The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-11-25
WOULD-BE SUICIDE
FORMER RESIDENT
Louis GoIdstein Released From
Sing Sing, Attempts
Own Life.

Louis Goldstein tried to commit sui
eide in New York on November 3, and
letter which he left when he took a
poison draft indicated that he had rela.
tives in Honolulu. He asked the au.
thorities to notify his brother and his
gray-haired mother" concluding the
postscript with the name, ct. Levy
Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands," this ap.
parently being his brother. None of
the well-known Levys about town are
related to the young man, but there
was Louis Goldstein here a few years
ago, who worked in various establish.
ments as an office boy. The New York
World IS account of the attempted sui
eide, in the issue of November 4, fol
lows:
Had Been in Sing Sing.
Homeless, out of work and forever
served in Sing Sing for a crime he
says he never committed, Louis Gold
stein tried to kill himself last evening
by drinking creOlin on Second avenue
Il train. The Bellevue physicians say
he can not live.
Goldstein, whose real name may be
Levy, got on the train at Rivington
street and seated himself between two
young women. There was nothing in
his manner to draw attention. When
the train was passing Twelfth street he
took a bottle from his pocket, gulped
its contents and slid to the floor. The
motorman whistled for police assist
ance. Patrolman Rosenfeldt ran up to
the Fourteenth street platform and met
the train. An ambulance took the un-
conscious man to the hospital.
Clasped Paper of Discharge,
Doctor Morris found clasped in Gold
stein IS hand a discharge from Sing
Sing, dated October 2S, 1910, certify
ing that LOuis Goldstein of No. 1920
Franklin avenue, st. Louis, convict No,
5S,154, sentenced in general sessions on
May 2S, 1908, to not more than two
years and five months Imprisonment
had served his full time and been dis.
charged.
A letter addressed "To Whom II
May Concern" told of the despair of
one for whom the world held no hope,
1t read:
~ am going to die, as l am tired of
living in this miserable world. Society
is the only cause Of my death.
~ have been accused and sentenced
for a crime which ! never committed.
have served long time in State
prison, of which the time expired a few
days ago. came TO New York with I
broken heart, friendless, not even a
friend TO whom / could cOnfde my
troubles, and the cruel, inhuman mis-.
Judgment of society 1t was impossible
for me 10 find employment. Whenever
and wherever ] seek a position, IL
seemed TO me that they knew my past.
Now, my good people Of society, did
j deserve all this cruel misiudgnent I
] suppose that some Of you will say MOI
but how much good will that do met
None at all.
Bees No Hope for the Weaker.
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