Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-09-06

dertaken at the expense of the Com
missioners OF Public Buildings, and
not one cent of the appropriation"
can be touched for this purpose.
1t seems to me, Mr.. Editor, so
strange and unnatural for people
who are in need to reject assistance,
that / cannot refrain from thinking
that they who condemn this appro-
priation are either not in earnest,
misinformed oil belong to that singu-
lar class of men who are ever on the
lookout for something to condemn.
A TUGALo FARMER.
THE TRAGEDY AT TRoY.-Futh-
er Pdrticular&-We extract the fol-
lowing further particulars of the hor-
rlble murder and suicide of w. A.
Caldwell and Louisa @. Van Wrinkle,
at the st. Charles Hotel, Troy, on
Wednesday morning, from the Troy.
Budget of Wednesday evening:
Oneof the witnesses at the Coro-
ner's inquest being sworn, testified
that he had known Caldwell for five
or six years. Saw deceased on
Monday and Tuesday, and deceased
told witness that he was on a spree,
and the constables were after him
He said they had arrested him at the
Mansion House in Williamstown,
Mass, but that he had whipped them
and escaped, He said he had got a
carriage at the livery stable and had
run away with it, and had left his
baggage there. If he had poison he
would take it. Wanted witness to
get him two bottles of Congress wa
ter and some lunar caustic. Witness
sent the Congress water but not the
caustlc. Deceased said he had an
other mans wife with him from New
York. Witness came TO see Cald-
well again; deceased asked him why
the devil be did not send him that
vial. Caldwell wanted witness to
call in the evening, but witness had
not time to do so.
! Doctor Bontecou testified that he
first examined the bodies, which were
both cold, and exhibited the appear
ance of having been dead several
hours. The body of the lady was
recling on the arm of the man in an,
aitectlonate position; her hand cross
ed on her chest and throat cut from
ear to ear; and seemed to have died
very easy, countenanee pleasant,
and position that of a person sleep
ing by the side of one in whom she
had every confidence. The man ex-
hibited signs of having struggled
somewhat after the commission of
the deed; his hand lying on his chest
after having laid the razor by his side;
his throat was cut very badly, sever
ing the windpipe entirely, and caus
ing a great amount of homorrhage !;
his cloak was on the bed outside of
the clothes, and all were badly con-
fused.
The verdict of the Jury we have
already given. Several letters found
Caldwell's person plainly showed
that the suicide had been premedita-
ted. The following is one of the let
ters referred TO:
My Brother is w. E. Caldwell,
No. 10 Beaver street, New York.
The horse here belongs to the
Mansion House, in Williamstown,
Mass, where all my things are. j
die by opium and chloroform-let our
bodies remain quiet--unopened.
w. A. CALDwELE.
Our only request is that we be
buried together in Greenwood Gem
etrX,;; w. A. G..
The following found in Caldwell's
hat, would Indicate that thew con.
templated suicide by drowning:
Whoever may find this hat-they
can inform, that in the stream rests
bodies of two--W. A. Caldwell, of
New York, and Louisa q. Van Win
kle, of Brooklin--letters can be
found in my trunk, at Mansion
House, Williamstown, Mass.
Sunday, Aug. IS, 1850.
The appearance ofthe room show
ed that Caldwell and his companion
had attempted suicide as indicated
below. The following note explains
the fact--it was found on the table:
Our room shows that we failed in
attempting to deprive us of our life
by taking opium--but as that has
failed we die by the sword. Courage
bold w. @. A.
Letters in my trunk at Williams
town, Mass, will explain all.
Il w. G.. A.