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Wanted To Die

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Parent Issue
Day
26
Month
June
Year
1894
Copyright
Public Domain
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Saginaw, June 26. - Leonard C. Briggs, a skilled watcnmaker, attempted twice to take his own life. He is supposed to be suffering from a temporary attack of insanity. Some time ago he was injured about the head by a f all, and he has frequently complained since about viojent paine and acted strangely. Sunday morning he became violent and was removed to pólice headquarters and later placed in the padded cell at the county jail. He rernaind qriiet until in the" áfternoon, wlien Turnkey Block heard a groan, and hurrying to the cell found Briggs hanging by his suspendere froni a bar in the ceiling. He was almost strangied, and would have expired in a few moments. Sunday night a second attempt was made by Briggs to end his life, this time a rope being made by tearing his underwear into strings.

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Subjects
Ann Arbor Argus
Old News