Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-03-20

The Boston Daily Advertiser Of the 18th
ult. has the subjoined account of the perpetra-
ton of remarkable suicide in that city on the
preceding night.
RENARKABLE SU1c1DE.--Y Yesterday MORN
ing, about s o'clock, soon after the lad opened
the store of Messrs. Samuel Bradlee u Son,
No. 142. Washington street, ne found in the
first chamber, the bodies of Mr. john B. Car
ter, aged %, and Miss Mary Bradlee aged a.
bout 10, suspended by silk handkerchief,
from a rope which formerly supported scale
BEAM The bodies were cold, their hands
casped, and their faces and lips in contact
They had stood facing each other, one upon
two shop steps, the other upon box placed in
a chair.
Mr.. Carter and Miss Bradlee were engaged
to be married to each other, with the approba.
ton and consent of their several parents
During the autumn of 1881, Mr.. C. who had
long kept the store of Mr.. Bradlee, went to
New Orleans, 10 do business there, and Mr..
B having the misfortune TO lose his son, his
lunior partner, wrote to Mr.. Carter, as his flu
ture son-in>law, that if his prospects were not
very good he would like to have him return to
Boston and assist him in his business. Mr..
c. returned last autumn, and entered the store
of Mr. B. accordingly. During the present
winter, Mr. Bradlee proposed to sell out his
stock to Mr.. Carter; but no definite arrange
ment was concluded between them, owing to
their not precisely agreeing upon the terms, al
though no unkind words or feelings resulted
from the transaction. Mr.. c. remarked to Mr..
b. about this time, that if he did not purchase
the stock he should be married, and go to New
Orleans to commence business.
Mr. Bradlee demonstrated against his doing
so, in consequence Of the feeble health of his
daughter, and expressed the same aversion that
any father would at having his daughter reside
so far from home, and in an unhealthy climate.
But no interruption of the kindest feelings to-
wards each other were excted.-At this time,
also. Miss Bradlee expressed TO the father of
Mr.. Carter, that they proposed being married,
and going to New Orleans, when the latter ex-
pressed his disapprobation OF SO doing, until
his son should be established in business there.
The last time they were seen together, pre-
yious to the discovery of their bodies, was when
crossing Summer street, apparently to attend
Trinity Church. where the family of Mr.. C.
attended public worship. No apprehension
was felt on account Of the absence from each
others homes, as Miss Il. not unfrequcntly
visited and sometimes slept at the house Of Mr.
haxs femafasd il Has }psuS bdsd Mr. MI g
Carter stepped into the apothecary'- shop of
Mr. Smith, two doors from Mr.. Bradlee's shop
about 5 o'clock ON Sunday evening, but re-
NAMED there but few minutes.
Four letters were left by them, two in Miss
BIS dressing room, one of which was written
by herself:-and two were in the room where
their bodies were fonnd, These letters were
submitted to the coroner's jury, but contained
nothing which could throw any light upon the
transaction, except that the act was voluntary
with both, and deliberately resolved upon
They did not, las indeed the case could not
Justify their so doing) convey the slightest res
proach to their parents; but babe them adfeu,
like those Of afiectionate children upon their
death bed.
I'VE thought when we read this account that
it was very strange relation Of very strange
affair. The motive for the deed did not seem
10 Us sufficiently strong. We find that we
were not wrong in this impression. 1t is
said, in later paper, that the gentleman sui
eide had probably been the victim of gamblers;
mat he had forfeited his integrity; and that