Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-05-16

r,a,f fully to him. | atH Al alter the crew ohiatntd
,,ssess,on sfahe brig. they had a qnsirel With Days,
III r.nid have iheen him overheard. had he not
i~nserfafed and saved hun. 10 relation 10 his APP
I4ssehing death, Yer Brueeen said, that as reeard-
I'd himself i, vas a matter OF indifference to him
bat that when he reflected on the disgrace and dis
tess Of mind, which il must bring unon ms five
sistt,s who were in Belgium, The idea Of alto
gerber unnamed him, and made him almost m
ssne.
Shortly after This conversation. about ten o'cloot,
White heard Yer Brusgen removing or NAH
lag some other disposition Of ihe stats 81 lis bed
stead. and heard no further noise ia his cell DUNG
lie night.
Ga Saturday morning. the engineer. whose bu-
siness II IS 10 cleanse the water pipes which ruu
through all the cells. found an obstruction in the
pine oil one of the cells, near that in Which Yer
Bruggen was confined, and in order To discover where
it Was. he unsaccrssfully searched the pipes Of ikt
different cells nnttl he came to Yer Btugsen's, cnd
on opening the door of ii lie beh. Ia Inn hanging
isom The window oil his ell, in which position lie
had apparently been several hoars, as he WIS thcn
stiff, aud lie totally extinct. In ofdcr 10 effect hs
purpose he tore the blanket of his led lniu s,ripes and
~nte them together info 4 rope. ard tlen took one
81 The wooden Stats ol his bedstead. and made OF II
what seaman call a toggle, or in other words. he
iied the rope across tie centre Of the SAT, and slip
Iedi II through the iron grating OF hus cell. and tlra
pallcd IN the fope, 80 that the slai rested across the
outside oil the bars. aud thus formed a beam ltum,
which TO suspend himsef. lie then. rs is supposed.
climbed up on the projection of a water pipe, Whlth
suns thloughthe cell, and fastened the rope round
his neck, and launched hiUself into eteniy. Be.
sides the Stat from which he was found hanging.
there was also another Stat found nj the cta1ug.
with another rope attached 10 it, which bad evidently
bfoken, from which IL would appear that the un(ol
tuna'e wretch had made orc Unsuccessful attempt
10 destroy himself, and only succeeded IN tie so
oond.
Ven Brugeen was a native Of Antwerp, about
ihiriy years old, IN person rather below the middle
size, Compact and vii made. and Possessed a eouu-
tenanee indicative 81 rueh intelligence, and the
NEST deternlinsd resolution. lie is tmd TO iat,
been most respectfully connected, md ihaf hs
brother In law Is o colonel IN ihe scfIoc q kIne
Leopold.
Alter the inquest was held. several surgeons. upon
The impression We SUPPOSE, that lhe OLD Euglisllaw IN
relation 10 The bodies Of mnfderefs ho arr executed.
nnflIcs also 10 The bodies OF muIdcicts who execute
themselves. asked the coroner fuf ncrn,ission 10 DIS
sect the body Of Vef Hrueeen. But rs The Coroner
did not consider thai her was aus lceal Obligation
on himto thus dispose 81 the body, lie did nol wish
by doing so 10 increase lle aflllciion ol the murder
.rs Innocent relatives, and Therefore refused the
request Of The surgeons, aud oidtlrh lie body 10 be
buried in potcf's ficid.
.SHicide IF James Darus.-Iamos Davve, = lad a
bout eighteen Years old, was one OF tie crew uflhe
Bragafga, and according 10 ls own account had Ia
ten 10 pant IN The Hiadef or piracy. bat alter II had
been effected WAS obliged 10 asslst. IN tavipating tie
vessel. Ga The mai OF Na Btnggcu, lie gave cyi-
'iencc on The ratt Of The Iuitcd Siaics, ani las uI-
denee was perhaps the most effective IN procuring
The conviction OF the murderer. As 1t VAS deemed
necessary TO keep Inn in PRISON uuul The different
trials would be over. he was cotfled at The Halls Of
Justice, in the debtors part of he prison, aud nrru.
ped the same cell with a debtor named Samuel But
Ter, Ga Saturday evening. between seven aud cighl
o'clock. Butter went TO his cell door and lounl II
fastened inside. aud knocked at il without receiving
any answer, Knowing lhat Days was inside, and
having the mornings Horrible scene fresh upon hI.