Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-03-22
ACCIDENTS, CRIMES, g.,
f. WINcHssTER. W. NJ,

-one which has produced so strong "n
stirring sensation in our tOwn--as that %-
1t now becomes our duty to relate. r., "Ica
able, the highminded, the intelIioent ,"y 4 anu
STEPHENS r. BEATTY is no more ~ I0C %,
in the prime of life, in the commerce. ne hIl
career which gave promise of unsurn,s'" vI' v
fitness and he fell by his own hand IN p a,e'
us calm our feelings, and relate. as weIl nu' It
are able, the particulars of this hear.ro"a az !, We
deed. 'a'ul.
DIR. Beatty returned to Winche.,cr = y
cember last, after an absence of some mo -, De-
the state of New-York and the distric, Of Co
bia. He had been severely affected viii, hO'l "
pepsia, and had pursued for some time '.' pl'
abstemious regimen. by which his bodiIv g. 'HE
was exceedingly reduced. We have bcsar " .l1s
that for half year he had not tasted mon, % ~,
that he had confined himself solely IN r,r, wi
Gus articles, and those in exceedingly ,a,S
quantities. About the middle of FebI,r .r't'
became suddenly alarmed at his extreme e,,,. T
ton and the continuance of the disease. an,
solved to use more nuuicious diet: vr, ,. re
was the state of his stomach, arising fmm I t.,
abstinence, that the change produced atr.Is
tor of the excitement to the brain. CAUSING
feet frenzy, and combining him to that bed WIKI Fr'
at length witnessed his dissolution. Far rLoe
two weeks his life hung upon the JpnI' "N
thread. But by the skill of his physician. .,l
the great care of his attendants. the r;cur ,f 1.s
disease was abated, and his body bean +, :" u, .,
sumo hcalthful tone. For two week. hss
his death, save on the day Immediately rr.,,I
ing that event, he had had no interval, of5%
rum. and his fathers family were congrs;pl,,,,
themselves upon the sure prospect of hi, rcrm.
ry. But how vain are all earthly caIcul,rio,,'
how delusive all the most warmly cle1JJ
hopes of happiness which rest on sublunary d
jects. Although DIR. b. was evidently recm,
Ing, yet it was deemed proper that some attend |
ant should always be with him: and thi, capr:,
had been faithfully observed until the fatal man
ing of Wednesday last.
During the night, his father and little boz nj,
grandson. about eight years old. had silent n 4,
room with him, and he had rested soundIy, gf
had given no indications of alienation of mind.
A little after day break his father arose TO gor
market, leaving the child to STAY in the room ur
til his return. Almost Immediately after he ue,
out. DIR. b. requested the child to hand hi. trur,
to him, saying he wanted to get book fomi.-
The child did so, and observed his uncle To TAX.
from it what he thought was book. open it, take
out something and put the book back He then
directed him to return the trunk to its place.,pl
laid down as if to sleeep. On his fathers rerr
from market, he looked iuto the room. saw b,
son lying Tranquil, and directed no noise pb
made, lost he be distuSbed. All how u.esa
was that caution! Not all the thunder of cart
could have disturbed him in that seep-a Jap
only to be broken by the trump of the arcan.t
Shortly afterwards his sister went to his bed,rt,
spoke to him, and receiving no answer beCan.
alarmed, and upon examination discovered hin
to be dead. He had taken from the trunk 4 n.
zOr, with which he had cut the femora artr i
its commencement in the inner part of the th4.
performing the operation with the utmost SKILL
Death must have followed in one minute.
Thuss fell DIR. Stephens R. Beatty. in ii. 2A
year of his age, one of the most amiabIe, non
and prOmiseing yong men which our town h'
ever produced. The deep sympathy felt for BIZ
untimely end was manifested in the large con-
course of citizens who attended his funeral yes
terday afternoon, and in the general gloom lN
prevailed thelengthened profession.
-sxe9fae
"a CHAREsTowN, VA March L;
Ebenczer Cox, the murderer Of Mr.. DH,
late superintendent at Harpers-Ferry, has mad;
a full confession of his crime, and has accuse
seven other persons of having been accesarn
the murder. The particulars of this hOrlOl'm
are few. He went into the superintendent o.
flee. set his gun down. in order todeslTOF OIL
suspicion. and asked Mr.. Dunn for emPionaai'
i'll the armory. This being refused. he rmnsH
ately took up the gun and presented It at NJ
D. head. MIR. Dunn Immediate y thr" Up
his hands, exclaiming, ''My God" wt'nt
was lowered to hrs breast. and the :.l
fired. Cox Immediately left the Office. VII.