Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-08-31
THE HORRIBLE TRAGEDY AT TROY.


The Albany State Register has been ia
vored by an acquaintance Of Caldwell with
The following statement, attempting 10 miti-
gate the depravity. or at least the wnnton-
ness, of the late homicide and suicide at
Troy
DEAR SIR:-The extraordinary excitement
arising from the melancholy murder and sui
eide at Troy renders the public anxious 10
know all the particulars in relation to it, and
I do not know that it would be doing any
person an injustice, but would rather be the
source of quie,ng the excitement and put
ting stop is the many irrevelant stories cl-
cuated concerning this tragic and awful oc-
currence, to disclose them.
William A Caldwell has been a personal
acquaintance of the writer for some fifteen
years, interrupted only by an absence of nine
months at Auburn, and three years cruise
as snpercargo on board a merchantman to
China, &c. He arrived at New York, from
that cruise in early summer Previous to
his leaving this continent (some years pre-
vious) he was engaged TO be married 10 the
lady who resigned herself 10 the horrid death
with which we are all familiar. There was
considerable opposition TO the match, which
delayed the consummation Of their desires
While absent to China and other parts of the
world, the lady, now no more, became ac-
quainted with gentleman by the name OF
Knapp, and her friends importnned her TO ac-
cept his honorable proposals for marriage, 10
which, at length, she reluctantly yielded her
assent, and they were married, and have had
one child, which died early in May, and
just previous 10 Caldwell's return.
Caldwell had sailed nearly around the
world, and as he neared his native shores,
the most prominent thoughts that swelled his
bosom was the certainty, as he supposed, oil
again clasping his Louisa 10 his heart; bu
he returned only 10 find the object dearer ic
him than life, the wife of another. The iror
entered his SOUL he wandered about nearly
and he resolved TO shake II Off In the NEAR
time he found that she desired 10 see him
she, the wife of another, requested an inter
view. Bnt their meeting is not TO be de
scribed. The years of absence that had pas
sed only had bound them together more
| strongly, if possible than before they me
as they should not have done-as lovers
Caldwelps better reason al first did not allow
him 10 think of the future as she thought, anC
it doubtless would have passed by, and lef
only despair fastened in their hearts bu
they loved, aud madly; and the former asso
Citations of youth game up before them NOR,
freshly at the thought of final separation. Sh
did not wish 10 live without him, and toll
him that she could not, and that it was he
determination to remain with him, nolwith
standing she was the wife of another. Cald
well was too passionate and rash to resist tha
and it was talked over that they should NEE
again.
He parted with her TO visit his friends i
Whitehall, and went on board the evenn
boat for Albany. After the boat was unde
way, and while he was walking the deck /
his utter astonishment, she appeared be(or
him. The thought at once pierced him iha
she had indeed abandoned her home, and re
solved, regardless Of the tremendous const
Quences, to share his fate and her wor,
shortly corroborated what had passed lik
lightning through his soul. They immt
diately proceeded TO his state room, all
there they resolved, in the face of all the te
rible circumstances around them, to nev,
part again. They did not part; but arrive
at Albany, and took lodgings at the Deava
House. He left her there, and made his col
templa,ed visit TO Whitehall, and returned
about ten days, she in the meantime rece
wing her meals in her room, according
his suggestions, in order TO avoid obseGvatio
He returned and took rooms with her
the American Hotel where he wrote ii
published letter 10 the editor Of a Whi,eha
paper. He remained al the American fe
days, but thought il was too public plac
and engaged lodgings at private house
Jay ST.. where he remained about one weel
then took the Eastern cars and went TO Wi
Jamestown, but was surprised and pursued
some one, as he remarked, in Troy, that
whipped two consiables and escaped, II
particulars of which will soon appear. +
escaped in one horse carriage, and arrived
, the ST.. Charles Hotel on Tuesday mornin
about O'Clock. Aud the sequel is now b
fore the world. They were resolved TO d
+ with his own hands he opened the pora
of eternity. They both passed to the und
covered country, from whence no traveller h
returned. The pages of romance can scare
ly produce parallel, or a description fraug
with such startling and awful circumstance
as represented in the truths of this case.
New DAGUERREoTYPE DIsCovERY.-Tl
Boston Transcript is responsible for the a
nouncement that Mr.. Howes, a da9uerre
typeist of that city has discovered proce
by which an culinary sized daguerreotyl
,o;no,ura oan hs nnaonifed IN life size