Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-07-05
From the Springfield Gazette.
" DEATH BY INTOXICATION."
: Verdiciofa Corone,'s Tnoussi


Verdict Of a Corone,'s Inquest.
On Tuesday Of last week the dead body Of
man, named Elisha Crouch, was found in
the woods between this village and Chico
pee Falls, not far from the Morgan house,
He had probably been dead two or more
days. No marksof violence were found upon
the body, but the ground and bushes around
appeared to have been considerably disturb
ed, probably by the struggles Of the dying
man. Not far off was gallon Jug, which
had evidently been filled with rum, but when
found was empty, and in such position as 10
show that the spirit had not run out ITSELF
! This circumstance afforded clue TO the
whole matter. Crouch was the Friday be-
fore on the Hill with a Jug, and was then
partially intoxicated. He called at that time
at Upham g. Ingraham's store and asked for
rum, pretending (thcy being licensed apoth-
ecaries,) that he wanted it, as a medicine, for
some one who was sick but they refused TO
let him have it. He was however afterwards
seen on the same day towards evening, with
his jug apparently filed, but where he OBJ
tanned his supply, is not known. He was
not seen afterwards ill found dead on Tues
day. Probably, in going Friday night to
| SulIOpCC ans, ulo uouul uOulOt uC tOot niS
way and wandered into the woods, where he
lay down, aud in the course of that night and
the next day. Saturday exhausted his jug
and drank himself 10 such degree of intox.
icalion as TO occasion his death. The Jury
of Inquest, taking this view Of the case, ren.
dered verdict Of Death by intoxication.' y
The deceased had recently lived at Chic.
opee Falls, where he was employed in the
business fquarrying stone. He had a viii,
and children, but they had been obliged fol
some years past to live separate from him, on
account of his Incorporate habits.
This case adds another 10 the long cata
logue OF like instances of the fatal effects o.
Rum. The man who sold Crouch his gal
lon OF spirits not now known. Human laws
may not therefore be able to reach him, but
he cannot escape the detection of the Omni
scient Eye and his conscience, unless blunt
ed TO insensibili:y, must fill his mind with
the most painful emotions and images, anc
: happy will it be, if under such influences h,
shall at once abandon traffic that is fraugh
with such fatal mischief
ELISHA Crouch, acho is mentioned in III
, a6ore article, sce beiiecc formerly resided i,
This town. Ed. Phoenix.
.
, Shocking Suicide through Gambling i,
a Paris-We have taken the pains Of max
ing the following Infringement of long ant
|, interesting story in the French papers,
young woman, or rather one who had beef
), very young and beautiful. and perhaps a
4 virtuous as fair, before she became involve,
q in the temptations Of Paris, and the fascina
4 tons Of Frascatis' gambling pandemoniun
i betool herself after The late legal suppress
!. sion of establishments Of that kind, 10 tn
frequenting of house, where, under III
! pretext Of a tabled'hols, play is still carrie
: on. There she was known by the name c
: Mslyina; but ever since she had been a Wis
q tor Of it, her luck AT cards had heen grow
!. ing worse. She no longer possessed the To-
:, = ready means which she once had OF con
h pensuting Tor her losses at play, and she b,
:, came forced to dispose of all the movable
: she owned, trinkets. furniture, and eve
= clothes. Al length, every thing was gon,
and few evenings ago, she threw her la!
!. stake on the table, and lost it, The gam
:, is over she was heard TO say, with an air {
Z assumed gaiety,' shall play no more I an
!. she borrowed couple Of francs from som
one attached to the house TO pay for cabr
. olet home Two days passed, and she di
:, not appear From her air and her losses,
II was suspected tina. something fatal had hal
D. pened; the police were required 10 int
ie iere, and her door was forced open. TT
o. unfortunate Melvina was found lying on h,
10 bed in the second day of her death. 81
We had dressed herselfin white and round b,
left arm had bound light colored lock
as some ones hair the last thing she cared 70
ne and expired with the lock and her arm J.
20 ing on her heart.