Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 April 1917 — Attempted Suicide At Monon Station In Monticello. [ARTICLE]

Attempted Suicide At Monon Station In Monticello.

B. F. Lassiter, of Westfield, with suicidal intent, swallowed an ounce of acid at the Monon station in Monticello and lay down on a baggage truck on the east side of the station to die. A stomach pump was immediately secured, the operation being performed in the presence of a large crowd of people who stood about the truck on which the would-be suicide lay. It is thought that he will recover. The reason for the rash act was because Mrs. Lassiter had filed suit for divorce.