A few minutes after non on Saturday a shocking attempt at suicide occurred on the Quai dri Yang-king-pang in the French Concession, Our reporter chanced to be Growds mostly on, osed. of Uhinoes, sar the place at the time and saw a
rounding a well dressed man who lay face uppermost on the ps A Frouch policeman was busy exam cheap looking revolver which was found beside the man, but beyond this the offi-er made 0 require me yr to remove the would-be auicido to hospital, while the other Europeans stood looking at the unfortunate individual whose rash act had attracted them to teapot, After about five minutes of getticulation with the revolver and conversation with the bystanders the policeman disappeared, possibly to procure tance.. Fortunately during his nxbsence, Dr. Sloan, who was driving past; arrived exumnined the 1 whom at x first glance no trace of a wound was visi though he lay convulsed and groaning with prin, yet seemingly sensible to what was going on about him, By his side lay a cigarette, sill amoking, which had fallen from his lips, His coat was then unbuttoned when the mark of asinail bullet hole was observed, On opening his shirt a woundaboutaquarter ofanineh in diameter was found under the lowest rib, just above the abdomen, There was, xa is generally ith such wounds, no external wge, the flesh being, however, di by the powder, nnd the bullet the clothes was charred around A little boy nmongat the apec= totora anid he had seen the man walk xlong the pathway, take out the revolver, nnd freit, 0 his body. He looked up as if he had fired at something in the air, as the lad wna at first inclined to think lo had, and then fell, After a little delay, a phaeton which was kindly given ap by (our gentlemen, was procured wud the wounded placed on ti and panied by police constable in plain o his carriage driving slonge ide, There the driven to the hospital, De. Slo
man received every attention at Dr. Sluan's hinds avd th good Siaters. He reo -vered consciousness after a short was able to apenk somewhat Ho ave his name or and described hi traveller hho had come to Shanghai four cage ago from ap
Hongkong, and had before that resided in Butuvia with his wife. Indevd it was some trouble with her that brought lim here, ho maid, nnd caused him to moke the attempt! upon his life, No effort hus yot been made to extract the bullet which is *upposed 10 be lodged the intestines, & precarious recovery is regarded ne
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