The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-11-26
Bullet From A Revolver Just
Missed Mans Heart
And He Was Rushed Imme.
diaieIy To A Hospital
Domestic And Financial 1rOu.
bic Prompted The Rash Act

MNton y. Davis, at hjo home, 212
East Hantramck street, fired bullet
into his body at about II o'clock Sat.
urday morning In an attempt to take
his life. The bullet missed his heart
and the attempt was not successful.
He is, however, In q very critical con-
dition at the Mt. Vernon Medical and
Surgical sanitarium. According to re.
ports the act was prompted by finan.
cial and domestic difficulties.
Shortly after II o'clock Davis's
daughter, Miss Helen Davis, was sit
ting in her room upstairs when she
heard a revolver shot on the first
floor. Immediately believing that her
father had shot himself, she ran down
stairs and to the home of.a neighbor
without first investigating the result
of the shot. From the neighbor's house,
Miss Davis called Mr.. Michael CARRIER
over the telephone and told him that
her father had shot himself. Mr. Gar
ber made all haste to the Davis home
and was met by the daughter who
had heard the shot fred. Until this
time It was not known whether or not
the man had really committed or at
tempted to commit suicide.
When Mr.. CARRIER arrived, Miss Day.
is accompanied him into the house and
to the dining room from which the re-
port had been heard. There they found
Mr.. Davis lying on the floor with a
bullet hole nearly over his heart. He
had used a 3s-calibre revolver and had,
to all appearances, tried to make good
his attempt to end his life. 1t was
seen Immediately that he was not dead
and Chappelear, Kaufman 4 Co.'S am
bulance was rushed to the scene. Dav.
is was taken immediately to the Medi-
cal and Surgical Sanitarium where
DIR. Stanton f. Deeley was called In at
tendance. An examination of the
wound showed that the bullet had en-.
tered the body In a direct line for the
heart and would have reached the
mark had It not hit q rib. The rib de-
fiected the bullet slightly and 1t passed
about one inch below the heart
According to the report Mr.. Davis
had contemplated suicide for some
time. 1t is said that he was heard
some time ago to remark, meaning
that he would kill himself, II will do
II sooner or later" Just how long ago
It was that he said this IL not definitely
known.
That the shot was really an attempt
at suicide is not denied. During a
brief period of consciousness at the
Sanitarium. Davis expressed his sor'
row that the job was not complete,
meaning that he was sorry that his at
tempt had failed.
It is said that Mr.. Davis has been
worrying over business matters for a
long time and has not been engaged in
any work for a considerable length OF
time. The belief is that, during his
idleness, he has had time to brood
over his troubles until his condition Ol
mind became 80 morbid that he decid
ed to end his life. He formerly en-
gagged in the saloon business before
the town went dry.
Milton J. Davis has been q resi-
dent of Mt. Vernon and has wife and
three daughters, Ruth, Helen and Wv
ian Davis.
He is about 81 years Of age.
A peculiar coincidence with the at
tempted suicide is that Mr.. Davis'i
father, Mr.. Samuel Davis, shot ant
killed himself in this city many year,
ago.