The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-22
STEUbENvILLE
NEGRO PRISONER EATS
MUCH GROUND GLASS
IN SUICIDE ATTEMPT

STEUBENVILLE. O., June al
| Preferring death to confinement in a
prison or asylum and having failed In
two attempts to end his life by hang
ing, Luther Payne. aged 81 years,
negro, swallowed ground glass at the
Jefferson county Jail here today. His
condition is serious.
According to other Jail prisoners;
two quart size milk bottles, and they
reported they had difficulty in prevent
! ing him from eating the electric light
bulbs. They claim he broke, up the
| tumblep and bottles into small bits.
ground the pieces into Il tine powder
with his heel and then swallowed It.
washing 1t down with IN cup OF
Payne was arrested by city police
Saturday on suspicion of setting fire
ored. with whom he had trouble. When
placed in a city jail cell, Payne Is al
! legged TO have told patrolmen that he
would be found q corpse when they
men Smith and Dignan were summoned
by reports that Payne had hanged him
self. Rushing to the Jail they found
| that he had made a moose or his belt
and had hung himself to the cell bars.
They cut him down and revived him
with difficulty.
The man was removed to the county
Jail for safe keeping and late last night
was cut down from the door OF his
cell where he hung himself with a
rescued. This morning. according TO
other inmates, after he ate hts break
| fast he began eating the glass, deciar-
ing he would rather die than 90 to the
several years at state institution for
the feeble minded. The county physi-
clan who is attending him says he has
little chance for recovery,
HAN xlectrocutsd.
Mariana Mozzocchi. aged 80 years.
wealthy butcher Of Connorvills. Jefrer-
son county, was electrocuted by a
heavy charge Of electricity from high
| tension wire which was transmitted TO
| his body by sumac tree which no
Cured on the Martin Ruckes farm near
ConnorvilIe where the victim and Mar
| tin Levi. friend. were cutting bean
poles for their garden. While cutting
contact with hi gh tension wire that
had been blown down by recent high
| winds. The sumac acted as conduc-
tor for the current and MOI occhi was
high that his hand which gripped thu
Sumac was almost burned from his
body. The unfortunate man leaves 4
! wife and three children.
Gnss 70 Resume.
The order OF the interstate commerce
commission giving coal priority over
all railroads. with help the mining. stu
alton in Jefferson county, 1t Is believed
here. 1t is said that many mines
throughout the county have been idle
for weeks because Of tho car shortage
and II is expected now that all mines
| will be supplied with cars and the men
given employment.
Died at Brilliant
William Pnugh, retired steel worker,
entered into rest at his home In Bril-
| liant, o., Sunday after long illness
with complications. aged IS years. He
was formerly connected with the Car
negie Steel plant at Mingo and a for
mer resident there.
Marriage Licenses.
Leo Lashley. a, and Helen Foley.
26, both OF steubenville. Thomas f.
| Gorsuch. 80, and Natalie Burghart. ~.
both Of Mt Pleasant. Chester Oliver.
SO. and Myrtle ~Thusmartin: 2s. both
OF Mngo Junction. Joseph n Grounds.
! Mary Edna Foley, 35, OF Empire
Isaac V. Evans. *, and Emma Laura
Gill. 40. both Of MI. Pleasant.
Finley-Nggins
The marriage Of Miss Mary Finley.
Mr. Joseph Higgins, was solcmnlzsd at
! the home Of Mrs. Andrew Bell at
Mingo Junction. Sunday afternoon. The
couple left for wedding trip to Buck
eye Lake and on their return will
TWO Representatives.
The Mingo works OF the Carnegie
steel company will have 4 man in two
events in the l. A.. A. meet IN Pitts
bursh July ) as result Of Justice
winning second place in the lOO-ysrd
the company's meet Saturday. JUS
tees points coupled with third place
IN the tug-of-war by the Bellairc team
uCtted Mingo- Bellaire seven points.