
Desperate Deed
New Martinsville, W. Va., Oct 17- At Oxford, Doddridge county, three men saw John
Baker, a war veteran, commit suicide in their presence. Baker used a penknife, but the blade failed to penetrate
deep enough and he tore the wound apart and slowly bled to death. [The
Newark Advocate, Newark Ohio - Oct. 17, 1904 - Submitted by Shauna Williams]
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