Morning herald., 1839-10-25

so; at others, crying like shildj ed thsn ars;S
The evsntful morning ef Monday I.oke. "a :.
Mr. wood had not yet made an olfsy to Pssk t.
come and live in the house with the dauxhtsr- -
reak expected he would, Peak went to lawyer Al
heraway BY force, in order to scare the father into
making AN 0fier to him to come and live al under
one roof Peak sent Mr.. scurvsn, friend of the
from her father; at nine O'Clock Mr. Scurys6 went
to Mr. Wood, and told him this Wood besrsd and
entrsated like hsan bsoken man. "Dont let
my only daughtey; it is hare, hard to part An old
man from his cbi31y have loved her better than
all my childreni bn't let them take her; they
them if they come. Mr. Scurven told him the inn. .
possibility OF resisting the law, and he then beg
ged TO have her remain hour, hours or till
noon Mr. scurven said he would make them agree
to that, and went away. This was about eight 70
nine Mr.. Wood went 10 the frmt window and exc
o1sred, looking up at the Stats Hoasei clock
/" There-theremits sew. elsven;' tkey'll be here
cried out . there--hereAfs now halfpast eleven:
do you see 'em coming. III kill 'cm, III defend
her" lie then went down stairs, to the store, and
hiilng three large tumbers with brandy, drank them
ali of. His wife became alarmed, and wasson the
point OF sending for assistance TO have her husband
taken care OF he exclaimed" There, there; it's
IL O'Clock; hear 'em coming; I'll defend her; MI
Kill EN-. With that he went up stairs to his little
office on tae second story then ascended to her bed
room IN the third story, and the instant h. entered
shot dead by the ball. How was done no one but Mr.
Wood. knows. Ii might have been BY seetaerf as he
was fonrishing the pistols, or in the ao - saising
them; the ball entered the corner Of her risht
eye and came out at the top otthe head He is Ave ket
eight inches high; and she was scarce over 6xes
feet The pistol was not there fore, fully rased;ke
must have been in the act Of raising it, when il vent
oH Peak was the last who saw her IN life; he was
IN hay oit at the back OF the house, she the
window IN her bedroom, given u the above draw
ing; she drew the curtains o side, and made
on n Poak ~ hor
head as n speaking to some 0neWhO had entered the
room the curtains fell to, and the next instant the
report ofthe pistol was heard. Two Of her brothers
were hrst IN the room, and found her lying on her
face, with her arms by her side they turned her
over 10 the position, as seen in the above drawing,
% see if life remained and then fer assistance
The negro waiter then entered the f6om and found
Mr.. Wood standing in the door of his bed roem as
given above, exclaiming, "There-there-l've shot
my dsughter-I've killed my aaughter-Pve MUIR
dered my own chdr' He had dropped both pis-
tolls, one loaded and discharged nearly together
as they are represented in the above, which
curate view Of the room and the incidents at this
on Saturday
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under that dreadiul misfortune, deprivation OF sight,
70 call on DIR. Williams, the English Oeculisf at
Providence House, at the corner 81 Broadway and
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by occular demonstration, the truth OF his curea
One case that under eur immediate notice was
that OF person who had been blind for Ave years
and can now see 10 thread fine needle. Without
sight how cherries Is life! As to the beauty Of the
counenancc, the emanaions Of tho soul are emitted
from those bright orbs, which, if obscured, render
the human face inanimats. All those who wish TO
profit by his skill should call On the Doctor AZ soon
as possible u they wish relief. olS-2td<w
Copy Of Certificate from Medical Gentleman Of the sr,
r.pec'aoity, of cure performed BY Mr.. Williams Rene
BARN, (Engla.d) Jun. 10, 1918
lady my aquan had opsqse sub.iance ON the
coat Of the Eye and arp, ing Mr. Williams the Oeulst OF
London Tor re,,ef in the Of month entirely
nsved by applications peculiar TO his praccethe eye.,i.
wrs affected al The same ~s bu, were perfectly cured
Witness, I. GngEs.nsrH Surgeon,
- Chippenham Bath
To J. Williams Esq, London. now Of Providence House.
nv broadway where had been blind for years. but
who restored TO sight, may any except Sunday
from Ito O'Clock uh the Let May, $780, when he Isve COR
Europe. e2Ss,d&it~.
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