The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-30
The Late Suicide in Wynantskill.

The Late Suicide in Wynautsklu.
INFAMOUS CONDUCT OF THE FATHER-IN-LAw AND
BROTHRR-IN-LAw OF THE DECEASED.
[From the Troy Budget, June 2y.l
We noticed, few days ago, case of suicide that
occurred in Wynantskill. The victim was young
man named William Henry Huyck, who hung him
self in barn belonging to his father in-law in that
town. Coroner Hegeman held an inquest on the
body at the time, and verdict was rendered Of sui
eide BY hanging. Since then Coroner Bonteoou has
some friends of the deceased and the result Is thus
stated in the Wing Of this morning.
The evidence showed this state Of facts The de-
ceased. Henry Huyck. about year since married
the daughter of Bernard U. Sharp, of Wynautsk Il,
against the wishes of the girls parents Huyck at the
time being under age. After the lapse of some
months, matters were in measure Compounded,
Sharp leasing the farm and the dairy to Huyck, the
latter agreeing to pay 80 much for the use of the
same.
George q. Sharp, brother Of the wife of the de.
ceased, was employed on The farm by Huyck-Huyck
devoting himself principally to the care Of the dairy
of some twenty cows, and the selling of the milk in
Troy. 1t was in evidence that domestic discord
regned at Sharps house between M Huysk and his
that at one time she struck Huyck, and that they
frequently had high words.
A few months since Bernard U. Sharp induced
Huyck to turn his milk business over to the Of
George U. Sharp, his brOther-in-law, whilst he,
Huyck, should remain at home in charge of the
farm. From this time, Huyck received none of the
proceeds OF the milk sales became embarrassed in
his pecuniary affairs, and appeared generally down.
cast.
On Monday the 10th inst in the afternoon, he
took rope halter from the house. and told his wife
he was going distance Of about twenty miles. and
when he was found he would be in bad condition.
His wife afterwards saw him at the barn, engaged
about some work. Late in the evening she endea.
vored to get q lad to go into the barn to see if
Hqyck was not there, but the boy declined to go.
B. U. Sharp, with several hired men, went to the
barn yard to milk the cows. All went at their work,
excepting Sharp, who burst into the barn, and i'm
meesdiately came out, saying, " He has hung him.
He says he returned to the house to empty his
pail and then to the yard again, without acquaint-
ing the family of the discovery he had made in the
barn. The milking finished, and some time after
be went to the residence Of Huycks father near by,
AMI inquired if they knew where Henry was. He
said that he was hanging in his barn, and he sup
posed he was dead.
Sharp testified that he did not approach the body
at the time he first saw it, to ascertain if life was
extinct. and that no physician was called.
These are the main facts brought out by the
evidence, The jury returned the following verdict
his death the nigh. of the 10th of june 1854 by
hanging by the neck in the barn of his father-in
law Bernard U. Sharp; that he committed the deed
himself And the jury say, that they believe de.
ceased was driven to the act 6y family trouble and
state that they censure Mr.. Bernard U. Sharp and
George U. Sharp for the Indifference they mani.
tested in not going Immediately to the body after
It was discovered, or going also to the family or
neighbors."
On the examination, G. Robertson. Esq., of this
city, appeared for the people.
FUGITIVE ARREsTED-Our efficient Sheriff
Lusk returned last Friday evening from Pennsyl.
vania, wither he had been and arrested fugitive,
not exactly from slavery, but from the exactments
of the Law, for having more wives than the law al
lows, or most men require, except Mormons. The
name Of this fugitive is Jeduthan Faunce, man
about forty 1--WE years DID, and, it is believed,
born in Bethany, this county. Over twenty years
ago he married his first wife in Pavilion, the adoin-
ing town to Bethany, with whom he lived some time.
He then left her and went to Pennsylvania, where
he married another, and after being absent some five
or six years, be married third. complaint for
bigamy was preferred against him upon this mar
riage, upon which he was indicted over seven years
ago. He escaped with his third and went to Mich.
went to Pennsylvania, where he married fourth
wife, Not long since Sheriff Lusk learned that he
was residing in Pennsylvania, at a place between
Pittsburg and Erie. He took requistion from the
Governor Of this State, went there arrested and
brought him back, and safely lodged him in jail to
await bis trial, II is said that be has son b. the
second wife over twenty years old and It is believed
that all four of his wives are now living. He ought
to have made his way to Salt Lake City, and invited
his wives to follow himA there he could have lived
unmolested, for if not a Mormon in principle, hi
certainly is one in practice.-Batoria Spirit Of IN
Times.
INTERESTING RELIC.--The Syracuse Journal saw;