Allegheny County PA Archives News.....Shine, Frank Attempts Suicide December 1, 1883
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The Sentinel Saturday December 1, 1883
The Sentinel Saturday Dec 01, 1883 pg 1
        Attempted Suicide
    PITTSBURG, Nov 30.--This afternoon Frank Shane, a young
man, whose home is in Philadelphia, was found in a dying
condition in his room at the Red Lion hotel, in this city.
A room-mate who made the discovery, found on the table a
note addressed to himself and signed by Shane, whic read as
follows:
    "When you read this my troubles will all be over. I 
have taken enough morphine to insure my death. Julia still
refuses to marry me, and without her I have no desire to live."
   A physician was summoned and after two hours of labor 
succeeded in reviving the dying man. Shane resisted the
attempts to save his life and protested that he was wearied
with the world and would kill himself whether or no.
   The Julia whose refusal to marry him caused Shane to 
evince such despondency is a pretty little chambermaid
employed in the hotel. Shane fell in love with her some
time ago, and they were engaged to be married. A month
ago they had a quarrel and Julia broke the engagement.
Shane moped about the house, and two weeks ago went to bed
literally love-sick, The attempt to end his life to-day
is the fourth within a week.

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