The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-26
Sudden Death Of u Stav-hpider e. ~ enty. Inc
Slaves EInanciunIeI.

[FIom tie Cincinnati Columbia, Nay %.
On tie 23d OF February, 1854, iae looking corpu-
lent ssut.ensn, appsrsn.y about s,xty years o. age
10 tis cit5 IL search CT Dr. Brisbins fson
ne wsheo advice TO tie proper parGue to
effect The risnrrssion OF number OF bis slaves No.
Ieacy dndiug Dr. Btis>ane ne o,tsiaed the aavioe o.
9ohn .ohiie, Etq ma Cad dgphc.se wLta drawn up
ue OF ttess re tooa with h sni tie other hs deposit
ted with Mt Joihe to ne used he shou!a die suddenly,
ara the will IN mis- posses.on he scci4eot, y oe pur.
posely destroyed lie stated tHat or Dis o:otnsrs
bad cied very sud- eLIy snl tas he hs.l 0elag sub
jet to pspissticn tae heart lso's ID be also
Ea;a W 10 sIese. ro.a az ae.'se
days in CT; natl bu. his bsh- soi-nt coants
aapcs and manly frsnn'ss were ,t 5000 forgotten by
tnose WHOM circumstances had hTo INTO contact With
him
Returning tome he Grew mp psts iavestory of
all lis property and making two OF his nsyabors hr
eotGaaats deposited this Inventory with toen to bs
case OF mis- sacoen dea Ia, at TIE fams tins
naAng them pledge themselves rot to make it public
He wss largely engaged in the lu nbsr business, and
1a n ss and
msrous fave ehl,Ien that h6 Owned. The lunosr got
out b, his slaves RATED CO tee Elsto la
tnis business Dir. Willis had amassec large esta
He xss roed for the kindness with which he treated his
slaves who we're never trivsu nth the whip nor shut
cut by tics fIo the stores o. provisions raey ate
the sschen part OF the same food that M Willis ste ia
the parltr.
nurbsr Of The relatives Of Mr. Willis Who are all In
comfortable circumaances lived near him but seldom
visited his residence. HIS hopses eper was dark but
very shrewd nulasto woman, ~hcm he purchased With
81 mother brother and sister, sbcu thirteen years ago.
Teis housed eepers name Mary Amy Film Turner
Her father, who owned by another ma ster had de-
serted her mother, and for this was soli to cotton
platter in klsbama.
Any IS the housekseper vas ordinarily called by Me-
FMS While the slave OF q former master, Mr. Kirt
lant. lad coltred husband BY whom she hal thres
cslilsn befo:e he sent Soutd.
This woman, by her faihfuness and sSrs witness,
acquired great ibfreNce Mr.. Willis, By whom she
hsc .hree children. She watchfdly supsruten ed his
donssc affairs TO the wants Of the slaves and
yr wits .teiirg concerned for tse future welfare
Of his chldreu ana urged thereto by Amy q. last de-
termoei 70 free her her mother her SIX children her
enc year ago. and bad his win written 1t was to carry
After bis return home he arranged all hi, BUSINESS IS
rapidly possible, and taking notes for oastan iiag
cue HIM. made preparations for disposing Of bis
tprs estate and moving Ohio, where hs proposed t.
tIen Finding that the expense OF bringing Amys bro.
er and sister and thsir families would be consiera
be, and that there might BE- rome difficulty 10 at
securing ONE, Mr.. Willis concluded finally como
Iorth with Amy, her mother and the children AMI h.v
rig for them residence return TO close up the
On last TUESDAY week, they left home as thus propos
&C. On TsaShas rd shy 60, o. board sas
yesterday morning. Soon after the boat touched the
wharf Mr. Willis and bis company went on shore, and
Ct The small chile into &C. lie oreatbsd heavily Amy
asked N he had another attack OF papisaton OF the
hesrt He nodded sfrmatyely, gave two or three hel
Wy breatbings, and then feu dead
Just at this momen. some one asked where they c,me
from Amy's mother did nos answer, aud thrssensd
with being kicked into the river some one u.sed Amy
TO 20 board the boat aesn and shs refused By the
advice o, friend she at secured the money (a5out
S53c) IN Mr. 8 posssssop, notes aud due oils amount
ing three four thousand dollars, gold wst,h
other vtluab,es. She taken vito the trunks anil
bc6y Of Nr Willis 70 the Lunas House.
Dr. Merzies being called in, hs.l an inquest, when a
vtr 1T was return cd IN accordance With IN a. fs5s
Mr Bal OF the legal firm OF Chase Ball, being .l!si
IN the sill OF Mr Willis found on him vas opened &1d
tea When II was found that had wlisd his Ire
Ata 70 AIRY and her ch lrcp snd had appJntst Jana
JoiGe. H. Enest and IN Tarj Harsooa as exsc tors.
big win du pcsse OF that left 10 the o. w. J3-
III vhcb has nos yet bscn opened II the pr52sfIy IL
ottcluee each these coored children viii naye for
ture ~ twenty eve or thirty Thousand dollars Inc
holy ~ M Willis wiii he buried todiy The exc ,1tof-
1 '. H. -ai s-s ~. .ss-4S..s :. III e.t.,