Democratic banner., 1849-02-12
TRAGIC OCCURRENCE.
A man killed by his own Wife in at
tempting { o rob himself.

tY, OF one of the most tragic incidents i
has ever been our province to record. The
exact date of the transaction, we have moi
yet ascertained, but it was only a week OF
two since. 1t appears that Mr.. Weather.
ford, the Sheriff of Schuyler, on the day
previous to Ills intended departure Tor JEFF.
~ferson City with the State revenue which
he had collected, and then remaining in his
i~house, (amounting to two or three thou
sand dollars) left home, telling his wife that
he would not return until the succeeding
day, and enjoining her not to permit any
travellers 10 enter the house and remain all
night. About nightfall, however,; an old
man called, and reque ted entertainment.
1t was at first refused, but upon his repre-
~senting his feebleness and i'll health aud
the distance to another house, he was per-
mitted to stay. After supper had been Civ
en- him, he retired TO bed. About 9 or 10
Io'clock, while Mrs. W. was still up and sit
ting BY the fire, three mon, with their faces
'blackened and otherwise disguised, came
TO the house and entered, They demand
ed of Mrs. w. the money that was in the
house. She refused, protesting there was
none there; but they insisted, and by threats
compelled her to point out its place Of de-
,posite. When they had possessed them
selves of the booty, which was all in Bank
notes, they declared there was more, in sill
yer, up stairs, aud again by threats, CON-
PEELED her TO go for it. She went up stairs,
and softly awakening the traveller, who
was there asleep, told him what was going
on below. He quietly instructed ler how
10 proceed, gave her one Of q pair Of pis-
tolls, told her to take the money in her a.
prom with one hand, and hiding the pistol
under it with the other, to 60 down stairs,
and when she had reached the landing to
let the money fall, and as the robbers stOop
ed to pick it UP, TO shoot one, when he
would Immediately follow aud shoot anoih-
er, and then deal the best they could with
the third. She did so, and as the robbers
were picking up the fallen silver, she fired,
killing one. The old man then rushed in
and killed a second, while the other pre-
cipitately fed. Upon examination, the man
the lady had shot, proved to be her Own
.husband, who had thus laid a plan to rob
himself of the funds Of the State in his pos
session.
These events are SO strange and roman
,ically tragic in their character, as TO Dor
der upon the marvellous, and almost TO ex-
coed belief. But from all we can ascer-
tain they are too paiGfnlly true.
We have not yet learned the names Of
the two accomplices Of the Sheriff, or
whether the escaped one has been appre-
hended.-(Hunmibal Courier.
DEATH OF A QUAKER LADY.-There is a
beautiful story told Of a pious old Quaker
lady, who was much addicted 10 smoking
tobacco. She had indulged herself in this
habit until it incre ased so much upon her
that she not only smoked her pipe a large
portion of the day, but frequently sat up in
bed for this purpose in the night. After
one of these nocturnal entertainments, she
fell asleep, and dreamed that she died and
approached heaven. Meeting al angel, she
asked him if her name was written in the
book of life. He disappeared; but replied,
upon returning, that he could not find it.
"Oh," said she, ''do look again; it must
be there!" ..aas
He examined, again, but returned with a
sorrowful face, saying-"It is not there"
"Ol," said she in agony, sit must bel
there. / have tile assurance it is there!-l
Do lookisgain!"
The angel was moved to tears by her en-
treaties, and again left her to renew his
search. After a long absence, he came
back, his face radiant with joy, and ex-
"We have found it, but it was 60 clouded
with tobacco smoke that We could hardly
see it," -l-.ht
The woman, upon waking, Immediately
threw her pipe away, end never INDUCED
in smoking afterwards. 'l.a b. ~.''.~.5
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