The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-03-09
Determined TO
END HIS OWN LIFE
AOLES SUICIDAL ATTEMPTS
IN A NUTSHELL.

Threw himself into the canal
wednesday AFTERNOONS; was res
cued.
Hurled himself I'm front of a
street car yesterday afternoon.
Attempted TO hang himself i'm
cell I'm the SOuthside Police Sta
ton with an hnprOvised hang
mans moose.
Tried to choke himself to death
with a stick.
Attempted to dash his brains
out against the walls OF his cell.
Declares that ne will yet end
his life, the next time by leaping
from the Free Bridge. Intends to
put this plan into execution as
soon as he Is liberated at the
termination of q ninety day sem
tence.
Is a machinist and has a wife
and two children.
Is twenty-six years old.
RICHMOND, VA.-SpecIal-De-
termined at all hazards TO
end his life, Clarence l.. MoIes, a
machiniSt, OF III West Thirteenth
Street, the Southside, has made
i've attempts to kill himself with
In less than n week. Although he
has been frustrated I'm each in
stance, he declares that he Is de-
termined that he will not live, and
that he will next jump from the
Free Bridge. The desperate young
man Is confident that he will be
successful I'm this instance.
Moles first attempted to end hts
life last "Wednesday afternoon in the
waters OF the canal at the foot Of De-
catur Street He was detected in the
act however, by Quincy Hart, who
plunged I'm after him and dragged him
ashore. more dead than alive. Since
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Moles has been confined TO his home.
Leaving his home. his wife and two
small children yesterday afternoon.
the desperate man made his way to
the Cowardin Avenue Bridge. where
he hurled himself across the car
tracks OF the Virginia Railway and
Power Company in his second, and
likewise unsuccessful. attempt to ter
inmate his earthly existence
The approaching Forest Hill car
II was car Of this line in front of
which he threw himself-althouRh
proceeding at good speed. was brought
to stop within a few feet of the pros
trate form of Moles. Only the pres
ence Of mind of the motorman saved
the man from horrible end.
The crew of the car with the help
OF several male passengers. lifted the
form OF the wOuld-be suicide from the
track onto the car and carried him
TO Seventh and Perry Streets where
he was turned over to a police officer
Not I'm the least disconnected by the
unsuccessful termination of his two
previous attempts at suicide, Moles
last night. in the Third Police Station
where he was lodged following his ar
rest, made two other attempts to end
his life, first by hanging and secondly
by choking himself 10 death. Shortly
after the man was incarcerated in
cell, the attention of Policeman Tins
ley' who was on duty, was attracted by
strange sounds, which emanated
therefrom. Hurrying to the cell. the
officer opened the door thereof in time
to save Moles from strangling to death
The determined man had torn a mar
row strip from a blanket on a cot in
the cell and looped ii around his
throat. Securing several other strips
or the same material to the section
around his neck 10y knotting them.
the man threw one end over a cross
beam in his cell and was dangling I'm
midair when the officer made his ap-
pearance at the psychological moment.
Moles was cut down. and Police
man Tinsley returned to the office. He
had scarcely reseated himself when
his attention was again attracted by
similar sounds. The officer found the.
man in the act Of forcing a stick. which
he had ripped from a board in the
cell, down his throat.
Aside from severely lacerating his
mouth and throat. MOles was little the
worse for this experience
Following his second attempt at self
destruction in the station house, every
thing with which the man might be
able to renew his efforts was re-
moved from the cell. and a close
watch was kept on the prisoner.
Later i'm the night he was prevented
from dashing his brains out against
the walls of his cell.
Upon being apprised OF the several
attempts upon his life, Mrs. Moles,
the wife OF the man, hastened TO the
police station and endeavored TO Sc
cure his release. Fearing that he
would succeed in ending his life, bail
PEELED to spend the night behind the
hars.
In the Southside Police Court this
morning Justice II. a. Maurice SEN
terced him to ninety days in Jail. I'm
order that he might get the kinks out
of his head" as the police Justice put
it.
Moles is known to have been drink
ing heavily OF late. and is said TO have
grown exceedingly respondent on ac-
count of i'll health. II is feared that
the man is not in his right mind. His
friends believe that sickness and lack
Of work has resulted in n partial de-
rangement of his mental faculties. He
is about twenty-siX years old. He de
clareS that he will renew his efforts at
self destruction as soon as he is lib
Grated, and that his next attempt Will
be made from the Free Bridge.
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