Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-03-18
Melancholy Occurrence.

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ofnnnon GIN. lhtl NJ Anna Marn Moore.
lie Of Edmund G. Moore. nf Ibis ciiy.
pul an end 10 her life Sunday 4, ening, At
Ms. Claiborne Boarding house, l,y tie
voluntary use If opium and laudanun,-
Medical aid Was promptly called IN Ms
soon as j, was discovered II at the unlnr-
rnnai" Lady WAS tailoring under the iriiu-
encc Of the polsonnus drug. bat the ,fnrts
Of medical skill AID he kind attentions Of
Ssmparhiling friends proved alike una
,aihng to rescue the vicu'n from the
grasp of the DESTROYER. No adequate mo-
live can be assigned for he fatal ncr. The
! attachment existing between the lady and
husband " as of deep and devoted char
acirr. They had been united in marriage
only . few months, and all accounts repre-
sem thai up to the moment of their final
separation on earth. they we've bound To-
gclhrr by The ties of tie sinccrcst conf
drncc and affection. We are compelled
TO adopt the conclusion that The JreJdft.I
act of sel:destruciion was pcrpctraied in
a paroxysm of mental alienation. Such is
The belief If those best convcrsant with
the circumstances Of this di,tIe. sing affair.
The deceased was daughter Of Col.
Lanpkln. of Amherst. gentleman Of
great worth. responsibility and iniclli-
gcnce. she was a lady of striking per
sonal attractions and accomplishments.
and the tragical termination Of her hrirl
pilgrimage on earth uili carry blight and
dcsoaiion into once happy home.
To her soLl-sirickcn husband. the plea
sure Of whose acquaintance we have en-
ioycd from boyhood, we tender our pro-
ioundrst sympaIhics in his aliliclion.
From the Dispa.c of the same date.
DEPLoRABLE SuIcIDE-Bctwcen one
and O'Clock Sunday afternoon, the clerk
III Il. r. Dlval's drug store received the
| following written note from Mrs. L. G.
Moore, who boarded, with her husLa and.
at Mrs. Clahorne's, on Bank street: Mr..
Duval will please sen by Harry II! cents
worth of laudanum, and the same of opium
She is suffering very much with the tooth
ache, u evervthn she has incl has failed
to relieve H." This was the exact word
ing ofthe nofc- for we copied il verbatim
as written by Mrs NJ, and carried bv Har-
ry ii colorcd boy in the service of Mrs.
| Claiborne. The clerk accordingly mixed
up hall an W. of lnrd mum and one qiar
ter of IN on Of opium and sent it to Mrs.
Nj. AIout O'Clock in the evening, Mr.
Moore, Upon repairing to hi, room found
lis life in>cusihlr, and seeing The vial
MAJ kcI laudanum IN the table. empty.
suspected there Was something wrong
AID imm ,liatrly scnt for physician. A
sron ach pump was applied and other re-
storarives cmrlo,, d iui ihont avail Ihe
poison. " lich wa. probably iakcnas sooi
as procured. lctv cen one ~ d Two oclork
having Infused >,lt ihrcug huui Ter y hole
s,-trm. She died III tie course Of ne
evening The act of sci; Destruction wa,
il very drIlhcraic one, and We Understand
hat The Young and unfortunate dc, ea,ed
left II written account al It's cause; as there
are many ruinnrs alioat. however, IN re
gard 10 that causc.vc do not feel justified
IL giving place 10 ideal statements ard Hy-
my reports. We give copy Of tie Or
der. aud parl, ular nolife Of lis r,c,p
iion al Mr.. Du,aI's drug store, IN ,rde,
thaI there may moi attach 20 the ,lclk tn,
slightest shadow of blanc for filing IT,
His acilon was perfectly correct in the
matter.