New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-25
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ins thrown { quantity Of yitrio upon two females IN
Brostway with view Of destroying their dresses. &C.
and who was Yesterday morning found dead In his eel
having con- nii.ed suicide BY cutting the main arteries,
Sc q he cft ;hSh with RACER, which found with
the blade sod handle tied sr 10 stick with pieces OF
wire and ss-isg An empty bottle labeled Chlsroorr,
was also found near bis side. The deceased IS !, sup
posed previous 10 committing The rash set. saturated
new six handkerchief with the Choroform ard placed
l. 70 bis mouth where found tied BY another new
six handk erchief round his head
The following letters ound!n one corner q his CELL
To re Editor oftif Journal Of CortHs<ros
Sal wish throu.h the medium Of your Journal 70
stances In which an a. present placed Ny real
before the pubic ~ miscresnt guilty o. most
cepissbe set that OF antou property Of
those ,Ts OF the who ghfy promenade Broadway
The facts far a. concerned, are BREEZY these Va
Tuesday evening issi yours msn WIN ~honr nsd re
Gently formed acquaintance went with me 20 my o5ee
10 Chanihersst. While here he sat woman Of bsd
character BAD spoiled garment for him while waking N
the street By throwing something lie viriol upon him
that he knew who and would pay her back IN the
same coin. IA had some sulphuric acid In my Office
which using Ia some che nicsl experiments ne re-
cuestei the Liberty Of skng OF 70 fer this purpose
lie accordingly cut IN the cork Of wal 80 that
thus, fr~.ra lie then ssid that he might ss, IL upon
his clothes told him that had sn old cloak which
could be much injured BY the ssd 10 wss soct for
nothing By his reqso, walked the with him,
he wearing my Old cloak, snd having on my orcina'
I "
about opposite the thsstsr be s.id sha, he the
girl he pursuit o. and he soon gave her shawl
sprnsling: thea turned down Broadway, when my
friend proposed 70 ,pfirse some Of the other Ers I'm
ssy cb sced and ted him that what he had already
done not In aceordsnce with ny own feelings a.
though done in revenge and when we arrived AZ
Chambef-st took my vial snd cloak AZ the same time
OF his friends mp snd len him, supPosins that
hsd dssusSsd him from dong the mischief he proposed
which fore % my nature lght opposed 70
darkness then regretted exceedingly that had eour,
teaanced in any manner the first act On getting home
fonud cloak had apparently received the principal
pert the scid which had escaped from my VIAL as the
wind blow toward US when ths act was done 90
meeting with my acquaintance the next day he ssd that
himself and hs two friends, whom met the prevou.
evening had resolved to drive eli the bad girls out OF
Bro,dwsy by srnnkling them with scid | IN vain res-
soned with hi against committing much pjury where
Re had not been harmed This wss tho last interview
which have had with him TO the present time
wish well as am able what Influenced
m 70 DO this Friday evening which confess
done with my hands and this the ony witch
am guilty and which resulted IN my arrest had dur
inr the week been in the constant practice Of inhsDg
ebiorofonn for the exhstiug erect produced by and
on Friday evening last lost all CONSEQUENCES before re.
moved the nhs err from my mouth. How 1t remained
there know; but coming out Of the stupol was
bS v.r bsfor and seeing the vial Of acid
(which had been used few evenings previous as before
described standing the mantle IN my derium seized
Il ruched into the street and threw tat two
Their than this The effects OF tbs inhalaion continu
ed very much lcnger than ever before ana 9id not
entirely pass OF until sometime ater my arrest 40 not
make this statement expecting 70 free myself nom ali
blame in this matter yet have bsen induced TO make
of this misdems 80 far am concerned state un
heststinely tina, would deliberately, in cold
blood the street and commit the gross acts OF wan
tonnes that have been committed for the las, few even
inGs than would cut my risht hand from my body No
am prone do mischief al can testify who have
ever known me But now placed in circumstances
where am ged 10 bear the rsproaches OF the world
for contemplate acts IN which have not partie
pated because ala this one act IN moment ol denum
bear the brunt OF the whole some OF the papers
d.beevsi my statement about others being concerned
this business but am informed today that while was
in close confinement last evening the same acts were
with acid However, my Character which nave
ever priced above everything ess Is gone-ifeyocaby
gons-aud am nov IN the mos miserable condition IN
which Il Is possible for man TO be placed one OF those
abandond females who examined yesterday stated
tts had often addressed her In Broadway ,NowI do
most soeny assert that the Of t sr Is utter
false never have any occasion Lad anything TO say
these miserable creatures II myself alone was the on
y to suffer by All the false statements when may be of
have been made respecting me, u would be nothing com
pared the injury 10 my desr-dear wife and child Oh
may God protect them cannot proceed-ny hano i
too unsteady ard my whole frame Is CONFUSED IN agony
! Ny brain IS oa fire.
