The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-19
USED sUsPENDERs OF HIS OVER
ALLs AS ROPE TO Exc q
CUTE THE DEED. d
Man Was Picked Up Roaming Near
f4%1
Fancy Bluff Several Days Ago and
Placed in Jail Here - Claims He
Was from virginia-Relatives Not
Located.

Using the suspenders of his over
alls as a rope with which to hang
himself, fastening one end securely
to a bar in his cell and placing his
neck in a well arranged loop, Ira
Throft. white man about 35 years
OF age, committed suicide In the Glynn,
county jail. sometime = Wednesday
night, his body being found by Jaikr
Lowe early yesterday morning when
he went to serve breakfast to- the
various prisoners. Evidently the man
had been dead for several hours. d.
Throft had been occupying O cell
in Nthe county. Jail since April %. & He.
was found over near Fancy Bluff, 1
rambling in the woods He was first
discovered by negroes, who reported
that they had seen him. {, Laters he;
was taken in charge by George Rat ,
ciiffe and brought to the city ano
placed in Jail. 1t was evident that
the mans mind was badly am Ted
The first might that he was placed
IN the Jail he suffered haliuciuations
during. the night at one time humping
his head into the sides Of his cell,
claiming that men were arter him and
that If captured he would be lyncheG.s
and that he would rather end his own
life. He was SO badly injured that il
was necessary to summon a physi-
clan to dress the wounds.
After that, however, the man seem
ed 10 improve, thoug.4 at time he
talked at random. He told those
at he Jail that his name was Ira
Throft, that he was originally from
Virginia and recently had been down
in Florida engaged in railroad work.
He lid not, however, ever account for
his strange appearance in the woods
near Fancy Bluff.
During the past few days the man
seemed TO nave greatly improved and
has been rational most OF the time
ne save the jailer but little trouble
and lot since the first night that he
to end his life.
When Jailer Lowe walked into the
cell yesterday morning he was star
tied to see the body of Tnroft dang
ling from the top OF the cell, hanging
by he .sCspenders which had been
removed from his overalls. One end
of ,he suspenders had been tied Sc
curely to a portion of the cell, the
man climbing upon the bed in order
to reach it. He then placed his head
in he loop which he had prepared
and ste ped from the bed, dylns, lt
is thought, in only short time, from
strangulatlon.
AS soon as the body was found Cor
Oner Jennings NaS notified and an in
quest was held, the jury being COM
posed of e. l.. Stephens, j. K. Cor
neilus, W H. Wood, Ted Calvin, D.
C. Houston and Louis Mayer. The
jury brought in verdict to the effect
that the man had come to rs death
from strangling at his own hands.
Coroner Jennings took charge of the
DouJ anu Lu-ueu II over 10 OHuer-
taker Zellner, who will hold it for a
few days pending an Investigation
which will be made 10 locate relatives
of The unfortunate man.
Throft, as stated, was about 50
years of age, five feet five inches tall,
and weighs about $50 pounds; is of
a sandy complexion, with brown
eyes. 1t is hoped by the coroner tnaC
soce of his relatives will be lCcal>C.
AcEn VETERAN DEAD