Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-03-02
T!cu let us, joining hand in hand.
Pray that forever thus we be;
And let The wa,chword OF our land,
Be Virtue, Honor, Liberty.
miscellaneous.
Pu,L.pyLpuIa. Feb. n. 1912.


Suicide efhe late Cashier Of he To,o
qnla Bank.-This morning about s o'clk.
John G. Boyd. laic CushIer Of the rowan,
da Bank, in Bedford county, Of this stale,
colnmiued suicide at the house of Mrs.
Seymour. in Schuylkill 7ih street. few
doors below Vine.sIro I, by shooting him
self il The head with pistol, Of which
wound he died ~ few minutes after I'D
o'clock. He committed the oct in front
room on The second story, under circum-
stances ,ha, leave no doubt that he design
cd To take his life rather than submit TO be.
come an Inmate Of lire prison. Il appears
that he has hecu in the city sincc Saturday
last, aud as wns his practice made lhi,
house. the home of his mistress, his place
Of lodging. Yesterday morning he was
arrested :hcre while AT breakfast, by Off :
Ger Saunders. Of the Shcrilirs office. ut the
suit of The Bank Of Penn Township. invofv-
ing claim for ,hiry-one thousand dol
lars, growing out Of sonic transactions Of
his with ,hut Bank, while he was connect.
ed with the Bank at rowanda. He re-
manned in The custody Of The officers dur
ing The whole day md nigh; up to the mo.
men, Of the oct which hurried him into
eternity. Par, Of yesterday he was q, the
office of The Counsel for The Bank of Penn
Township, and last evening proceeded with
the uIiicer to the Bank for The purpose Of
clccing s7mc arrangements 10 relation TO
The claim. They remained there until az
ter ten O'Clock. aud then proceeded to the
Office Of his Attorney. where he remained
until after fcgr O'Clock This morning--ihc
officer then procured Cab, with the in,en.
lion ofconveying him 10 The Debtors apart
ment ofihe Moyamcnsing prison, but aEI
Boyt's request went TO The house Of Mrs.
Seymour, for The purpose. rs he said. 70
take his clothing aud pormautcan with
him. Here he packed up his clothes. and |
burning one or TWO letters. brough! bis |
clothing into The parlor down stairs. He
then expressed a desire TO go up stairs for
Que article more. wiirn the officer said. you
cannot go wiiIiou, me, und they both pro.
cceded up slairs-Boyd entering the room
while the officer remained NJ The door,
In-a, pnnmnnr--;he female in The room. who |
meat, exclaincd--" My God, he has shot
himself"
The whole tragedy was bul The work of
n moment, aud so calm aud cool was the
deceased, that no one suspected that he
had any design upon his life. The report
of,he pistol was rot louder than lha' of
percussion cap. and nnril the exclamation
Of the female. the officer was no, aware Of
any such deed. The ball was not discov-
ed. aud il is supposed. musr have lodged
in or have passed down his throat From
The commission OF the act until he died, lie
was perfectly sensible. but refused to an
swcr "r cxplain any thing. He is abou,
rhirry.fvc years ofns", aud has wife aud
rwo children in tho interior ui the stale.
BOYD was :urnc,. out of the office Of cash
icr ul The Bank. about the first Of January.
it having been aScrr'aincd lha, he had
f;auduIcntIy issued Il large amount Of Re-
l!ef!,sues.-yourHal Of Commerce.