New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-04
SUICIDE IN A HOUSE OF nL-FAME.

One Of the most distressing suicides which have &C.
CURED in Ncw-York for many months was committed
in the house Of the notorious Cinderella Marshall No.
"a Leonard-st, on Saturday evening. The victim was
Thomas Baiy Russum, formerly of San Francisco,
California, where be was prominent rnsn held the
Office of Register and where he le. wife and two
Children.
Deceased had been in this City about q year, and
said to have Lost money by gambling. His man
Der Of living was said TO be e1travagant. He lived
fer while at the Prescott House, but latery at the
Carlton House. About two months since deceased
became desperately enamored with girl living at No.
"a Leonsrd-st and wanted her to marry him, but this
che firmly reused and bis mind, which did not appear
to be right before got quite doranged On the 2lst of
April it will be remembered he attempted suicide at
Miss Marshall's by taking Isudanum, but on being
conveyed to his lodging and receiving medical at
tendance he recovered. His physician then discov-
cred that Russum was partially insane and had him
properly cared for 1t thought he had quite re-
covered, but on Saturday evening it appears that,
still deranged and enamored with tho girl in question,
be went 10 Miss Msrshals with two loaded pistols in
hi. pocket He wanted Immediately to see the girl
alone in tie paror, and wanted her to mary him, de-
clarirr that if she refused be would blow his brains
out. The girl refused to marry him, and also to
ace him on this occasion. Miss Marshall seeing
that Russun's manner was alarming sent for
Can't Cauer;er of tho Fifth Ward Police. When
the Captain entered the House, Russum
was sitting in a paror the second story with
pistol in his hand. The Captain in consolatory tone
requested Russum to give him the pistol and to ao-
comp any him to the StationIouse and talk his trouble
over. The pistol was accordingly given and Russun
followed the Captain down stairs until he got within
three or four steps of the floor when he drew another
pisto which the Captain did not know he had and
with blew his brains out. The unfortunate man fell
at tho bottom Of the stairway and instantly expired
Coroner ODonne held an inquest upon the body
yesterday and large amount of testimony was taken,
but in substance as given above. Mary Jane Smith,
the young woman to whom the deceasedw was attached,
was put on the stand. She is handsome girl 25
years Of age) Her testimony went to show that the
deceased had paid marked attention to her and efored
his hand in marriage several occasions, which she
refused. He told her he had been divorced from his
wife. On meeting refusals he manifested anger and
said that unless he was married to her he could
he happy. On occasion he got angry and handled
her roughly hurting one of her fingers. She did not
know whether no was insane before no became ac-
quainted with her. The Coroner's Jury rendered a
verdict of "Sucide by pistol-shot while partially
'deranged"
The deceased was native Of Baltimore about 40
years of age. II understood that deceased would
be buried by some friends in Greenwood Cemetery.
BY dispatch from Philadelphia We learn that Rus
formerly kept taors shop in that city and was
appointed by Gen. Taylor Collector of the Port OF San
Francisco which office he filed until removedb by Gen.
Pierce His wife is Philadelphia and was deserted
by him about year ago, when he returned to San
Francisco with his eldest daughter, leaving three
younger children dependent upon their grandmother.
II is reported that he left San Francisco worth O0O