Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-02-04
ATE PINS AND CLASS
Former Windham County Minis
ter Attempted Suicide
Raymond E. Walker, Dismissed from
Ministry in South Windham, is Charged
with Foreery-Now in Insane Hospital

! Ministry in South Windham, is Charged
with Foreery-Now in Insane Hospital.
| BY swallowing more than a score Of
! pins, a lot of fine pieces of glass, three
! pieces of wire and a threaded needle Rev
! Raymond Il. Walker. formerly pastor Of
/ the Baptist church in South Windham
attempted to commit suicide in the hos
! pital connected with the Providence
! county Jail at Howard, r. l., and he is
now in critical condition in the state
hospital for the insane at Howard. What
the ultimate outcome Of his suicidal at
tempt will be cannot be stated now. az
his condition since he was taken to the
hospital has not been such as to permit
| an exhaustive examination. The super
ntcndent Of the hospital states that
Walker was in a very excited condition
when he went there, but that he has
become much calmer and has shown
! considerable Improvement in being less
nervous and agitated. The investigation
Of the conditions entering into his case
/ will be completed within a few days
Walker was dismissed from the min
| tstry in Vermont several years ago for
conduct unbecoming a minister OF the
| Gospel Rev. George b. Lawson then
pastor Of the First Baptist church of
Brattleboro and now principal OF Yer
mont academy at Saxtons River was
member Of the counsel that dismissed
him Walker went to Springfield, where
ne said he was going to lead better life
but he left the city and later was heard
from through the Waterman. the Baptist
denominational journal. which related
some OF his Irregularities.
short time ago Walker was pastor
of the Baptist church in Granitevillc.
r. J. ON Dec. he was arrested by In
spector John r. Haran. charged with
forgery y few hours after his arrest.
while at his home, he made desperate
attempt To- escape from Inspectors Haran
and II. Il. Caffrey but he was subducd
after a hard struggle and was taken To-
police headquarters. II was claimed al
police headquarters that Walker had
forged a check hearing the name Of O.
Lambert Ncwhall and calling for S35 and
that he had forged but one check He
spent the night Of his arrest I'm "a cell
and the next morning he was arraigned
IN the sixth district court At the time Of
his arraignment il was suspected that
his bad check transactions might be
worse than al first supposed. Chief In
spocior 9. $. Horton said al that time
that the names Of at least two other
persons had been signed 20 checks passed
10y tho prisoner, but when arralgned he
vas charged only with forging the name
NJ Mr. Newhall
Through the Intervention Of his coun-
sci Walker did not plead at that time and
MS case was continued to Dec 10. hail
,..h 'N,r a. S-"s. Which he could not
~, ,.'" n'I"Ic diker had time 10
CIV, li'd '''S CouhseI jumped to his
~ W. SiIN me mental condition OF
-, - SUN Hld' ne ShouId be
,,, ~ l"H scans. w nen walker
-, l't ''eu On Dec. ~ ne at hrst
l ',nN" 10 NH','E' uu' Iater ne waived
-. To-, "iu vas HtIu lot the grand
-, 80 ~" "tIhE HNed AZ vs." At that
, In "'S ."unS'' "skeu Tor another con-
~, w Jan ~ 80 that walker might
~, N'"''"'" a. 10 ms sanity. city So
."l'"' ram "hJ''l"d mat the time was
~ ''"N a''H wanted tho trial set for
re court sustained MIN, where
.'',' "n'N'' waved examination. and
' "I,''l' '' h'll ne was sent again 10
,'' .u'U'' county JAN
nue. IN JAN NaIker became despon-
r'u' 'H" 'lt''n'h"!y IN ms cell. and a
,trNN 1L''r h'S incarceration he tried
go XIII hlnS'H ny driving his head
'Ha..'Sl ''', harS lie was prevented from
'' "t gus ms purpose. hut ne was In
-".H IL ga" ."hHl''n mat ne was ordered
,..in"l'' T." l"' h'siliaI or the institution.
i"''l '"I'l'. treatment ana direct SUI
~, .'N'" ne income more cheerful and
,''', seemed I" forget ms troubles.
,'H ms Er9"!nE 'nteriuIness he was
~, u'r," SEM PACK 10 the JAN, where the
"''' "'uess "hl'h ne had SHOWN In the
'"Si"'"i "hI'" gave pace 10 utter despair
'''' "lr'' "En"'S
Nt,i lev NIGHTS He SwaIlowed lot
no, 'u' "' ..in' "hltn hdd been left IN
-HH wi a. uISlhlt'lanI ono" more ne
~ sem l." ne JAN hospital, and, as
"'I"te' ne look on n cheerful frame of