Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-03
LEAPS TO Walk
IN DEATH THR0ES
Suicide, Slashing Throat in
Ryan Hotel Room, Dies
on the Sidewalk.
JUMPED, THOUGH
NEARLY DEAD
Coronor's Jury Declares it
a Plain Case of Self
Destruction.

Giving no motive for his act, Ber-
nard H. Sanders, aged % years, and
until a week & last Saturday night.
a bartender in a saloon in East Grand
Forks. committed suicide about Z
o'clock this morning by cutting his
throat with a razor and jumping
through a window in his DON at the
Ryan hotel.
Sanders, blood flowing from the
gaping wound In his throat. was a
horrible looking object when picked
up on the sidewalk on Alpha avenue,
just a few feet back from Third street.
He died within a few minutes.
In Best of Health.
According to statements Of several
the best Of health, and had never ap-
peared to be insane. He came to
Grand Forks about two months 6
from Minneapolis, securing employ
in East Grand Forks. His wife
is now living in Minneapolis, and is
employed as a telephone operator at
the West hotel.
Mrs. Sanders was greatly shocked
at the awful tragedy. When she was
called to the phone. she thought her
husband was talking to her. and h
said: This is Mabel talking
Sanders had been a bartender at
Minneapolis also. There had been no
family trouble, as is indicated by let
ters found on the dead mans body.
The letters between he and wife We're
very affectionate, and seem to 1ndl-
cate that they were working hard in
an effort to advance financially.
According to friends. Sanders went
to his room Sunday night about 10
o'clock. He was seen passing from
the bathroom to his room. Moth
ing more was heard or seen Of him
.,-AfV a. "a
Officer Vixen was taking a man to
the city Jail, when he looked up n
saw Sanders jump through the win
dow. The man died after a few short
gasps after falling to the sidewalk.
The bed in Sanders room was COW
cred with blood, where he had been
lying some time after slashing his
throat.
He cut his throat clear to the back
bone, and according to DIR. Wither-
slime. a practically dead before
leaping from the window. 1t was his
last struggle to secure air. and he
probably did not what what he was
doing. There are no visible injuries
on the body from the fall out the win
dow. The blood had been drained
from his body and it was impossible
to see any bruises.
The window had been raised, but
Sanders jumped through the screen.
Quite a large quantity Of blood was
scattered along the wall of the build
ing and the sidewalk.
Attended Ball Game.
Sanders. according to all reports,
had always been a man Of good repu-
tation and when he quit his Job in
East Grand Forks, was given a strong
recommendation. He drank very lit
tie liquor at any time. but during the
roct urooL had fakon ynnro fhor
usual. 1t is stated hat he was sober
last night, as he was talking to
friends at the Frederick hotel early
in the evening. He seemed to be in
good spirits all day yesterday, and
attended the ball game in the after
loon. S
Evidently Planned Death.
Sanders had. however. made re-
marks during the past few days to
the effect that he was going to die,
but no n took him seriously. This
dependency did not last very long,
for he appeared normal most of the
time. He may AVE had some reason
for the act. but nothing has been
found yet which will establish a mo-
tive.
Sanders was partly dressed, and
condition last night. The sum of 81
cents was found in his clothes.
Arrangements are now being made
to have the body shipped to Mime
apolis for burial.
Sanders was A member of the Loyal
Order Of Moose. and also belonged
to the Bartenders' Protective and
Benevolent association.
Verdict Suicide.
Coroner DR.. W" H.. Witherstine
called an inquest at 10 o'clock this
morning and the members Of the jury
decided that Sanders came to his
death by suicide. The members Of
the jury were: H. j. Johnson, ]. c.
Hart and l.. w. Pratt.
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