Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-11-15
CITY AR1 RAHgsS.

| MELANCHOLY SUICIDE Yesterday morning be-
tween 'Ie hours oil and o'clock, Littleberry Car
llagton Esq, one of the Aldermen of this CITY, COM
nted suicide by hanging himself in an out-building
aPpurtenant to his residence Richmond HILL The
| circumstances atteH5ng this melancholy event are
briefly these, as detailed to us: About O'Clock ves-
terday morning Mr. Darlington arose in his usual
healh-dressed himself aud descended to the sitting
room, as the family supposed such being his usual
| hablt. Breakfast being announced about a quarter
past s. messenger despatched for the purpose of
summonng him. Not finding him ia the sitting-room
search was Instituted in various other apartments of
the dwelling house, but with better success. His
absence created considerable uneasiness in the family
because OF its unusHalness; after thoroughly search
Ing the premises, VIM. J. Clarke, Esq, near neigh
| pour, was summoned TO whom the singular absence
| OF Nlr. Y. was communicated Mr.. Clarke endea-
Voured to alay all unpleasant apprehensions by cheer
lnsy assuring the family that he supposed Mr. c. had
been suddenly called oTby some pressing emergency,
| and that ne would speedily return. Deeming it his
duy however, to institute rigid search he set about
il and, horrible to relate, in clubhouse, used for
storing odds and ends, he discovered the body of Mr.
Darlington, suspended from the oist by cord which
| he had tied IN moose around his neck. When dis
covered, say about O'clock Ii fe was totally extinct
MIR. CLARKE gave the alarm, and instantly severed the
fatal cord, but alas no human effort could avail to
| restore the vital spark
During the morning. Coroner Wicker held an in
QUESTION over the body, when the jury unanimously
gave 1t as their opinion that Mr.. Darlington commit
TED suicide by hanging himself in fit of mental aber-
raton.
On searching the deceased, letter, addressed to
OR. Tate Wicker, c. of R.'' was found upon his
person, which read thus
"When you find my body, | request il to be buried
IN IN the clothes you may fnd on me, viz cks,
drawers and shirts Please have plain coffin-not
to cost more than 81 If one can be had at that price
IL you vii. place me where the grave-dsturbers can
moi get at me, will take it favour My keys, and
other things found in my pockets please leave in with
Van-Lew Il Taylor. Farewell! Do not curse my
memory.
''Your friend,
- SCI. CARRINGTON."
''Say the work OF madman.''
On the back of this paper, besides the superscrip-
tlen, the following quotation from Mark Antony's
speech over the dead body of Caesar, appears, writ
ten IN fair, legibe chrography-
"Ihe evil thai do lives after them;
Ihe good Is o inferred with their bones"
All the circumstances, connected with this melan
choly suicide lead TO the conclusion that it was pre-
medltaed; but as to the immediate causes which led
to the rash act, We know nothing. Mr.. Darlington
was one OF our oldest and most pPcabIe citizens,
having tor many years been annually selected by the
people OF Jefferson Ward to represent them on the
bench of the Hastings Court.
BlGAMY-A decent looking young Irish woman
yesterday appeared before the Mayor for the purpose
OF lodging a grievous complaint against man whom
she married in Baltimore, but who, it now appears,
had wife in lrelend the time he led her to the
altar. She gave her name as Ella Ryan-said the
man she welded in ST. Vncent's Church, Baltimore
was named Arthur Ryan; that shortly ale their mar
rage he brought her to This city, where they had e-
sided several months; that short time SINCE she net
only learned that Ryan had wife in the could coun-
try, but that she had arrived in the United Staes
and would probably come to Richmond in the course
OF few days. This intelligence of course gave her
great rneasiaess; on Thursday evening she ques-
toned Ryan as to the accuracy of the information
she had received, when he told her was all true aud
that he intended killing her make room for his first
wife. Sutng the action to the word he procured
Ratchet and made an attack upon her in the house of
neighbour, on 18th, near Gary street, but she euded
him and escaped unframed. Her piteous tale added
to her foron and helpless condition. deeply movedthe
spectators; even his Honour, the impersonation Of
stern JUSTICE felt the force of her appeal as he stern
ly directed the officers to make out a warrant and
bring the offender before him.
Frank, the Carpet Bag steaer, YESTERDAY appeared