Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-01-11

ing unusual in the manner or appearance Of Mr. Sharu
during hisvist-certainly nohinglwhich for moment
induced the belle that he contemplated seldestruction
Yet he certainly procured the pistol for that purpose
alone, as subsequent circumstances prove.
lie returned to the office, placed the bullets and caps
on his large desk, loaded the pistol and sometime du-
ring Thursday night laid down on the floor with his
head resting on the platform around the desk and his
feet towards the Fireplace. Whilst in this position he
evidently placed the muzze of the pistol againsthis
RICH temple and discharged it. The ball passed through
his head, lodging the rtace of the skin on the
lett side OF his forehead, causing instantaneous DEATH
Alter discharging the pistol his right arm fell across
his breast, and his right hand still grasped the fatal
weapon; even in the agones OF death his finger had not
been removed from the trigger which in an instant
sent his spirit to another world
MI Sharp was about forty years of age--was quiet
unobtruslve man in department. and had occupied the
responsible post of Chief clerk to Mr. Barrel tor manv
years We have heard cause assigned for the commits
sion of the rash deed if we except the too common one,
that he had oflae become irregular in his habits He
leaves wife, but no children, we understand
"A CASE OF CoNsc1ENcE--About twelve months AGO.
The sale OF gentleman residing the Orphan Asy-
lun on Leigh street, was entered by hungry rogue
who stole thererom turkey, ham of bacon and a
ASNHNt Saturday
night and the substanas above named had been nicely
cooked and were designed to form part of the follow
ing Sundays dinner OF course the abstraction of the
flesh and fowl from the safe sadly marred the prospec
for dinner but the excellent lady who presdes over tho
household made other prov son so felt the loss
HAD the rogue conented himself merely with the ham,
bee and turkey, scarcely thought would have been
bestowed upon the theft, but the graceess fellow took
| along with them three handsome and valuable canton
china dishes, tt loss OF which constituted source of
annoyance, because, independent of their value the
served to complete service OF that particular ware
On the same night, the dining of another gentle
man in the neiRhbo1hood was entered by the sell same
thief doubtless, who carried off all the silver spoons
| on the side board
| Twelve months rolled around-the theft had been
nearly forgotten-wh morning in the early part
OF the present week of the servants belonging TO
the household of the gentleman who had lost the dinner
and the dishes, went into the yard when 10 the most
prominent object which salued his eyes We're the iden
teal dishes which had been stolen lrcm the safe fuy
year previous They had been well kept and wers as
valuable as when stolen Upon mentioning the circum-
stance 10 their neighbours who had lost The spoons iu
ag line the establishment Of the family at finding that on
the pr evious night bundle containing the spoons care
fully wrapped in paper had been placed in the yard -
SO after the lapse of twelve months the compuncous
rogue returned TO each family the articles stolen if we
except the edbles which, being pershabe, could MOI
| be restored.
| more remarkable instance Of restitution has rarely
occurred; and we assure the thief that the gentleman
from whom he stole the edbles freely torgves the Of
| fence.