A Tragic Suicide

Chicago, April 23. - One of the most blood-curdling scènes ever witnessed on the North siile was the delibérate Buicide of James Hogan, a man about 65 years old, Tuesday night at about 11:30 o'clock. The old man was crazy and had been drinking hard all day. He waf living at Spains' Hotel 7 and 9 North Clark street, between the river and the viaduct. Shortly after 10 o'clock the old man climbed to the roof oí the tory building through the skylight, with the avowed intention of committing suicide. His iriends in the hotel used every means ia their power to persuade him to come down, but without avail. Every time any one would start after him he would run to the edge of the building and swing himself over. There ho would hang by hia bands until his pursuer would retreat through the skylig-ht. Then he would draw himself back and walk up and down tho roor. jnnaiiy severa! poüce oölcers went to the roof to arrest bhn. As soon as Hogan Baw them he ran to the edge of the building and, without sayir.g a word, he swungf nimself over, holding to the edge of the building by his hands. The crowd stood below In breathless eilence. In one brief moment the old man loosenrd hls hold and dropped backward. His feet Rtruck a sign over the third-story wiudow and hia body turned a complete somersault, hls head stiiking the pavement with a sickening íloise that could be heard a block away. The man's brains were scattered forten feet in evcry direction.