Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-06-21

1t appear that he was to meet her there
The young man was instructed to tell Dr.
Coolidge when he comes, that - and
they had left ten dollars for his visit.
told DR.. Coolidge that the man lived in
Windsor, and was i'll with disease of the
heart. He charged the man with the Wis
it, and it so stands on the Day Book
My motive for telling different story than
| told first, was, that | was afraid OF being
arrested.
DIR. Coolidge's superior skill ,loltyrepu-
tation, love of profession and fervent
friends was the cause Of his ruin. Had
he had less love Of his profession, he
would have had less confidence in his
friend. | should not have known SO much
about his business. l know more about
his pecuniary affairs than he did himself.
Persons that came there. to pay money,
took it, and some paved to DR.. Coolidge,
and some did not. When they wished
for their bills, he always asked me to look
over and see how much was charged.
sometimes told him that there was num-
Der OF dollars more than what was char
ged. /.
"A plot was going OH to ruin him before
his downfall. 1t was for Dr.. Coolidee's
interest TO hire money and pay the interest
he did; for soon after he went to Water
vile, he made up bis mind not TO STAY
there but five years before going to France
and it was necessary for him to do all the
business he could. He had an opportu-
nifty Of seeing that very many who were
able TO pay their bills, were his predeces-
sor's friends until he called upon them 10
pay they then became otherwise. DR..
Coolidge was calculating to leave for
France in about a year from the time of
the murder. He would have had an abun-
dance to have paid all, carried him 10
France, spend two years there, and home
again. He would have charged on his
books and in notes 81 II 900, and the value
OF his other property, with what he could
have sold his right Of practice for, would
have made his property worth $4,000.
helped prize his property, and took all
the advantage could. lie had every
thing that could possibly aid him in his
practice, and all OF the very best kind
We was the author of many minor things
that was calculated to injEe DR.. Coolidge.
| will say that pnrer and nobler being
in motive never lived than DR.. Coolidge.
He had but one failing, and that was an
overw helming love for his profession. Ii
was all he thought Of.
AS for DR.. Coolidge having a principle
to sednce young females. and TO seek The
society of immoral women, il is as false
as false can be. No person ever had so
bitter an indignation.against such things as
ne had. lie was pure as an angel as to
any improper conduct towards females, or
even having a desire for any. DR.. Cool
idge never played cards bu: very little
He never played for money. His motive
for playing was TO become more intimate
with men OF influence. He had sworn @ #
entirely from playing, months before his
downfall, and told me at the time to never
play, and as he spoke, great tears rolled
down his cheeks.
l have wrote, perhaps, more than was
necessary, but | wish TO free my consci-
ence, and restore TO DR.. Coolidge the clo-
ny and honor that belonged 10 him. need
not speak of his professional skill. His
practice stands without parallel in our
country we'll did one Of the physicians
say, that was connected with me, that
s DR.. Coolidge's appearance in sick
room was enough without his saving one
word, to gain the eternal confidence ofthe
sick-Ihen come to unite with that his
firm, yet tender conversation, his clear,
keen discrimination of disease and its
treatment, and it placed him far above the
reach OF others. Ah!' said he, C let him
merely glance at patient, and he knows
more abou: them than we can know, to
study their case month. Look. said he,
: at his obstetric practice, which alone is
enough to immortalize his name. His
friends, that are any thing, can never be
made to forsake him as he now stands
lie has no failings by which he can iniure
him, and if we do not rain him in this
way, the time is not far distant, that he
will take all the practice, and we must
ever be in the ditch.' Oh when think
of his age, his beauty Of person, his love-
ly countenancc, his sweet voice, his mobile
heart, his amiable disposition, his superior
skill, and the fair prospect that was before
him, at the time we ruined him it seems
as if cannot endure life for moment,
could | see him back to Waterville, as he
were wont, / could die almost without
regret, pray that he may be restored
without delay. | now take my life with
he same kind of poison that Mathews
was murdered with, and bid farewell to
his world.
(Signed) THOMAS FLINT.
July "a, lS49.-P. S. This letter
wrote long time ago, and have kept con-
,ealed with the acid, for it has seemed at
lines as if l could not live. take the
poison when standing, hoping that when l
all, shall make sufficient noise as 10 be
iound Immediately. | wrote an anony-
nous letter to Arson, and left it in the bar
room, and then took it again so as to have
t for an excuse to my folks, if needed, for
eaving home. l started with the idea of
.unning away, but | feel as if l can not,
therefore, l take my life.
(Sisned) THOMAS FLINT.
Now the last part of the postscript is
written as if you got him to 90 to Bath.
If you take his life elsewhere, you will
put into it according to circumstances.
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