Hillsdale Whig standard. (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1846-1851, 1850-09-10

ndu maze up luelr tnlnOs IoI Itb dccoiIipiisn-
ment in the manner in which il was effected.
The first letter, il seems was written by
Caldwell, but never mailed. It's penned in
a good hand, snd punctuation, &c, scrupu-
lousy correct
ALBASY, American Hotel
AugusI 3. 1850
"DArIEL MuRRY, Esq,-DsAs STA:
"That there may be few who wish to
know my shereabous send you the follow
ing Ia looking over the few past years of
my life, viewing the present. aud allowed to
conjecture the realities ofthe future. out be-
come dissatisfied with myself snd all around
me, consequently find life burden. Start
not tits true, that ere you finish this, shall
be no more Ny health is perfect-the years
before me are many, and the prospecrs before
me flatterng; for si this. life is a burden,
You are sstonished! Well you may be. Atom
ished! Yes, to see man like myself, full Of
vigor, wishing for death. The reason why.
it is unnecessary to state Volumes would
not hold it. Neither could paper contain il.
! might cite instances Of treatment received
by those near me, but as leave them behind
| will say--Fsrewel! Nav prosperity crown
the heads of those / leave behind mel Then
to one aud ALL farewell! farewell
w VI a. ChLD w ELL.
Nothing but tiis leave behind me-"
The following was found in manuscript,
written upon quarter OF q sheetof letter pa
per:
"Whoever may fud his hat, they can in
fer that IN the stream rests the bodies of two
-Wm. A Csdwel, of New York, and Lou
lisa Van Winhle, of Brooklyn Lette,s can
be found in my trunk at the Mansion House,
Williamstown, Mass.
Sunday. Aug. l6, 1850"
The following paragraphs were written up
on half sheet of ioolscap, in pencil mark -
They were found on the table, and were evil
dently written IN the room:
"My brother is W. +. Caldwell, No. 10,
Beaver st New York.
The horse here belongs to the Mansion
House, Willismstown, Mass, where all my
things are. | die by opium and chloroform.
Let our bodies remain quiet, and pndisturb-
ed w A. CALDWELL.
"Our only request is that we be buried to-
gether ia Greenwood Cemetry.
IVA. c."
The following was found at the bottom of
the sheet:
''Our room shows that we failed in attem-
pting 10 deprive ourselves of life by taking
opium but as that has iailed we die by the
sword. Courage bold! w. A G.
''Letters in my trunk at Williamstown will
explain all. w A c."
The indications in the room were that the
parties had had violent vomitings, and expe-
rlenced much purging
The following was written in a woman's
hand, on slip Of paper, in pencil mark, and
found intne room We correct spelling and
and punctuation slightly
DEAR MA-You take my black nat, give
my EARRINGS ~ith blue stones to her sister
Caroline. The rest Of my things let lieury
do as he pie ses with. The ring on my fore
finger let brother Bill take OF aud wear for
my sake. | hopo you are as we'll prepared
to die as | ain Adieu!
On the table was found very richly eased
daguerreotypo of az infant child, The picture
evidently having been taAen after death, and
in the bed room was found the following o.
bitusry notice, which had been cut from the
columns Of the New York Tribune.
DihD On " ednesday morning, May st,
FRANK II. KNAPP, infant son of Henry
ID and Louisa c. Knapp, aged one year ten
months, and nine days.
The good die young"
The friends of the family and those of his
grandmother Mrs. Il. Van Mnkle, will
please attend the funeral from her house No.
20 Hillary St, Brooklyn, on Friday afternoon
at , O'clock.
Ca her person were found set of black
earrings IN her ears; large ring on her
toretinger, aud three lesser ones on her 9TH
er ting rs.
The Troy Budget, of the 22d has the fol
lowing additional particulars:
MIR, Cald ~eh ot Whitehall, father of the
suicide, and ". T.. Caldwell, of New. York,
his brother, and Aiming ). Wygnant OF
Brooklyn, brother iA-law of the female. arri-
we'd here this morning We had an inter-
view with Mr.. Wygnant, who is an intrlli-
gent and high respectable gentleman, do
ing business Ia \ y. city, from whom we
learned the following particulars.
Caldwell, the deceased had been con-
victed of burglar and sent 10 tho Auburn
Stale Prison, from which, 1t is said he was
soon discharged on proof OF his innocence.
Mrs. Louisa Z Knapp, lanother victim is
the daughter of widow lady OF the name of
Van Winkle residing in Brooklyn, who has
FIVE sons aud three daughters. She mad a
husband living in cOniOrtd0ie circumstances
in Murry street in New York, Alr Francis
] II hll0RPs " lAb lll9 DONi Abi ophlS lAlAlO pdSb
sutierlug from an intestinal consumption. 80
that for the ast six months he mas been inca-
pacitated Tor business. Caldwell nad become
an acquaintance Of MS family, we understand
in May last, aud had finally cultivated an in
timacy with his wife that was considered OBJ
jecuonabie by Knapp, and led To some un-
pleasant remarks between them
On the day after President Taylor's fu-
neral in Now York, Lthe 24th Jul.,l Cald-
well called upon X app, and induced him TO
ride out with him from two TO four o'clooA In
the afternoon WhlIe they wore out. {.
suugh to explain his conduct and relieve K.
OF any suspicion. When they returned h.
invited T.. iuto his house, but the latter ex.
eused himself by saying he had al engage
that afternoon al five o'clock. W hen Knapp
entered bis house ne missed his VITO, but
thought she had gone to her sisters or moth
er's. He soon discovered a trunk of her s