Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 57, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 March 1912 — VERSE NO STAY TO SUICIDE [ARTICLE]

VERSE NO STAY TO SUICIDE

Brooklyn Man Crumples Poem Holding Out Hope aa {to, Fires Fatal Shot. Los Angeles,—Rejecting a poem “Opportunity” whith held out hope of another chance, Joseph Vincent, a Columbia graduate, formerly of 369 St John’B place, Brooklyn, shot himself

on the summit of Silverwood hill here. At his feet was found crumpled! up a poem, writted in the East side of New York by William E, Malone, who lived among the submerged tenth while studying them. The final two verses read: Though deep in the mire, wring not your! hands and weep; / I lend my arm to all who say "l ean.” No shame-faced outcast ever rank sot deep, But yet might rlae and be again a man. - .- y Art thou a mourner? Rouse thee from. thy spelL -A. * Art thou a sinner? «ns may be for-i ' given. Each morning gives the wings to flee , from hell; . Each night a star to guide-thy feet to heaven. ''' •* i v . I w The verses had been copied by Mrs. Adelaide Lafetra, an old time friend* who knew of his despondency. Mrs., Lafetra said he had made many failares, and she had tried to arouse him to better things.