The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1837-05-05
EXCLUSIVE LOCAL NEWS.

of England. The chief recommendation
OF all the provincial papers 10 tina, country
is the interest aud quantity Of the local
news aud the two editors referred to prin.
cipally displayed their hostility TO each 9th.
er by deadly Jealousy OF tina, kind of IN.
tell,gence. The one journal was published
on Friday and the other on Saturday. Ii
occurred one moonlight Thursday even
ING, while he Of the Saturday was walking
about halt "a nile from the town, that he oh.
served "A short distance of the road, the DO.
dy Of man suspended by the neck from a
tree, and Who upon examination, he found
had committed suicide. A fit of alarm sci.
zrd the Saturday editor lest the discovery
OF the man having destroyed himself should
be made that night, and consequently the
rivaI journalist be the first 10 give the par.
iiculars Of a circumstance which could not
fail TO produce a great sensation in the
place. IL Fridays Chronicle" had the
intelligence before the SATURDAYS "Cou.
rant, II would be the making OF the ior,rne
OF the former, while IL would be all but the
iuin of the latter. VIVA, was to be done to
prevent 1t A thought struck the conduc.
tor OF the Cuuran,: !" he would, assisted by
a confidential person employed IN the office,
cot down the body, and secretly convey il
TO 4 stable OF his own, where he would con.
ceal It tall The following night--agains,
which time the rival journal would he pub.
l'shed-and then return with Il 10 the spo,
where he found 1t. A horse and cart were
procured. aud The deceased was convened
to the editors stable, where the body was
covered silh sirsw.
Having thus. Us he believed, secured the
views OF the suicide TO himself, he be,ook
himslf TO hrs editorial chair and was enra
2ed during tie greater part OF the night ~
working out a tale Of horror Tor has Sainr.
days paper; and It was not ,llI long after
midnight. tina, he retired, with an ANXIOUS
rnind. 10 bed. lie soou feel asleep. dream.
cd oi the sensation the suicide had created
among the people, the chargrIn OF hls rival
editor at the tale OF horror IN has paper, aud
The large edition he had sold.
LAZY b1A VtofAHi~t stIfHit UdhlnH
occasion to 90 INTO the stable. IN tusnaglng
about. discovered the corpse had under the
straw. aud immediately ran screaming 10
the house. lis cries disturbed the editor !:
be jumped up. shipped on has clothes, aud
rushed down statfs. The cause OF tie
no,se WINS explained 10 hun he pronoun-
cc,i the servant iuol. suatchcd the KEYS OF
The stable. and run Out and pcked ti.--cum.
handing that no one should attempt 10 90
INTO the stable tina, day. The cries OF the
- ftanl had attracted the attention ct man
passlng bv of the time, Sho seeing hIm
funnlug iron the stable. seemingly much
terrified, had gone In the door and looking
IN had discovered the obIec, OF the servants
fear. Is n goOd citizen, he spread the news,
and IA tn minutes The proper authorities
sern apptiscd 81 the circumstances. An
inquiry into the matter ~us immediately
Instituted. Suspicion tell on the journalist
be- had bcen scen attended by one Of the
men 10 hts employ, taking something OIL, OF
a cart and carrying IT into tie stable ON the
preceding night. liz was taken into Gus
tods !; number OF circumstances, strongly
prcsump,Ise OF hts having s,rangled the be.
ceased, transplred "a the course OF tine coro.
ncr's investigator and has own life, accord.
ing To al appearances, was about 10 become
the prieo Of his anxiety To deprive hts rival
Of interesting local news
In VAN did he protest his innocence in
VAN did he relate each particular event as
II had occurred. lis haggard countenancc,
has locking the stable door after the bo.
dy had been discovered by the servant, has
command TIA, no one should 90 into !, dur.
ing the day were held TO be almost couclu.
sise against hts story, and his commitment,
was about to be made out. Fortunately for
hlm, nj this moment one Of the jury feeling
in side pocket of the deceased that had
been overlooked m the first instance found
letter written few hours before the sui.
eide IN which he declared his intention 10
destroy himself Ii relieved the editor
but his narrow escape, and the trouble he
got himself into, made him tar more eau.
,ious IN future MS TO the means he took to
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