The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-09-04

0n The evening Of Tuesday: and that Cald
we'll came TO his death By his own hands.
THF TRoT TRA0EDY.-The Mrs. Van
'vinkle, whose trugicsl dealh Al Troy is
chronicled above, was the wife Of Henry
Knapp, who lately kept saloon in Murray
street. and formerly in Resds street, next TO
the Lufarge Buildings, an invalid printer, and
we'll known 10 the ciah. She was native
of BROOKLYN, and was q member Of The
Methods, Church. We we'll remember hasr
ing ssen her frequently prOmenadjng with a
Young child, almost as beautiful ns ils mother,
and until the present affair, hid Invariably
understood her character to be without
stain. Her husband, precluded from follow
lng his ayocaliOn by i'll bealih, attempted TO
gain livelihood BY keeping public house
where she was called upon 10 ofiiciaie, and
The company she was forced to associate with
no doubt led 10 The commission OF deeds
which terminated so leariully.
The following purlicalars, ELECTED from .
witness, at the examination by the cofOnel'i
Inquest, are from Troy paper:
The witness stated that he had known
Caldwell for 6Vo or six years; saw him OF
Monday or Tuesday and deceased told wit
ness that he was on n spree, and the consln
bIes were after him; he said they had arrest
ed him at the Mansion House, in Williams
town, Mass, but he had whipped them ant
escaped. lie said he had got carriage q
1.-The livery stable, and run away with it, an
had left his bsggageihere. lfhe had poison
he would take il. He wanted witness to &c
two bottles OF Congress water, and som
lunar causlic. Deceased said he had an
other man 3 wife with him, from New York
!, Witness came 10 see Caldwell again. DE
ceased asked him why the devil he did no
send him that vial. Caldwell wanted wit
ness 10 call in the evening, but witness ha
moi lime to do so. e
The physician who FIRST examined ih
bodies. testified that the body OF the lady wa
reclining on the arm Of the man, IN an aftec
Itionate position, her hands crossed on he
chest, aud her throat cut from ear 10 ear
She seemed 10 have died very easy, th
counter nance being pleasant, and the posltio
that Of person sleeping by the side OF on
in whom she had every confidence. Th
man exhibited signs oE having struggle
somewhat, after having laid the razor By hi
side. HIS throat was cut badly, seyerlng III
windpipe entirely, and causing great a
mount Of humorage. His cloak was on th
4 beo outside Of the clothes, aud all were badl
I confused. E as aa5 I
The following letters were found on tn
person of Caldwell, from which il would ap
pear tha, the lragical occurance was plemed
Hated;
"My brother is W. Z. Caldwell, l6 Beav'
| st., New York. s4s
/ 1.-The horse here belongs 10 the Manslo
House in Wlliamstown, Mass, where all m
things ate. die by opium aud chlo'otor'
let our bodies remain quiet, unopened
". A. CALDWELL"
"Our oulv requcs, is, that We be burllt
together in Greenwood Cemetery.
: w. A. G.
The following one was found in his ha
and the other on the table:
"Whoever finds this hat they can lntor
> that IN the stream rests the bodies OF two
w. A. Caldwell Of N. Y, and Louisa
, Van Winkle of B ooKlyn- letters can
. found in my trunk al Wiliamstown, Mass.
Sunday, August is, 1850"
sOur oom shows that we tailed IN attemI
ing 10 deprive us Of our life by taking opiu
but as tha, failed We die by the sword--
Courage bold W. a. y.
Letters in my trunk at Wllliamsiow
! Mass, win explain all.