The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-04-13

On, 81 he purposs Il again eoshEng lir a.
nave ne iaa amount q iuads. Col. b. onfhfI
occasion lel hira have upwards Of eieven &c.,
salid dolarsI The DAY plevioun to Ehslloasl
deaih, Crane wrote letter 10 him. niaiia
thai . - I'D not pay over he mouev loanf{.
be would expose him and indict him - -
perjury which be had committed % he elilgf.
nation. On The next morning, (last Thufrdsv,
Co. 8. iook 9 very a1scli6nsla leave az q
family, and started with frisud for Jactserl
% The road be stopped AZ a house and wroio,
q lsttef 10 Mr. Crane, stating that Re miehr
cease bis operations; ioE, before he received
that letter, hs soul would Be IN eternity. Soot
after this letter was received, hlr. 6. asd sonsi
friends started ever tie river % look iof hin;
About one mile above the ferry, they found hia
horse. sadiie-bags and cloak; a 4 shorl d.
lance, on stump, bic gloves and riding Win.
They followed hm footsteps Cor about fflT
yards 10 The bank Of the Pearl river, gllera
they found bic coat, hat watch. hreasl.pin aad
a letter wriltento Dir Crane. 70 the letter
be stated the principal Circumstances Which
Lad induced him 70 lahs away bis own life
Graves had ruined him, and be had not dollar
IN the world--he bad borroWed money from
bis friends 10 save Graves and bad % meaHs
wrote a letleF 70 his wife while on the bank
Of the river, The conienss Of which We ksqa
not heard. He kept q diary during The inter-
val between bis examination and death, n
which he recorded an the facts connected with
the Graves' affair, and the thohughis w icI
occupied bis mind whilst medilating upon the
awful end which he was fast approachingf
Some most astounding developments viii, W
have no doubt, be brought 10 light.
A number Of citizens from this place an4
from Brandon made dilgent search &c biz
body on Friday. On Saturday, Il was found
about ify yards below the place where he
went in. IilCOk almost as natural as whes
possessed Of life every muscle Of bis com.
isnanee retaining its living position. Il Was
removed TO Brandon on The same evening.
Col. Shelton had borrowed aumber Ofsums
Of money from bis friends, besides the amount
he got from Mr.. Cane. In some instances.
we understand, be borrowed tie little al Of
poor families, who are now leh in distress
Prom the papers he left, il appears that Graves
had promised to let him have gold and silveg
ailer his trial was over Ter al the treasury
warrants which Shelton would furnish him
with.
What commentary upon the times! What
an amount Of affection and suffering must re-
suit from tho rascallty Of une man A fellow
being driven to the extremity Of selfdestrhc.
ton-a tender and afecti0nate wife 10 the az
ony Of despair and madness, deprived offes-
son and fast falling TO the tJmb--a most intefs
esling group Of six CT seven innocent daugh-
tiers, reared under the fostering smiles Of paren-
tai affection, ieft upon the bleak world unpro.
tected-.relations mourning Sor the widespread
ealamiiy-lriends brought 10 the verge ofPoy-
erty, want and rum And We fear be worst
has not yet eome--ths remote consequences
may be moro frightful than the immediate
the storm not only lays waste the standing
corn, but IFS food swell the streams and bears
desolation upon is bosom.
On Friday while the whole population was
absorbed in the contemplation OF Col. Shelton'a
death, Mrs. Graves, wife Of r. s. Gravess seat
vond 10 the Governor fhat the mercy belong.
ing 70 the State was IN her possession, and be
was requested to call over and receive il. TIE
gentlemen were received very politely, ADD AZ
ter some little chitchat Mrs Graves entered
with an aru1ful Of treasury waTanisy--In e
few moments she brought in a bag Of gold -
The counting commenced: and after gong
through with all the funds, il appeared .theTs
wero IN q. S. treasury warrants and gold
sos, 1866 2O-in State warrants S69,00O.@-
These last were the same that Mr. Audtta
Matthews previously counted in the Office
SO that nearly S5AO00 were still wanting 10
make lup the deialeation. Five or six thoa.
sand dollars Of old warrants were subsequently
found in the treasurer's Office, still leaving
balance of upwards Of S46,UO0 which was ab.
straeted BY Graves,-all IN good iuRds and
most Off in gold.
Since the above was in type, we have pro-
cared the following which we believe is : ysfr
accurate copy Of a memorandum LEFT by Col.
Shelton IN relation TO circumstances connected
with the awful catastrophe. The first part
was found in the pocket book--the latter parg
was written BY him Immediately preceding
bis death, and found on the bank Of the river:
> have s72S3 10 State warrants inelosed, 81
Of which, except $500, belong to w. r. Crane.
The balance Of about 500 belongs 10 nc, to-
gether with profit on Mr.. Cranes part,which
book he has in my OWL hand writing and ona
in my portfolio shows. The two / refer 10 il
case 81 my death.
W. II. SHELTON.
Deposited also ss75 treasury warrants
1901 "a State wauanlss
1724 30 81
1928 rs = oid,
have borrowed on account Of the above.
s6I from Mr. Thomas, S29 3 treasury h0tss.
1916 SO from r. A. Patrick, TO pay A AIilleF