Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-06-26
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HORRIBLE SUICIDE OF DISAPPOINTED
VnvER.


Last evening about 7o'clock, most Distress
inc case of suicide occurred in the house of Gin
derella Marshall, No. 54 Leonard st. AT this
hour, Thos. Bailey Russum, formerly Of San
Francisco, blew his brains out with pistol
cause, refusal of girl in the house to marry him.
AS far as we have been able to ascertain, the
facts of the case are these:
On the above evening, the deceased visited
Miss Marshalrs for the purpose OF seeing tins
girl, with whom he had fallen desperately In
love. He entreated her to leave the life she
was following, and Join her hand with his IN
marriage, but she firmly refused for reasons
best known to herself. The love-stricken man
then became much excited, and threatened, ii
she did not instantly promise him her hand in
wedlock, he would blow his brains out, at the
same time drawing pistol from his pocket
The threats of suicide so alarmed the lady OF
the house that she went across the street, to the
Fifth ward station house, for the police to come
and take Russum away. Capt. Carpenter, who
WAS in the station house at the time, Instantly
accompanied the messenger, land on going in the
middle of the room, where the young woman
was holding converse with him, with pistol In
his hand. Capt. Carpenter Immediately ap-
preached him, and in conciliatory tone re-
marked, "Give Inc the pistol and come along
with me to the station house, where we will
settle this matter after having talked it over"
Russum quietly handed him the weapon, and
in resigned manner proceeded to follow Capt.
Carpenter down stairs.
Not thinking for a moment that the wretch
ed man had another pistol in his possession,
Capt. Carpenter Went down stairs first, while
Russum followed close behind him, apparently
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at the bottom of the stairway, and when about
two or three steps from the hall landing, Rus
sum suddenly pulled out second pistol, and
placing the muzzle of the weapon close up to
his ear, discharged the contents of the same III
to his brain. The unfortunate man, all covered
with blood, Instantly fell headlong to the floor,
and there for few moments lay convulsed in
death. Aid was Instantly procured from the
station house, and the body was conveyed to
that building, where the suicide fingered for ten
minutes, gasping in the agonies OF death, and
then became iteless corpse.
The deceased never spoke a word after re-
ceiving the mortal wound. The ball entering
the skull just behind the ear on the left side Of
the head, passed outward and lodged in the left
eye.
This horrible tragedy is filled with romance.
of San Francisco, where he formerly held the
office Of Register There he left wife and
two children, and came on to New York with
ample means to defray his expenses here during
his stay, which was meant to have been short.
While in New York he boarded at the Carlton
House-lived rather extravagantly, and by some
mischance was brought in contact with girl
boarding at Cinderella Marshal's Of very Cap
tivating and pleasing manners With her he
became deeply enamored, and so deep was his
love for her that he offered her his hand in mar
riage. His offer was refused, for what reasons
we could not learn; a deep melancholy seized
on the rejected lover, and he determined on
committing suicide, and thus end all his trou-
bles. To this end he on the 21st of April last,
purchased phial Of laudanum, and proceeded
to the residence Of the captivating woman, and
there told her his intentions if she would not
agree to the proposition he had formerly made.
His arguments in favor of marriage We're scout
ed at, which had such an effect upon his mind,
that he instantly, in presence of his 'evil STAR"
swallowed the entire contents OF the bottle
Medical aid was procured, and Russum was
conveyed in an insensible condition to the Carl
ton House. Here, after lingering between life
and death for two days, he recovered from the
deadly effects of the poison, but seemed quite
disappointed at the result of the attempt at sui
eide, and even en- his sick bed declared that as
soon as an opportunity offered he would commit
self-destructiOn.
His friends reasoned with him on his foolish
course of conduct, but he was deaf TO all their
entreaties, and would listen to no alternative
save marriage or death with the woman he
loved.
AS a determination to commit suicide was
evinced, his friends and medical attendants
thought the proper course to pursue would be
to send the infatuated mant to the lunatic asylum
at Blackwelrs Island. Thither accordingly, on
a commitment issued by Justice Connolly, Rus
sum was conveyed, about month ago, and here
he was treated after the manner Of all those af-
fected with disease OF the mind. How he got
from the lunatic asylum, and arrived here in
the city few days ago, has not yet been ascer-
tanned; but it is thought that his friends, think
ing that he had got over the mad fit that had
possessed him, removed him from that institu-
ton, not supposing that he intended to make
second attempt at self destruction. But how
greatly they were deceived and mistaken, the
above can bear witness. His deep love for this
woman had not abated, Notwithstanding her
peremptory refusal of his hand but had increas-
ed twO-fold with the heavy reverses that SEEM
ed two-fold with the heavy reverses that SEEM
ed to come between him and the object of his
affections. His visit to the courtcsan last even
ing, his refusal, his suicide, and the shocking
scene that was then enacted, close this fearful
drama.
North estern Indians in a State of Revolt-Traders
Robbed.
BY late arrivals from Fort Pierre and Laramie,
we have rather interesting and exciting news, in
regard to Indians and their movements. Major.
Vaughn reports large number of the northwes-
tern tribes in state of revolt, ferment and cx-
ctement.
Three thousand warriors had banded to with
stand the government troops.
Mr.. Roubadoux, an old mountaineer. Just come
in from the plains west, reports nearly all the
tribes leagued together, and laughing at the eff
forts of our government to subdue them, and
boastingly say, ''come on, we want to see them.''
The horses and mules are nearly or quite all sto-
len from the traders, and number of the posts
on the route are broken up, and the whites have
fled for safety. We fear much trouble and
bloodshed will attend the emigrants this season.
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