Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-01-31
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iUrHt7rm AM placed IL 10 his muH4a. where
IL Wa found tied hg another new lit hank
er.l.ft round hs hssd TIE following let
tyf~ were tount in one corner ot DIS cell. 4
To tat Editor o. tsk Journal Of T. IN nsrcf.
Sal wish through the medium Of your 4,
journal to make p.sin statement respecting
the unhappy circumstances in which am al T
present placed NV real name is now before
the pubic asa miscreant guilty ct d most DIES
plca1i" act thar OF wantunlv DESTROYING ihe
property at hoSf girls Of The town rs homghi- /
~ promenade Broadway. The i.r'~. - tr I
az ! an concerned. are briefly these. On I
TUESDAY morning last Young m+u with +
whom hat recently iormel on act uaiutIuCs, I
we1t with me 10 my office Ia Cha uaers s. - +
While there, he said d woman az Dad chsra,-t
ter h1d sPnilrd garment him Ntile walk F.
ing in the street, bY throwing something like F
vltaJl upon him; that me knew SIS hO d was. ?
snt would par her back IN ihs some COIN
As bod som" smPhuuc acij 90 my 9th
which was using lu SOME Chsin'-Bl eNpcu- +
menis, he requested the libarty OF taking suuie
Of 80 lor this purpose. n, acClrj iHgs cat
q groove iH the cork Of ial >, thar a small
( quantity only might escape when il was su T.
/ denly thrown forward. tie then SAD that he
/ might gel 1t upon his own clothes ! told
/ bin That had sn old cloak which could not
b. much injured by the acid, o. o. was good
ior nothing. By his request / walked Into
the street with bin, te wrariHg ny old closh,
aud having on my or iinary over csdi. We
pfuceeded NJ Broadway, ant wh.n about op-
I pnste the their, b. said tAa a. sdN lnc
| gir he was IN urauIl al. aud i SOFA gave
her shawl sprliai,; - then .lfu-d down
BrasdNey, wbrn nay i,leni pr3pu--,i To >ir,n-
kle slmr col The o her girls. / immediately
objected, aud iJii hin that " ali ne had al
4 = aly dJu- va not III accuridu., win m,
Nv feelings Though il was done IN revenge;
sai wnsa We srri' ed al Chambers -. TOOK
! nv vIii ami CLOAK; al the same Jine tao oi
| his friends zane Up and lett hi u. supp0siug
that had dlssusled him lroln doiug the aus.
Chlel he propos a, whlcl is as ioreisu 10 nv
nature az igil Is opposed darkness.
then regretted exceedingly that bat coalts-
nauerd IN any manner the first at. o. get
lag home found that my CLOAK had appa-
rsnlic received the principal pa oil the acid
which had escaped from Tns vial, as the wind
was blowing toward us when he act was
done. On meeting with my HeqJiiBlanee
the next ia he said that hlmse and his we
tflenis, whom | met the previous evening.
! had resolved 10 drive all The bal glns Out ,t
b.4duway by spIlnking them w.th acid.
IN vain reasoned VIA han against commit
ung so much INJURY whore he had not been
harmed. his was the last interview which
have nad with him 10 the present time.
wish now 10 state as well am able
what Influenced me 10 do this act on Friday
evening which confess was auae with my
own hands; and this was the only one Of
| winch am guilty and which resulted IN nv
arrest. had during the week been in the
practice oil lnlaling ctiloroform for the enhil-
ardting effect produced by il; aud on Friday
evening last lost all consciousness before
removed the inhaler from my mouth. How
long II remained there | do not know; but on
coming out o! the stupor was exhllarate 4
beyond hrasure, exceeding anything which
had ever before experienced, aul seeing the
Wal oil acld (Which had been used lew even
ln5s previous as before descrlb.A standing
on he lnautel IA my delirium | seized il and
rushed into the street and threw il Of two lie
'nalcs-i may have thrust il at others. but !
have no recollection farther than this The
effects Of this inhalation continued very much
longer than ever before, aud did not entirely
pass of uutIl some time after nv arrest
do not make this statement expecting To free
myself from all blame III this matter; yet
have been induced To make a Minute state
ment OF facts, that the public may better Judge
OF this mIsdeneanor So lar as am concern
cd. | state unhestatingly that would ne
sooner deliberately, in cold blood, 90 int
the street and comnit the gross acts OF wan
lew evenings than w6lla ell m nv ' fs Fl ha an
from nv body. No; am nor prone TO dc
mischief ss all can testify who have ev.'
known me. But now | am placed in cirrun.
stances, where | am obliged TO ar the re
,ree ohes of the world for the most coatemp
tible acts IN which haze not participated
because did this act in moment OF deliri
um, must bear the brunt OF e who.e.
Some OF the pa pers disbriieved nv statrmen
about Others being concerned in this business
nut am informed to-day, tina while | wa.
IN close confinement last evening. the same
acts were being committed IN Broadway, sev.
era were sprlnkled with scil
However, my character, which ha ce eve
puZed above everything else, is gone -irrevo
cably gone-and am now in HE most mis-
cradle condition IN which it Is possible to
man TO be placed. One oi these abandoned
females who were examined Yesterday, stated
that had often addressed her ia Broadway
Now do most solemnly assert the the state
ment ol this GlrI Is utterly false; never Ina "
on aGY occasion Ia ianythiug 10 say Ia these
miserable creatures. Ii mvsel alone was
thc only one 10 suffer by all the false state.
merits, which N Y b. or have been made r.
specting me II would b. nothing, compared
IL The INJURY 10 my dear--dear wife aud cEilii
On! may God protect them. | cannot pro
ceed-my hand Is too unsteady, and my hole
frame is conrulsed IN agony My brain is Oh
fire.
Saturday evening Z o'clock.
again take up nv pen tn finish what
have 10 say. Great God! has il come to this2
Is 1t not all a dream! Before ? O'Clock TIN,
night am To pay the debt Of Nature. Yes.
II was 10 90 tree Tomorrow could no, live
aud be called villain. God knows am
not one. Oh. nay dear mother brother and
sister, what can | saw 20 your Nv anguish
wilfonly allow me TO bid YOU farewell. /
die Tonight, believing that God who know
EN- all hearts, Wi! forgive the dreadful act -
! snail spend my remaining time in PRAYER,
On what misery | shall bring upon all my
near rei2uons-and what still more distress.
es me Is the Tact that nv name i. amiliartJ
the whole scientific world, as being connect
ed with an important discovery; and now
while am scarcely able 10 hold my pen.
must bid all farewell NAV God loreiye nel
GA! my dear wife and chlli, whom | leay.
destitute oil the means OF support would
still live and work Tor you bat | cannot--ior
were To live on, should become a maniac.
ieel that ! am bat little better than one AL
ready ihe instrument al ny destruction
was obtained when the officer. who had me
IN charge. kIndl, permitted me TO 20 to my
Z room yesterday,