The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-08-17
YOUTH ATTEMPTS
TO END HIS LIFE
WITH MORPHINE
Henry Irvan. Of Murray.
Saved by Farewell Note
Written 10 Mother
Had Made Similar Attempt
Once Before.
DOSE MADE HIM VERY SICK.

Apparently unbalanced, Henry M.
Irvan, 23 years old, of Murray, KY,
and a member of prominent fam
lily, made another unsuccessful at
tempt to end his existence at 9:3O
O'Clock this morning In the toilet
room of the New Richmond House,
First street and Broadway. when he
swallowed the contents of two boxes
containing quarter grain morphine
tablets.
Calling Annie Toliver, colored, to
the window, he asked her to deliver
| a note he had written to his mother,
but not until after he had died. He
staggered to a seat and Annie spread
the alarm, giving the note to Ben
Allen, saloonist. Mr.. Allen, with
G.. F. Phillips, a steamboat agent.
dragged Irvan into the trunk room,
where physicians we're called. After
working with him half an hour,
they pronounced him out of danger.
Stomach pumps we're brought into
play and he gave up enough poison
to kill half dozen men
The note telling of his act was as
follows:
ITO My Mother, Murray. Ky:
Ignorance of the word of God
and in the Bible, now take my
J life. i am in so much trouble that
it is carrying me to death. Ever
who finds me please send telegram
to Murray, Ky. Address T. Z. Irvan.
Bye. bye.
i HARRY M. IRvAN."
i II was scrubbed in pen and ink
on a sheet of hotel stationery.
] Irvan's warning saved HIS life.
Annie Toliver. alias Gold Tooth
Annie" who was at the rear of
Aliens saloon. was called TO the
window of the New Richmond House
toilet room by Irvan.
Take this note" he said. "and
give 1t to my mother. Wait until
am dead. Can't you read It fast
enough? / am in too much trouble
to live" He turned and dragged
himself to a seat and Annie. who
had seen him lift two pill boxes to
his lips before he called her, ran
after Mr.. Allen.
After reading It, he called Mr..
Phillips. DR.. w. G. Eubanks was
the first physician to arrive. Irvan.
limp and unconscious. was dragged
into the trunk room. Drs. S. z.
Holland and C. P. Burnett after
wards arrived.
The large amount of morphine
caused Irvan to vomlt twice before
physicians reached him.
Irvan is the son of the late Will
liam Irvan. of Hardin, KY. and fire.
quently visited Paducah. He is said
to have been drinking heavily last
night and this is assigned as the
cause for another attempt at suicide.
Don Ballowe noticed Irvan about
$50 o'clock this morning at the
postoffice addressing post card.
His attention was called to Irvan
owing to his left arm being on just
below the shoulder Joint.
A message from Murray said
Irvan made a somewhat similar at
tempt about three weeks ago.
Put Under Arrest.
On account of Irvan being a nom
resident he was refused at River
side hospital and placed in the city
Jail by Patrolman Stewart. Charges
of disorderly conduct we're preferred
against him inorder to hold him.
This afternoon he was able to be
up, but was sullen. Mr.. s. III. Dees.
of Murray. a banker, visited hirt,
but Irvan did not have much to say.
He asked Mr.. Dees, who was well
acquainted with him, to tell his
mother as soon as he returned home
tonight.
When questioned as to his reason
for the act, Iryan said he was drunk.
He said he had been out with a
number of friends last night and did
not remember where he spent the
night. He met Mr.. Dees this morn
ing and they spoke. Irvan asked
about what took place after he had
swallowed the morphine. He is sick
from the effects of the poison, but
will be able to return home tomor-
row.
This is awful" he said to Mr..
Dees this afternoon. He offered no
statements, but seemed to regret his
| attemDt 10 end his life.