srsin take up my pen 10 finish what have TO lsy
Great God has II co ne this is Il all dream Be
fore u o'clock ths nish to pay the debt OF Mature
Yes Il go tomorrow, could not live and be
| called a villain God knows am rot one. OH my dear
mother, brother and sister, what can say TO you Ny all
guish will only allow TO bid you farewell die 20
night believing that God who kuowsth all hearts viii for
give the dreadful act shall spend my remaining time IA
on what misery shall bring upon all my rea.
hons-and what still more dstfesses IN the fact thst
my name is familiar the whole scientific world, be-
nS connected with an important discovery ard now.
while an scarcely Able to hold my pen, bid all
| farewell NAV God foIgiye me Oh my dear wife snd
child whom Leave destitute Of the means Of support
woule sthi I'VE ana Wolt iof YOU ott oio
70 live should become maniac feel that am
but little better thsn slready The iusrnment OF my
destruction oba ned when the officer no hat me In
charge kindly permitted ue - 90 TO my room yesterday
HORACE WELLS
To Fprross MY last request to editor, il, that they
will while commenting this unhappy affair think Of
my poor wife and chdalso my mother, brother and sis
ter, all Of whom numbered among the most respecia
| bic members Of society H. WELLS
To MY DEAR WIFE. feel that l am !s,t becoming =
deran ged man, or would desist from this act cannot
live aud keep my reason, and on this account Goo W
| forgive the deed can say no more. Farewell,
To Ma. DwcR-D,ar SIR. When you receive this
shall be wish you would tate my watch and
present to my dear wife together with the rne haye
already given you Please 20 see 10 my burial let me BE-
inferred here N the most secret mennsf pos'as ~ an
reveal this misfortune TO my wife 10 the most anooec'
tonabe manner possible, snd attend 10 the business
which we spoke Of thi morning, when you t,ls though
Of this Occurrences. Yours, H. WELLS.
Mss.Rs. DIVER AND BARBER. Western Hotel; Mr. -
please tell Mr. James 10 write 20 Mr. T. w Sorrow, 70
Roe du Fauboufs, Possoner, Paris and tell him Of my
death
Tho Jury after brief consultation. rendered verdict
that the deceased to biz death while laborng I'M
der Al alteration Of mind"
PROP WIsEs's LECTURES This gentleman
gave the second lecture Of his course last evening In the
Chapel Of the NswYork University The subject was the
Uncertainty Of Ancient Proane Histories, compared
with the Mosaic Record"
The Professor handled bis subject with singular ability.
He displayed the intimate knowledge Of the writings
OF the Ancient Historians Sacred and Profsne. We
member reading when boy, in the preface OF an old his
tory Of the life OF Charles the XII. written by old
author, whose name DO not recolect passage
10 the effect that the basis Of Gil historical knowledge
skepesn, incTedulty and obstinate unbellef" This
serion struck being very odd at the time. IL
passed N mind, however, and returned tn
Ast evening when the powerful and lucid with
which Prof Wines exposed the Inaccuracies, blgndsrs
iasllies and absureites Of the Proane Historians Of An
lquity brought It wildly TO recollection and con-
WINGED that the safest plan In reading History s not
20 exercise obstinate unbeef7; be very cautious
least about giving credence 10 the Of the his
toan unless supported BY the strongest proofs Of their
/ truthfGlness that Is possible to be adduced
1. would be exceedingly difficult to give abstract Of
the lecture that would DO justice to the able lecturer The
lecture 70 be appreciated should be heard or read entire