The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-29
Love, Murder and Suicide Letters or the
Murderer.
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FIRM the Nss BeAford Nercury.]
We bave before mentioned In our columns the ira.
Reoy at New Boston, N. H., week or more since.
We learn further interesting particulars from the
Manchester Mirror. The parties were Henry N.
Sargent rs years old and Miss Serviila Jones. II
Year, old. with whom he was ardently in love- With
commenced sbout year ngo, and it IL said she vas
PLEASED with bis attentions, but afterwards treated
Dim cooiy From that time be became monoma.
niac On 'he subject Of marrying her, and he some
'ste ner life. He deliberately calculated the ter
nple Tragedy Tho week before, he asked the I'M
6eItaker II Re could Gig grave for him, and the
raj the next Sabbath. A few dsvs befors. he
went to Boston and procured the pistols which
he used. The night before the monIng Of the
murder he sat mp nearly all night writing, ate .
he w0nld meet Servila Jones going to her school.
BE met her when about hundred rods from the
schoolhouse. She said Good morning, Henry"
with his left hand, and with his right instantly drew
self cooking six barre)ed Aliens revolver, and dis
charged it several times into the side OF her head
and she fell ifeeee Instantly he put one OF Aliens
his head, little above the ear and discharged it,
and the ball passed through his head and he fell by
her side seDseless. Her brother, Is years old, was
near BY, also some small children, and they were
TO the nearest house, two men came along and found
them a. above described. He could just breathe,
and it was supposed that he would not survive many
minutes, but he continued to live about SIX hours
longer.
The blood Of each one made deep hole in the
snow, some six inches in diameter and four feet
from each other. Tho mother of Henry heard the
reports OF the pistol, five in number. as she says,
aid it Immediately flashed upon her mind I" Henry
has killed himself" Two Of the barrels ofthe pistol
with which he shot her were loaded when found.
and it is supposed that he fired at her four times.
arc reserved the pistol for his own aestruction.
rszor was found in bis pocket. He b Id determiued
to make death sure doubtless and in case OF failure
of the pistol to cut his own throat.
In his pocket was found the following in q small
PLEASE look this book through" 1t is most sin
gular document, exhibiting great simplic " and SO
much Daivette that Cannot but be amused in its
perusal in spite Of the awful tragedy enacted. It
contains some very good advice to old folks med.
ding with young peoples love matters =
JAN 18th, 1854.
Here make ny viii. Henry Sargent give all
that have to joseph NJ sarss't Htsr my ds.Ih
"You will find my notes about my person, or In my
rocket book. have twenty seven dollars in it. Look
found as described II kill the girl that love 30
dearly please bury her by my SIDE both Of US in
day. She proved false by bad advice. Let this be
warning to all young lovers. II you want wife,
Some may think have done wrong, but studied
upon 1t, and thought thai should bs lOve-snapp ed
if lived and should see any one else go with her, and
well knew that the girl would not believe any
thing that said; SO she will never know how well
loved her. lever should have got 50 tied up with
her If she had not given me encouragement, time
and again. Until Mr.. Bartleits folks went up there
they ne ,er could get ber Cussed be the folks that
lied to the girl Folks or the world ought TO know
that they ruined me, once happy Iblame Servilla's
mother for cooking me to go with her daughter Ser
villa. Even after | first rode with her, there was
my bisterest enemy, by FOOLS advice. never
talked with Mr. Jones about love AFFAIRS but depend
upon 1t. he is best OF them all &c used me like
man. My folks plagued me some at first but not
anything to hurt. Mr. Jones told nae to let them
work, and Mrs. Jones said that she gave my mother
real talking Nov, amt this coaxing, and then
turning right against me for nothing2-0ny few
stories, which every one knows will fly if fellow
"Now, friends don't take my death hard, for you
know that am better of in hell than am here for
the world to laugh at. Mother, why do you cus
You ought to think that your son Henry b better
dead, than . poor lOvesick fello~ which you go
about stores and places and shops have seen such
tine and time, ard helped make fun u them. Now
think Of it, But, as have said, the world will not
have Henry N. Sargent for Q laughing post. tell
that amt ct to die; but what do? You must
pray for me- all OF you Brother and sister, should
not be go strong in mind, II dill mot think OF taking
my love Along with me. l may grow nsrvous AND
this with tears on my cheeks. Joseph, want you
to see that we mean 5ervilla and myself are buried
side by side. Mrs Jores viii you grant our ,dies
this decent and Christian burial 2-for know that
she Tvs loved me, il she don't yet-and put on our
ravestones whatwe died for.
al am most frozen, and cannot write so any one
an read. You must copy it of, II you do anything
with it. Let Henry say what he will about love, he
got caught at last used to think that love would
never hurt me.
"Mr. Jones, am willing to forgive You for the
wrongs you have done me. am well aware that
make you trouble, by taking Servila from you; but
! can't help it. She belongs to me, ana You know
It, You mace the match and you and Others broke
II. They who are made to go together will go In
time: You must not take this too hard-only bear
then turn against him. You know that you wanted
me 10 60 with her. You may think ne young to I'd.
vie you, bat am going to let you know that you
did very wrong to cay so much about my going with
Servilla. You have trusted Der with me time and
again, and when we came homo you appeared very
pleasant, treated me with best You cannot deny
this. If you had q large apple yoa would give u 70
me. And now see what you have brought me to-
from happy boy to the grave.
81 told you. the time that you and had the talk,
that you was doing wrong; but you said that only
wanted property, asd Yen would not believe any
thing said said that could get property III
had Servila, and you said she was too young, and
told you that would wait for her. and told you TO
say what, made the change And Why should you
treat me so! You burst out crying, and said that
10 her then, you don't want me- and sne says, just
ss mother Gays. then turned to you, and YOU vas
wipiDg your eyes. When the boys came in, and B..
believe, but wont be sure about him, and stsid
half an hour or SO and got up, and was about to co.
when had chance 10 tell you to think Of il, and
you cannot count the times called Il to my mind
Il hear the clock strike every hour slmost) -And
some Of you have answered my letter after Q
while, but / saw in few minutes that Ser
villa Jones never composed that letter, and you
freed your mind enough, Mrs. Jones' Is this right?
You say that ServillA says dare not tell her my
faults. told her all that kc0w, and IL she will
Ixar hat I dnr Il al ar cbxxo1 and
talked with her. and she said but little and that was
the best way for her. She said that az any time
would come up she would give back al that ever
gave her. sban't cone for them. l can tell you
my folks If you please. One red Bible, cost me .
cellar one gold pencil and cord and gold heart on
ne cord; one red pocketoook or porte .monnae;
two miniaturesor Isuppose you ought to have her's
1t. Remember that you killed US both. Servia would
ever have turned against me sithout your consent