New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-18
DEATH HIS RELEASE
FROM LOAN SHARKS y
Young Husband Succeeds After
Three Attempts in st.
Louis Park.
HIS EXPERIENCE IN DIARY
Sold Trinkets to Buy Poison
In Pathetic Letter to Bride
Says She Need Not
Pay His Debts.
HIS EXPERIENCE IN DIARY
fRy Telegraph 70 The Tribune. ]

St. Louis. June 17.-John F. Fahey.
married only six months. ended his life
in Forest Park last night by swallowing
carboic acid. 1t was his third effort at
suicide in three days at the same place.
II is said he was practically driven to
suicide by money lenders.
His body was found to-day. In his
pocket was memorandum book con-
tanning pitiful diary, painstakingly
written in ink, giving detailed record
Of the previous attempts to kill HIM
self. "Oh. God why can't l kill myself
like other people, he asks after the
second effort.
The two previous attempts were made
at the same spot-a green patch on
secluded hillside. He had swallowed
tincture of opium on Wednesday and
Thursday nights.
Fahev, who was twenty-five years old,
disappeared from his home on Nednes-
day. He wrote his bride from Granite
CITY that he intended TO drown himself
i'm the Mississippi River. Fahey said in
the letter he was being bounded 10 death
by loan sharks, from whom he had bor-
rowed money without her knowledge.
He named three firms to whom he said
he was indebted.
on the first page Of his diary Fahey
saws: MY name is John Francis Fahey.
No. 2S34A Caroline street" The diary
follows:
June 16.-Left home June II az IL p.
m. June II. took one oz. tncture OF
opium with intention Of dying. Am still
alive on the morning of the 10Th. boated
around Forest Park all day until about
3 % m. then went 10 drug store for more
opium. Sold my watch fob for - cents
bought 10 cents worth tincture of opium.
Cne-half ounce. , cents coffee and rolls
carfare to ride to Forest Park Took the
one half ounce of opium about 10 ?. m.
on the night Of June II, and was alive
at 5:3O a. m. June III. | just feel fine.
felt no bad effects from the drug at
any stage of the game | am just little
bit nervous this a. m. oh, God, why
cant / kill myself as others do?
Well will make another attempt to
Kill myself tonight and hope | will sue
ceed this time feel just little bit
drowsy pow and slept good all night.
June IL. about 9 a. m. Still in the
land Of the living. II seems Just As
though | could not die 10y my own hand.
am So lonesome for my dear little wife
I can hardly stand il. ! am now about
to eive up this mad attempt. but ] am
not able 10 see my way out OF II, as |
have gone too far with it now to turn
back. God knows | wish could see my
way out of It. but there is none that |
can see just now.
well now have just = cents left
with which to go down town TO Try 10
sell my pliers. screwdriver and cuff links.
10 get more with which to carry out this
attempt.
"Oh. God. how wish | had kept away
from the loan sharks"
In a letter 10 his wife. Fahey said:
"Mv darling carrie: When YOU receive
this | VIII bc dead. | am going 10 drown
myself this afternoon You will learn
why I do this when YOU get three letters
one from --. one from -, and one
from firm in the -- Building. Don't
nay any attention to them. You do not
meet these bills this month. and | see
no way out Of ii except what am going
to do