Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-11-09
RICHMOND yIRGINIA TUESDAY. NoYEMRER .s.a

; 'ne place, bu; found that all medical skill wa
y, no avail-tIe vital spark was fed forever
from the appearance of the BODY, and the sit,,
a'ioh IN which il lay, the wretched snicide mus
nave been kneeling al the time Of the dreadf,,
act and the pistol put into the mouth and the,
uischarged. Death must have been instanta
heous, as the body presented no sympto,p of
struggle having taken place; it appeared /,
have fallen forward, and remained with III,
ne "a slightly averied, in the exact situation il
winch II Tell. The bod; being recognized Il
De that of the unfortunate Chapman, was tal,er
up, placed on a hurdle, aud left at the parish
workhouse, and notice Immediately sent 10 Mr.
1cinmett, the coroner, at Kingston.
Such was the shocking Termination of thi.
yonDg mans life, and, as il 10 render the event
more tragic and impressive, it appears, had he
deferred the dreadful purpose for one day, lie
might have been re-estabIishcd in society. as
the friends to whom lie had W, ittcn had exert
ed themselves most powerful in his behalf no,
oniy IN procuring for him peruniary assistance.
bu' III soitening the severity of those gentlemen
wh;"n he had treated with so much ingratitude
as well as dishonesty.
On "Wednesday two gentlemen came to the
'>ing's Arms, and inquired if person. descr;
hng the deceased, was staying there The
landlord recognised one of them 10 be the pen
tleman to whom the deceased lad written. and
WIN weoiii he intended 10 communicates in town
Hr. Moon made him acquainted with all the
oarticuarsUf the melancholy story, at which he
was deeply afcctcd--the more so as he was the
bearer of good news. having made s,rpe snc-
cessiui arrangement for his misguided friend
and then had with him three hundred sover.
eigas- to be devoted to satisE,y the immediate
necessities oil the case. In the course of the
same day VIZ Harrison, one OF the Marslialrncu
OF the city of London, came to GcdaIminp. ar
coDpanied by the clerk of Mcssrs. Paxton g.
20. To 'vhon the deceased had also written and
which beng communicated by him TO the house
was the hrst animation they had Of the unhappy
mans residence since the trace of him was iost
nj Sutton. Ali these parties were admitted I'm
see the body at the worlxhouse, and identified il
rs that OF the guilty but unfortunate Chapman.
II was understood that, tlsush Mr. Harrison
was sent by Messrs. Paxton & Co. to take him
INTO custody, i, was not the intention of those re-
spectacle gentlemen 10 have treated him with
the severity bis conduct deserved
This day Coroner's Inquest was held on the
,bndy at the workhouse, before MIR. .Jemmeu
and respectable Jury, when the man who
hrst saw the body, John Stevens the waiter and
Mary Goodchild the chainbermaid and DIR
Parsons, were examined.
After a patient investigation, and affair the de-
liberation of the Jury, verdict of ssTempora-
~ dera cement Was given" III
The Eiensis of thestcceased, who, as il NAV
be Imagined, arc plunged in the greatest Attic
non, have given orders that Ills remains should
he treated with becoming respect.
lie nohy was laid this evening in a she'll clad
in the sad furniture Of the grave. The face was
not d'sigured IN the least, save "a slight DISCO
ionFation at each corner of the mouth from
whence the blood had flowed.
IT was omitted TO he slated, that in the pock-
els OF the deceased "a few shilIings only were
found, letter to the oster at Ciareesmeyys. Pic
cac!iliy, informing him where the horse and
ciiaise were and check addressed 10 a MIR. S.
10 pay Mr.. Moon Eco.