The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-08-31
DREADFUL sEIhMURDER.

DREADFUL SEIF.MURDER.
The Madisonian. Wisconsin Inquirer Of
the 10th inst, says -" The American Ho-
tel in this place was on Sunday afternoon
last, the scene Of a horrid occurrence of
this kind At bout o'clock, the atten-
ton Of Mr.. Fake, the keeper of the Amer
lean Hotel was attracted by gurglng noise;
and in casting his eye, observed standing in
the door of room short distance from
him, man literally covered with blood,
pointing to his throat, and beckoning him
TO approach. Startled and shocked, Mr.
Fake advanced towards and followed him
into the room, where he beheld a scene hor-
rid and sickening in the extreme. The floor
and bed covered with blood; an open razor,
the impliment Of death, lying on a chair, and
the self-murderer who had sunk upon his
knees, s.rt ggIng for breath, with his throat
cut-the treacher completely severed Sur
eical assistance was Immediately called, but
nothing could be done for him, as he deter
minedIy and lranticallv resisted every at
tempt made to dress or even touch the
wound.
His only desire was to see his wife,
who was in the family; and having obtained
slip Of paper, wrote with pencil" |
want to see nv wife. It's all | ask. n.
Il. D." 1t was deemed proper, however,
not 10 grant his request, and he, after a half
an hour of intense suffering expired. His
name wa Nathaniel T. Duncombe.
"As will be seen by the following letters
which we are permitted to publish, one Of
which was addressed TO his wife an hour or
two before, and the other found on his body
after his death, the cause of his suicide was
an unfortunate difficulty between himselfand
his wife, which it appears he could not sue
ceed in reconcling. This difficulty arose
from brutal treatment at his hands; and
which compelled her SIX or eight months
ago, to leave the family Of Mr.. Fake. The
| husband who resided at Jefferson, came to
this place two or three days days before his
death for the purpose Of reconciliation.
d" Having failed in this, he came TO the de.
termination of destroying himself; and wal
ted until his wife and Mr.. Fakes family
had gone to church. and then crawled in q
window into her apartment, where after cut
ting his arms, which were found to be deep
ly gsshed in several places, he opened hi,
wile's trunk, teok out her clothing, and be
smeared each separate article with blood
wrote the initials of his name in glarn.
capitals, with blood upon the wall, and thcr
cut his throat
Duncombe formerly resided in the city
Of New York, wheIe he now has brother
and was baker by trade.
6nd !, Er;nn - %
conGiiation with my wife, and fee
that i! is impossible for me TO survive. |
could have been effected, and we shoul,
have been happy, if it were not for few
who have taken mistaken view of my &C
tions. forgive them. Let them remem
Der to err is human, to forgive divine
have strlven hard in this new country to OBJ
tain home for my family. My affection
were wholly placed on my wife, notwiIh
standing some things that have occurred Il
mar the marriage. freely forgive her, an
f now | am ont OF persecution. hope sh
will forgive what has gone smiss on my side
as she would not do it when was sill liv
ing. used every persuasion that was ca
pabls Of, but by the interference of fe,
folks who wished
, have failed; on them rests heavy respor
sibility.
, 1t is now Sunday, tn
f 30th of June"
I A" After writing the above, have com
to the determination to try once more; an
> if fail, and she remain infexible to my II
quest, as find it is hard to part with he
+ az well as with my life, my doom is sealet
3. and | have to leave this world with all i
o allurements, to find that rest which deatl
i the poor mans friend has for me.
9 n. T.. DUNCoMPE."