Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-18
NEWCOMER TO
END LIFE WHILE
DESP0NDENTIH
I'LL HEALTH
Fred Lewis Uses Razor With
Almost Fatal Effect; Con-
dition Serious and Death is
Probable.
UNFORTUNATE MAN
HAD MUCH TROUBLE

Apparently IN sudden III OF de-
ppondency due 90 long suffering from
tuberculosis ana hss inability to WORK
and support his family, Fred Lewis
formerly OF Onawny. Mich, at noon
today alaahed his throat with n razor
in % room at the Ruby house. whore
two days ago his wife started
board and room establishment 20 pro-
vide livelihood.
fie was removed to 81 Josephs
hospital. apparently IN a dying con
dition. after Dr. y. Osuna had given
him emergency treatment and tempo
rarily checked the flow of blood from
tine severed left iuguiar vein. Il Is
not known whether Lewis win live
or not Mrs. Lewis collapsed and was
IN historical condition after she
had aided In caring for her husband.
AZ nearly as could be learned. Mr..
Lewis. with his wife and their two
children. Eddie, 10 years old, and
Gertrude. i2 years old, came here
about two weeks ago from Las Vegas,
whore they had lived about month.
Two days ago Mrs Lewis opened a
boarding and Tooming house az First
street ana stover avenue. whore the
tragedy took place. She said that her
husband had aided her 90 the house
work and "a getting the place In con-
dlti0n 10 accommodate patrons. ne
had appeared cheerful enough THU
morning and had spent several hours
working about the place Mrs Lewis
had sot the table for dinner and hat
just completed cooking the Esod-doS
meal when she noticed that her nus,
band had gone 10 their room. sup.
poscdly Co rest for few minutes
she went 20 cali him 20 dinner ans
when che opened the door she fOunS
him prone upon the bed. almost IRE
less The room looked like slaugh
tor house. Blood was spattered OF
the floor and walls. and lay In a greo
clotted pool upon the bed kppar
entity the Respondent man had thrown
himself upon the bed. taken razOi
in his right hand and. starting az
polns Just below the left ear. he IN
flicted a deep cut almost 20 the cen
ter OF the throat The slash OF IN
razor. DR. Osuna said, after a rapl,
examination. had undoubtedly severed
the jugular vein, and probably IN
nerve ana the muscles OF the throa
on that side.
Upon arrival az ST. Joseph's hospi
ISL Il was found that another woun.
had been inflicted BY the demonte,
mar on the under side Of the LETT arm
Just abOvg the elbow. an attempt cyl
IDENTITY having bean made to reach
blood vessel lnere The blood lost a
result of the two wounds was a fea
ful amount, the blankets covering tn
upper part OF the body 0clng entirei,
soaked.
In a whisper only barely audibl
tho unfortunate man said that ther
was nothing 20 make life worth Twin
for him and that no dld nog car
much whether ne recovered. Aske
why he did the horrible act NJ RI
piled Ia a stlll weaker voice that b
had greater amount OF bad luc
than any one could be expected {
q bear up under.
The wife. Frustrated from grief. an
the two little children. have no mean
of support whatever ana are practical
~ without funds. Prior 70 coming {
Las Vegas ana then 10 this city w
weeks ago. the family had been en-
gagged Ia proving up q homestead nea
Wagonmound and n Re understoo
TINT In the course % that undertak
ing their funds gave out and they wer
forced 90 abandon the claim, goln
60 Las Vegas and thence 20 this citl
The weapon. a razor. used In CON
uniting the deed was found IN the be-
clothing after removal to the hosp
tal with the first hurried search d
tho house the weapon was not discoN
cred and there WAS considerable myi
terious conjecture regarding the u