The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-18
City Intelligence.

THE MURDERER SLAIGHT-SrARveD HIMSELF TO
DEATH.-It will be recollected, that on last Wednes.
day, week ago. the 9th of September, a man by the
of John Saight shot his wife in the neck with
pistol, in Hammond street. from the effects Of which
she died in less than As hours after Saight escaped
the time, and arrested the Sunday following by
the sheriff of Richmond county, and brought back to
this city on Monday morning week ago to. day. and
lodged in the city prison the charge of murder. n
his arrest he stated he had not tasted any food since
he committed the deed did he want n.y. he did
not wish to live. Mr.. Edmonds, the keeper Of the
prison, placed attentive nurse to wait upon him,
under the direction of Dr. Covi the skfu surgeon of
the prison. who removed the prisoner from cell to the
prison hospital where every aided by med
cine instituted in order to make him take food but
without effect he most positively refused all
ishment, whereby his life might be prolonged. The
consequence was that his system has been gradually
sinking for the last eleven the want offood
til yesterday afternoon between and O'clock death
relieved his awful suffering 1t onishiug to see
Low wonderfully he kept his until the last
ment of his existence. The doctor was very atten-
tive deyising every in his power to persuade
the wretched man to partake Of some food Yester-
day afternoon about half hour before he died the
doctor, finding he in a sinking condition, pre-
pared milk punch, and succeeded, by great diff
Guilty, in getting portion Of it down. While the
doctor inducing him to take more he said, Doc.
tor want to die My poor wife is gone and want
to follow her. have nothing to live for; it is Of
nothing; 1t is my mind that suffers much more than
my body feel am dying now; shan't be long with
you Oh the devil tempted me to commit the deed,
he was heard to say, as he gasped twice for
breath and in few seconds his spirit had passed away
Here what awful picture is presented to the drunk
ard This unfortunate man was married near twenty
ago, and possessed aectionate wife, with six
children, and they were living together in peace and
hmm ipae hQ inf0 fiu0d
very caused him to neglect his work. and that
to neglect his family and finally to abuse his wife who
and come TO New York, when he followed and entreat
ed her to live with him, which she positively
refused to do he then committed the horrible deed
above related solely through the effects Of ntoxca
ton. And now what terrible reflection for the poor
orphan Children to think Of the untmey end of their
parents the mother murdered by the father and the
father while under the charge Of murder starve him
self to death in prison. And what has teen the
cause! Why, nought but intoxcation; Surely this
is sad picture to look upon, and should be
lasting warning to all who indulge In ardent splits.
THr CRY YEsrEnDAY-The city yesterday pre-
sented an entirely different appearance from Sab
bath since the departure Of the cold blasts Of the
spring. The sky was overhung with black cloud and
the cold south wind gave signs of the approach of
winter The church bells rung clearly as ever but
instead Of lawns and grapes nantes Of winter we're
drawn closely around the forms Of the fair who
sought the temples Of mercy. There was little doing
in the way Of visiting the country, and the blazing
hearth, warming stove, were most acceptable, gem
orally In the afternoon, the Battery pretty well
ATTENDED, the GINNING Dastb from the caused o
quick retreat from that spot, sought by many in
the sulry evenings Of summer. The company was
made up Of every variety OF character from the per-
feet eemblance Of Tootsu to the hard listed aud in
dustrious laborer. There were many females but no
display Of great and fashionable costume many of
whom had charge Of shvering little urchns who looked
though their bare calves needed stockings of a
greater length, to shelter them from the cold The
lower part Of the city except Broadway seemed desc.
late and foraker scarce person visible in any of the
streets But moving further upwards all was life and
pleasure: The tide Of fashion flowed through every
principal thorougtfare and really of IL looked
aptediluvan. One Of the most conspicuous speci-
me ns was a German lass, with merino hat such as
wtfn some twelve years ago, covering n head from
which flowed aprofusion Of hair somewhat In the style
Of IiDglets. The costume vas scarlet lawn, beted
With jet black band, the front Of which presented
large brass buckle. considerably tarnishcd She pre-
tented very striking appearance and the observ-
cd of al cbssryss. Advancing stl further, the