Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1910 — SUICIDE AT MONTICELLO. [ARTICLE]

SUICIDE AT MONTICELLO.

Unknown Young - Man Throws Himself in Front of a Monon» ~ Freight Train, f Lying in the grass along-side the track until the train reached him, an unknown young man leaped in front of Monon fast freight Xo. 96, just south of Guernsey last Thursday evening at 5:00 o’clock, and was instantly killed. The tragic deed was witnessed by members of the train crew, who are of the opinion that it was a case of deliberate 'suicide. * Train Xo. 96 was running at a good rate of speed, and when the man jumped in front of the engine he was ground to pieces, both legs being cut off, his hip and one arm crushed and the body otherwise mangled. Brakeman Howes of the freight train saw him before he jumped. He 1 had been crouching in the grass and waiting for the train to approach. As he jumped in front of the train be held both arms aloft. The body was taken to Monon by the train crew, and Dr. D. R. Clayton, Jr., coroner, was-summoned. He found a postal card in the man's coat pocket with the photograph of. a soldier on the back of it. Evidently the picture is that of the young man himself. The card was 'addressed to Arthur Riveland. Seneca, 111., but bore no postmark or stamp. Evidently the card had been prepared for mailing, but the man | | had no money to buy a stamp. I fThe coroner communicat’d with the party to wffidm the card was addressed, but nothing has been heard from him as yet. People at Monon saw- the man in that towm Wednesday morning. He bore' Ithe appearance of a tramp, either I walked into town or came in on I a freight train. He was poorly! attired, about 4 years old and j ssioothfaeed. Bnriai was made! Saturday in Monon cemetery.