over the loss
tf his position and decided to end
his troubles through the strichnine
route.
Buys the Poison.
II was shortly before o'clock wher
well dressed and apparently we'll
educated young man walked up 10
Manager S. L. Smith, of the Johnson
Pharmacy, and asked for strichnine
enough to kill a dog. Crawford eX-
,iained that he had a dog. which ne
desired to kill and that he thought
il best to poison him. Mr.. Smith
fixed up twenty-five grains of strich-
nine. He told Crawford that strlch-
rine is deadly poison and caution
ed the stranger to be extremely care
ful in using it on his dog and to see
that none of the white powder was
left around after the dog was killed.
Crawford thanked the druggist ana
then took his departure. From the
drug store Crawford walked down
south King street TO the Barnes
MOTEL saloon. Mr.. William f. Dobson,
the proprietor of the saloon, was on
dutv Crawford walked up to the
lar and asked Mr.. Dobscn for glass
Of plair soda water. The drink was
supplied the young man CRAWFORD
then took from his vest pocket
small blue envelope and. emptylng
the contents into the soda, put the
glass to his lips and swallowed the
entire contents from the gass.
Falls to Floor.
Staggering back from the counter.
Crawford told Mr.. Dobson that he
rad taken strichnine for the purpose
of killing himself He dropped TO
the floor and several other men in the
saloon ran to his side.
Mr. Dohsou dispatched messenger
across the street to the Cabel Pnar'
r.acy where DR.. B. W. Cabell was
found and the physician lost no time
m Getting to the saloon. Crawford
nv This time was lying on the floor In
agony. DR.. Cabell resorted to the
hyperdermic and soon had Crawford
vomiting freely
DIR. George W. McAllister, VINO was
eiso sent for. joined Dr.. Cabell IN
very short time and the Two pny-
sician began heroic treatment OF the
natient with the stomach pump the
musicians worked over Crawford for
more than an hour and then ordered
the patient removed TO the DIXIE nos
pital. II was said that the pnysic-
ians had emptied the stomach OF tne
robson. although Crawford was sur
sering from shock and Is still IN a
precarious state.
Came From Buffalo.
Crawford, accompanied by anothei
man bearing the name OF Sra"'oIu'
INT no relation. came 20 Hampton
two months ago from Buffalo. \. T.
ard accepted the position OF motor
man with the local street railway he
attended promptly to his duties ana
as he was a young man OF GOOD eau
cation. Crawford gave promise OF pc
coming a valuable empioye OF lns
railway here wednesday morning, y
is said. Crawford started on spIes
and wednesday afternoon ne was ~
ueved from duty on the ena.se ~
being under the influence OF vniskey
The less Of his position preyea IT, IT,
Linn and Il is said that Crs~IoIu ~, -
40 ens his life by strangaiation Wed
nesday night In his room az .ne "a
hsrns 10 was prevented from carry.
me out his desire and was told tna'
- III etn, frrnkfuz that cHOri