The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-01

said "he had thought Of taking his life"
That he had msdtated it, Is evident from the follow
ing letter to q. Dean. Esq., his counsel -
SNr. Dssn-n you win should like to have you
come to my room to- day, and bring with you Russell
ON Grimes, ID vol We another trial, I think
unsertand the business so as to save another trial
SNOW. u, is4s JOEL DIVINE
Mr. Dean did not find this note for day ortwo, and
did not 60 in to Divine until Saturday. Then ID.
did not reeoect having sent for the book though he
took It. and tur ned over the leaves He told Mr.. Dean
that II he had not come in she had made up his mind
TO put end to this business"
On goipg out. Mr. d. told the sheriff be had better
take away his well as thing else by which
but q small INSTRUMENT case, containing about half a
dozen surgical nstrumepte was not seen. The sherf
bad hta he had sach case, and searched for it, but
did not ind It. On the morning he found in his
blood; it stood open upon the stand.
The corpse was laid out that day and seen by n
srg. Dumber Of persons Ia the afternoon 1t taken
by the fieDds Of the deceased to Pleasant Valley
Ye.rday funeral sermon was preached In one of the
ehurcbss in that town, an d the body inferred.
Had bivpe lived, another jury would have been en-
pspneneo n,rt week, for his trial, which would have
been difficult case but IL would, probably, have been
Ipcsesful and then his trial would have been prose-
tutsd.
The deceased we thould judge, was about thirty
There fact came out before the coroners jury which
wa held on Sunday.
man had slept in the room with Divine but a. he
ola not hke TO do IT, he was alone that night had
cen the preceding one -POughksepde Telegraph.
IHE MURDER AND SUICIDE CASE AT GALEyA-
BY the arrival OF the steamer Red Wing. this
morn pg, paced in posr, ssion OF some further
fsots re alive 10 the horrible murder and sub,eou.nt
tpoide at Galena Illinois, ntoDed in our PAGER a
few csyr since IL appears that MIR. Morris. one of
TIE propretors Of extensive foundry in Gale had
become considerably In vs1yed aud that his creditors
isome hall dozen IN number, among whom a MIR
Harris, his brother in lsw) bsd obtained mortgage
upon his property aud about TO push him. which
90 e1afP.fattd him that he determined upon their
eeath. aud bis own Subsequent destruction aud to
tbs END a. by letters left Ia his pro-
eoI,e pistols and waited an opportunity when he
eooo e.t many Of them together possI BILE
conphth he numerous design. An opport nifty offer.
lpg on SATURDAY Last when Mr. Harris was passing the
toonofy' Morris called TO him, and az he aoprosohad
or" sltvolver snd thot him dead IN the edsv
then rushed into the foundry aud shot a Mr. Ross vbo
"~engEeo NJ WORK, The bail taking Ell ect In ths bacK
part Of the head and prod uc ng a mortal vouaa Tna
hves OF fe,ersl other persons were attemnts but nth
out tuecett Morris then d. Co his hsnss ana 60
rfnfe ln agsrret and drew the ladder Alter h, -,
prevent being taken BY the crowd that followed H. !
w@ requested 10 give bimself up promised nro,sn
uop fom tie crowd, but be obs refused tIi,a
Them thai be could take Of him elf Som a,,p
room the mufdsrer's lif-less BODY with In. br.t.
blown out was ling stretched upon the floor Tn |
citst NJ generally were much and had he ha,s
he tsl en- awe be would ooubt have been poh |
btly and snmmarily executed His body was tbrovn |
into an old box, without changing his apparel and
thos intsrred "A L. fs Era Nov 10
The rroprietors OF tho Dundss .4dpsrtss,r ans, n
trial 'fthf.e years hsv. found necessary 70
the price 81 ther paper selling papere for ese than
s"si Price, not having snevered their purposes