Ambrose Bird suicide, 1873

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New Jersey Mirror Oct 23 1873:
A young man named Ambrose Bird committed suicide by hanging himself in the barn of William Tilton, near Jacobstown, on Sunday evening. He had been drinking during the day, and when he left his comrades, about 10 P. M.; he said it was the last time they would see him alive, as he intended to kill himself that night. He was found next morning, dead, as stated. He had used two halter leads and was in a sitting position when found. He was brought up on the farm of Mr. Tilton, but has been working at carpentering in Allentown for some time past. Crazed with liquor is the only cause assigned for the act.
Location: Jacobstown, North Hanover Township, NJ 08562, USA

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