Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-07-25
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SUICIDE -On S4tnrda, egening lhs', a
lilte before II o'clock, a sonag mHn named
| William |. Robinson, OF Portsmouth, put an
end to his existence by shooting hlmssh at
| the Nun.ion House IN milk.slreel. Il appears
| that be had transacted some business "iia
commercial house OF ihls CITY duiius tue aay,
a remained reading IN bs puzzle patior OF HE
Hotel most 81 the evening, Hhtre he cum
| united the fatal act. lnmfdittei alter IN"
report ofthe pistol was hend, b. Vas iohn
| lying Oh the 11of perfectly lead, the ball ha-
wing passed directly through his heart BY
letters AID oiher papefs found ~ his trunk
| and pocket. II appears TINT he WAS e'niy
! from Portsmouth,, that he has been nn ofiu-
nate 10 business. had Income dis our tgoh, aud
concluded TO 90 the rash act several da}.
sine aud had actual, attempted I, but In led
! IN the ausapi. tie hal tern ia Portland IN
lhr Book-hinaing aud sellIug business win
| auo, her pstsun. aud Is SAID to have s0iHe reia-
tives IN poTsmouth.
The Boston Courier givas some add ion1l
| particulars. Inc following l. copy oil ii ltt-
ter io.'nd inone oi hi 10 ntts.
Wednesdag Juiy 8, 1881.
| To The Keeptr Of The MANSON A0ase.
! SR- At.tortun,s III huslar d and Ieeaaiars
| losses have ca SD M II commit what Il,
new. vaper edtats can ra#h net. You vii
! find az my WHlleian order Oh j. l.. Cnnntug-
! ham tar the amount OF proceeds OF saie oi
B3okbipder's 10 is. 'o.d ias day. ian Will
pay yourself onI Of II, NY boar loo The aetk
OF more. and lhe sxpences OF having me d
cenily luteii led. | wisn To b. unri d exact.
IS am found dead or dylrg. trust tbat
you " Ill comply with this de.lrc. hive writ
ten 10 Mr. II - - copmuHIra
VIII Will 1T nd TO lie disposal of whatever
property belongs 10 mr--yo1 VIII have inr
| goodness to .ee that ali letter, lrh on he Ia
| BIZ b. turN arded ~ their respective destind-
dous-taesr to Po'ilan md Ponsmoatd
pleasp - put IN the Post Office Hose 10
| person, IA tnu city please 10 senu them lmme.
| diatel, J. l. oUDlN o..
Subsequent 10 ,he dat 81 IN Ittte,. ani
some oth.fs vii 10 otheT peIsons, binSon
took dose OF lauhanuo, wnlcn oprTateq an
| an emetc, aud had no otter Effect than 10
weaken han, IbH scl appeared irom a letter
ton friend Mt Portsmouth,, ~inch Was innnh
hesrslod IN his hat Fr IA rnth Ior d.ll,eu
from o,heI sou, Gee, a. appears that HI III.
sUcI Iuntet vas selling ths Tools ahuoed 10 III
the above leuer, Que oi the CREDITORS 81 Rot-
inson eeis,d trustee vii upon tue AUCTION
eet viii Ii consequently prevented Such DIS
position OF the proceeds 10 lie intended. hi,
cTcumsiao.e accounts Tor the following me
anu sndum, written on snlaIl bit oil phper
which va. fund "a HE trunh, at tue top oil al
The other artiCies.
" Leuets vii he found in my truuk. Mt
Coggesall vii phase sec lhey are Delivered.
Robinson, the dryer hnm Port mouth. Will
bring to-morIo" night a lrtter tor me con
tanning some ntorry. Mr.. (. VIII please ap-
popr'Hte u IN part pay OF dsy expenses. lhe
letters IN my trunk 10 persons IN tue city had
better be delivered Iminrdlaell,'
900
In noticing the suicIle ot John i Robinson
HEN. 4 -, d Il
Portland Courier obsef,es thus, he young
man whose fatal and Ctllninal catastrophe /,
To CuTucd la. bean 10 Uosi6ess "a THE town ioi
some y,arsY asi as a uouk Under and boots
seller. IL v nj he r,Colieeten iNat ds iufme,
partner IA hosinrss shot hinsvit In public
house Ia this town AOopt year aud tall az
Ne understand ttey learned tnrlr trade
gethel Ia The same SHOP and hat a thsa whu
was also thrT i,liuw apprentice, committed
suicide previous to el,9et o tues. there n,nst
have been SOMETHING radically wrong IN lbt
principles winch hey Imol0td, and winch has,
2 led 10 such awful reSuNs."
.7n0Ihtr Suicide. " sierdRy morning, Mr.
/ Charles Gardner, man OF Respectable Cou
! nexiUns, employed at Mr.. Proc ors Liver,
Stables, Senl 10 his boarding. housr IA Cam
bIldge street, about 'coeK, wheIe he pre-
pared aud drank poison ilAm, diaiely afer
wares ne LII the mouse, hut soon returned ant
, communicated the iacf TO his aunt. Msdica
= assistance was immeda,ty called in, bur I,
= no purpose. III. potion he had lakrn was 10
a powerful 10 adult oi any antiduic or palliative
:, The unhappy man fingered in e1cruciatng q
" comics un II IVA clock, L. NJ when be died
We understand That he bought oil an apotheco
= r. : shop hoy hall an ounce of corrosive subj
nate, {, atshane.) he " hoIe OF wAtch, II IS ba
; lieved. he mus have swallow ed, as no remain
Vi II have been discovered
Boston Transcript.
"a Sentence Of Smith aud Huyrdt-Edwai
Il Smhb aud William Mnriat, convicted c
!. Grand Larceny ~ stealing about il0o hiindre
>, and forty eisht thousand dollars trum tho CT
N ba"A oi New YORK ~ Ma ~ last, we're U
m Saturday last adj rdsed by tue Recorder t. i
i, Imprisoned IN the State Prison at Sne. slns
j. at hard Labor for the team ol fee years IL
lie Is the utmost exteGt oil The penahy for Gran
II Larceny, Under the revised Statutes OF Ia
d state. l. must be apparent 90 every ooserye
that The degree oi punishment is not a all pft
i. purlioGedio he ma, niude and en0rmiiy of H.
u, oilrnet. Jauf. Of COR,Aat.ce
4. FATAL M3RRIA1E..-A melancholy i,
IA stance oi an unlorlaoa,e marriage ~s> d.seioi
fi- ed on 'll trial OF Mu,rs, TIE person tiled f.
u Paruc'i'a 'ng ~ the bank robbery. A most ia
AZ irres'i"g looking f"mate, about 10 years
: age, possessing hntly lotnied counlenaD5 -
- clear complexion, dark brown b dr, and Ia
- seiy deieate situation, va eSalIIued as
y "nness Ii st.ins tie Young lady resided il
c n'r mother, who kreps u respectable isver
s.- DsAIaias b.ase IL Philadelphia. Som