The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-05-10
ANOTHER SUICIDE
ATTEMPT THIS WEEK
FRANK TENNY OF DAWSON
TIRES OF LIFE
On Visit to Son Here, Takes Is
Grains Strychnine Monday Noon.
Physician Gives up Hope. RecOy-
ers After Eighteen Hours. Re-
turns Home Wednesday.

Another all but successful At
tempt at self destruction was made
this week Monday, when Frank
Tcnny, well-to-do and highly re-
spccled Dawson farmer tried tc
end his life while on a visit to his
son William of This village. After
working over the would be suicide
for several hours the physician
gave up any hopes of saving his
life and administered chloroform
to alleviate The sulferings caused by
the slrychnine poisoning. This
treatment seemed TO counteract the
effects OF the slrychnine and after
having been left to die, the patient
surprised everyone by coming to-
asking for drink and for some.
thing to stop the painful cramps,
and said that he was sorry for
what he had done, that now he did
not want TO die, but wanted to be
saved if possible. His healthy
condition and strong heart action
aided in the fight and Tuesday
noon the physician pronounced him
out of danger. He had a fight of
about eighteen hours with the poi
son and until the very last the odds
were all in favor of the poison,
no hopes being entertained for the
life of Mr.. Tenny.
Mr.. Tcnny came to Clio Monday
morning TO visit his son. The son
and his wife moved to the village
about a month ago, having previ-
ously lived with the father on the
Dawson farm. Since the death of
Mrs. Tenny over a year ago, the
father has been more or less melan-
choly and brooded SO much over
imaginary troubles that it is
thought that his mind had become
tsomewhat impaired. During the
last few months he kept getting
worse until the son could not stay
longer in peace, so he moved to
Clio where he is employed at the
OliT brick plant. AT the dinner
table Monday the elder Tenny tried
to persuade the couple to return to
Dawson but they did not wish to-.
After dinner Mr.. Tenny went TO q
local drug store and purchased
fifteen grains of strychnine, telling
The druggist straightforward
story of how the house was over
run with mice and rats and that
he wished to eXterminate the ver-
min with the poison. Immediate.
ly after he went to the brick yard
where he took the poison and then
told his son of what he had done,
going from there down the S. & +.
tracks near Mill street. The son
hustled for a physician who arriv-
ed shortly but Mr.. Tenny Informed
him that he knew what he took the
poison for and that he did not need
his services. The physician how
ever, proceeded to use the stomach
pump and administer morphine
and to ease the convulsions attend.
ant to strychnine poisoning, with
chloroform but he lapsed
into unconsciousness and after
working over him several hours all
hope of saving him was abandoned
and he was removed to the sons
home. Here II was expected tina,
he would die any moment, but dur.
ing the night he rallied from the
effects of the dope he had taker
and recovered.
Mr.. Tenny returned to his home
in Dawson Wednesday forenoon.
This makes the second un,
ccssful attempt at suicide in {
week. Last week Monday night
John Briggs was brought to life
after an all nights work, follow
ing his taking Of laudsnum.