Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-12-30
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terday The arrest apd suioicide Of thi, iad;,;d.
al. The pubic are already acquainted with
the manner in which he obi aimed the mo,.v
Of Mes,rs. Gilbert & Sons, from Mr. R.,..
at the Marlboro Hotel. or his procre,, on,
Of town to Milford, New Hampshire moth.
ing is distinctly known. The remainin, q.
eumstances of history We take from n. sn,-
le'in ofI,s' eseuips6e, follows;
A, Milo he = blied to MIR. Loyeiov
stage driver. 20 convey him 10 Brauleaorns
bargain was made and he was carried on o,,,ns
the way in gig wItsou, baggage. Mr.. Law
joy returned to Milford, having obscr, ed ,b,,
the man, whose exterior was shabby hS
money enough Of different kinds. Soon ,f..
his return, the h-nd bill attracted his no,ic.
and caused his suspicious TO tes, on Bu,,.,
whrreupon he set out directly in ours Vi, ,,t
arriyed,at Bratlrboio' as s2e eddy as ,oss;hI'
Butler was sull in the town, but at another ~.
rrn, dressed in d,fferen, suit Of cls,br, u.
was recognized and sheriff was called 10 NIL.
the arrest.
IL the mean lime the handful vas eivs, :,
the landlord, and by him TO Butler, who ,r.n,
several minu'es in reading it. tie was asker
il that was his name, and rrtlird yes" Uo
made the same reply when asked the sam. our.
ton BY ,hr Sheriff: said he had sold h, clo.l /.
had no baggasr. trunk was bioush in said hv
the landlord 10 brlong TO ,ha, man. The Sbe,;g
asked him for the key-hc immediately eav- !,
up-lhe trunk was opened, and few Ioo,s
bills we're scarIered on he top Of the clo,bioc
the bag Of duboous was found in an old bluo
coal and he rest Of the money was s,utf d int,
stocking, which was laid with other, IN a corner
Of the trunk. He said 10 the Sheriff. ,unr,,s
you have done your du'y," and gave h,mrIf IN
without any prc.arie alton or Resistance. He
was ,aksn in charge by Mr.. Lovrjpy, no WIS
10 bring him and the money 10 Boston. BIZ,
on arriving at Nashua he got out Of III. stage
complained Of the cold, and stamped hi, fee,
on TIE ground-he was left unbound, besau,.
Of his peaceable demeanor, aud promises no,
to at,emp, an escape. Here he threw fl hi,
cloak, and ran across the bridge, 80 or 100 rods
into piece Of brush woods. The people were
alarmed and instant pursuit mat.r the woods
were surrounded; and in about thirty minute,
afer his escape he was found lying with hi,
throat cut, and razor by his SIDE; surgeon
was sent for; he 5rt a,hrd a few moments, and
died on the spo, where he was discovered.
aud given up, after an inques, by the Coroner,
TO Mr.. Jones, his late employer. The money
was given 10 Messrs. Gilbfr. K Sons, being the
amour, lost, minus only fifty six dollars with
which he had probably paid his expenses, and
the price Of the trunk aud new hing
II is difficult 10 say, wherher this suicide is
to be regretted or not. One would suppose,
that such a catastrophe would present warn
q q
The ,empted than any incarceration or legal ID.
Fiction. To what unimaginsbe anguish must
he De subject, who feels tina, inward joy and
self respect is gone; and knows thai the
just award Of punishment and de,.sation a.
waits him from an outraged community: and
who is fastened, by the awful aspect Of TEN.
poral suffering, 10 meet the unknown judg,
ments of future world