New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-18
MURDER AND SUICIDE At ST. LOUIS.

On Thursday of LIST week we published Geographic
dispatch from ST. Louis announcing the murder of a
young woman by her brother, and that the murderer
had afterward committed suicide. We now publish
more detailed account which we find in Tie 81.
Lolrs Republican of the 18th infant:
An incident of most Iainu and interesting charac-
ter has inst been brought light-the murder of sis
ter by the hands of her own brother and subsequently
bis Own eefdestruction. Ii will be remembered that
or Monday morning we noticed the fact That young
man by the of f. +. Blessing was found dead in
his room al Kings Hotel, under circumstances that led
conclusivoy TO the belief that he had committed sui
cioe Such indeed turned out to be the fact and cir
cumstances connected with it and the murder which
preceded are Of n nature intensely interesting.
The lame Of the unfortunate girl was Emily Bles-
sing who having parents was left TO the guardian
ship of her brothers and married sister who lives IN
this city. We do not profess to be strictly accurate,
but are informed that she placed III convent in
this city, and gave such evidences OF Ssolute life as
to render her relatives exceedingly unhappy. Young
Blessing her brother, particularly affected by her
behayO and for some time previous TO the dreadful
occurrence seemed at times low spirited. Ga the af
tenoon Of the fatal day he got buggy and proceeded
to house Fourhst. well known for its bad rcpute,
and there his sister, whom he prevailed upon TO
take ride with him. His manner is represented as
having been quiet and exhibiting sign of the terri
bic resolution he had evidently conceived in his heart
The brother and sister left the house together. 1t is
known that he went up the Bellefontane road with
and returned without her. He back 10 his hotel
dusk, where be was joined, we are told, by his
brother and bTotherin-law, with whom he spent the
evening in Lis own room, they little dreaming of the
dreadful act he had committed. His conduct in fact
avpearcd rather gay and be sent for bottle of cham
pagne which was drank. In the meantime, he ocsu-
pied himself in writing letter. After hour or so
spent they left and III the morning before recorded
be was found a corpse. The fact of b having taken
bis sister ont with him and returning without her and
his well-knOWn sensitive nature, created a suspicion
that be had killed her well himself and accord
lngy search was made in the direction which they had
gone, and Yesterday morning the body Of Emily
Blessing, his sister, found near the Watkins road
III the woods, in what is known Il the Lower Column
bla bottom, about seven miles from the city. She had
pink muslin dress and straw bonnet, aud there
were two bullCt-hOlgs through her head, one peue-
rating above the right temple and the other just be-
ow tie Cleek-bone the ball passing out through the
left ear.
Upon the Coronefs investigation it was proved By
three witnesses that the evening in question five
successive pistol shots were heard There a fence
near by, and close examination Of the road led to
the belief that be had hitched his horse and tasen her
distance of some thirty yards in the woods where
be rerpetraiod the act The repeated firing can osly
be accounted for from the fact that she saw his pur-
pose 100 late and resisting of the barrels Missed
lie conclusion is clear 70 our mind from bis subse-
quent conduct. that be intended killing not only her
but himself there, but his weapon exhausted in
sacrificing his sister. and be compelled 10 return
70 the city without putting lis fatal resolution in re-
gard 10 lis own life into effect. Certain IL ia that
few hours aiterward with his hand, his soul was
released ron all earthly trouble, and sent into that
world whore the spirit OF his sister had just preceded
him.
Mr.. blessing was young man only about twenty
three years Of age an engineer the river aud was
much esteemed by every one who knew him: aud his
sister was bur iew years his junior.