The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-07-04
THE BROOKLYN TRAGEDY.

Gotham has had another grand sensation
The recent double suicide in Brooklyn-a
young man and young woman, who. in each
others sweet embrace, shutfled off this NOR
tai coil-has stirred up to their foundations
the sensibilities of the 100000 people who
live On Manhattan island and its suburbs
Since the imposing obsequies of the illustri-
GUS William Poole, there has been no such
funeral concourse as that which followed to
the grave the modern Juliet. Forgive u.s.
fair flower Of the House of Capulet, that We
should apply thy name to Miss Sarah Will
lisms, of No. 100 Duane ST., New York city
Nevertheless, she was like thee in her death,
II not in her life like thee in her self-immo-
latien and was followed to the grave by hon
ors which the noblest lady of Verona might
have envied. Whilst but fifty persons were
present at the funeral Of the unhappy lover,
Juliet, we beg pardon, Miss Sarah Williams,
of 100 Duane ST., was attended to her last
resting place according to the n. Y. Herald)
by a retinue of twenty five hundred persona
The reader will remember that ON Wed
nssdsy morning last, a young man named
Horatio N. Gustin, and a young unknown
found dead upon the porch of residence in
Brooklyn occupied by the father of Gustin
A vial with Prussia acid was lying on
the porch, and = post mortem examination
established the fact that the death of both
parties resulted from that poison. A CORES
pondence found upon the perso of the young
man, and which we have published, showed
that they were lovers, but otherwise the
whole subject was involved in a most cap
tivating mystery. The ladies of Brooklyn
manifested lively interest in the deceased
female. Her body was taken from the Dead
to the residence of a lady of Brooklyn, who
had rendered her house for the purpose, and
thence it was conveyed to an Episcopal
Church in Adelphi street. The corpse was
dressed in white merino shroud, her head
sncircled with a wreath of red and white
roses; the coffin was of rich mahogany, and
was conveyed to the church in a magnificent
hearse, drawn by two white horses. On the
lid of the coffin was massive silver plate,
with this inscription: THE Unknown
Aged -. Died June 81, 1855" The Rector
Rev. Mr.. Walker, though not permitted by
the rules of his church to read the regular
funeral service over persons who come to
death by their own hands, delivered an ap-
propriate and touching address. in which he |
urged upon his hearers the virtue of exer.
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of the suicide in very lenient terms Up to |
this period, nothing was known by any OIL
those taking part In the funeral ceremonies
Of the previous character and history of the
deceased.
he romance of the thing was at this mo.
ment at its height 1t was most exciting
and delicious mystery, worthy to be re-
corded in one OF those yellow covers, which
have enlightened the present generation SO
Extensively in morals and vices fife. Who
vas this unknown? A lady she was pro
bounced to be at once,-that was clear from
Ter dress,-a heroine, her actions showed I
'er-perhaps the cherished daughter of some
llustrious house-crossed in love with the
enerous youth whose cruel sire had refused
shelter even to the corpse of the poor girl.
When the imagination is aroused, when the
yellow cover literature begins to work in
,e veins, common sense generally walks
ut. The great number of flounces ON Ju-
cts dress. and certain other peculiarities of
ppsrel. might have suggested an idea or two I
sober minds. and in the correspondence l
ere were sundry limitations which might
ave awakened suspicion in cool heads.
Moreover, if there had been an ordi.
Try case of INSTRUCTED love, something !
Duld have been known of the facts in the
mily Of Mr.. Gustin. The horrid old gen :
man who bad crossed the path of the two 2
,ers, in his examination before the coroner II
'u'd have been able to throw some light !,
on the subject. There was something too Z
: 'lysing to every romantic sen.im emf, so d