Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1855-11-29
MELANCHOLY SUI ICIDE.--ANA AF-
FEcTING SCENE.

we never hedrd Of more melan-l
[eholy occurrence than that which took
place in the town Of Camden, Oh Sat
[urdaHlast.
Mrs. VIM Allen, who resided with
Issr mother, about two miles from the
village of Camden. committed suicide
Nh cutting her shroat with : razor.
N sspiembsr last, Mn. A. lost her
hsksband who was carried q con.
mn lliien \ few days thereafler ne
gare birth TO ! child !; the child lived
until one week from the day Of its faith
IAN death, when it died. Mrs. a. con-
tlBled in rather feeble state Of health
hptil the time of the mournful event
mentioned above--which was exactly
1--we weeks fromthe death Of he husband
She exhibited, however, no signs of
lsberration of,nind, though she mournsd
Ideeply over her Affections and the loss.
she had sustained. The night previous.
tb the suicide, she slept, as for weeks
previous, with her mother ths mother
Inrose il the morning. as usual, Leaving
Mrs. A. il bed manifested no
change 10 her demeanor or conduct.
Soon after, the mother, on going into
1.-The room, beheld one Of the most fright
Ifal spectacles ever presented. There,
liz the bed, was the daughter, with her
Throat cut, weltering in her blood
there was . deep cash in the throat
Which Ma "A. had inflicted with ra-
ezor, taken by her from the mantle-pisce
tinthe room. When the mother entered
Ithe door, the dying woman stretched
kolt her feeble hands towards her mater
ks1bi parent, embraced her and imprinted
kOany fond kisses upon her cheeks, but
hid MT utter word She seemed to Be
kepnscions If what she had done, and OF
s.ttier approaching dissolution, but neither
Impressed nor maintained desire to
tAe contrary she repelled all
assistance which was kindly tender
ed her, and tore from the gaping and
bleeding wound d bandage which the
kind and affectionate mother had placed
there. Every assistance in the power
Of humar agency was rendered to re-
store Mrs A. to life-but all efforts
were unavailing. t.' ..z
Mrs. Allen was sister Of John Lam
Gle, Esq. CT Camden. She was r.ar-
sied little oye. year age, and was
.. very kind ard afFec.:onate wife, and
datiful daughter. Her death came with
acrush;ng force upon the relatives, fur
she was beloved By ell who knew her.
Oneida Ssn:iaai
ANOTHER suIcIpE.-By the Burling-
ten Gazette we learn that a man named
Dr.. John Wilkins committed suicide by
drowning himself on the opposite side
Of the river. He came to the city on
horse back, put up at the McCutcheon
House, and was intoxicated most all the
time Of his stay. On "Wednesday the
10Th, he crossed the river, as he, stsied,
for, the ,Purpose Of. fishing, where he
continued to drink until bis last dollar
was expended. His cap and coat were
found about dark, short distance below
the ferry landing. Ia his coat pocket
was found memorandum book contain
ing two letters; one addressed to .Mrs
a. U. Wilkin, Bloomington, MO. /" and
the other TO "Thomas Wilkin, Esq,
Dutch D[)aut.,c Creek, r. O., Iowa =
Release OF W1LLIAmson.-A few.
days since, when we published dis
patch announcing that efforts were on
foot to imPeach Judge Kane for unlaw-I
fully i,nprisoning Passmore Williamson,
and subsequently another dispatch an
nouncing that the Judge had agreed that
the Marsha, might bring the prisoner
into Court 70 be heard, We felt quite
sure that Williamson would be set at
liberty. Our anticipat,ons have been
realized, and to-day Passtnore Williana-
son walks the streets Of Philadelphia d
free man. Tho power exercised by
Judge Kane was 4 dangerous one, and
unparalleled in the history Of this coun-
TRY. His name will forever be linked
with those of Douglas. Arnold and
Atchison. He has won his laurels, lei