The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-16
The Murder and Suicide Affair I'm St. L0uls
From the st: Louis Republican, July Ill


From the st. Louis Republican, July Ill
An incident of Q most painful and interesting
character has jus; been brought to light: the muf-
der Of siste BY the bands Of her own bro.her and
subsequently bis own eelf. destruction. II Will be
remembered that ON Monday morning We noticed
the TACT that young man BY the mama Of F. F.
Blessing, was fouud dead In bis rom at Kings
Hotel, VI der cLcumstAnces that led coacusisely
to the belief that he bad committed suicide. Such,
Inc eed turned out to be the fact, and the circ1m
star ces come: ted vi h 1t ard the murdar which
prect dsd are Of nssure intensely interesting:
Tie lame Of the unfortunate girl vas Emily
Blessing, who having no parents, TSs LETT - the
gusrdieI ship q her brothers AID MARI ID sister,
who hives In this city. We do not profess to be
strictly sccu ate, but are informed that she was
ste frequently sped and gave So 81 evidences Of
dissolute lie as to render her relative exceedingly
uDhsppy.
YsuIg Blessing. her brother, WIS particularly
effected by her behaviour and for some time previous
to the dreadful occurrence seemed at times low
spirited. On the afternoon Of the fatal day. he got
buggy and proceeded TO house on Fourth street,
well known foe it, bad repute, and there saw his
sister, whom he prevail ed upon 70 take ride with
him. HIS manner IL represented as having been
quiet and Exhibiting NO sign of the tegrbla resolu
ton be had evidently concealed in his heart. Toe
brother sLd sister lefs that house together. II is
known that be went up the Bellefontsne road with
and returned without her. He came blck 10 his
hotel Lear du,k, where he WAS joined we are told,
by his brother ard bratherinlaw, With whom he
dreaming Of the dreadful &C. he haa committed
Bis O. nduct In fact, appeared rather gay, aud he
sent for bottle Of cham page, which was drsnI
In the meantime be occupied himself In gritirg Q
letter. After an bour or 30 spent, they ef, aad in
the morning, az before recorded, he YVES found Q
corpse.
him and Ieu ming without her, ard his Iel kaovn
killed her as well as himself and icordioRly
search was made in the direcion which they mad
gone, and yesterday morning the body of Emily
Blessing, bis sister, was found near the Watkins
road, IN the woods, in what is known a. the Lover
Cclumbis Bottom, about eeven miles from the city.
She had on pink muslin dress and a straw bonnet,
and tbeie we're 30 bullet holes through her had;
one Ienstratipg above the risht temple, and tie
other just below the cheek bone, the oal passing
out through the left ear, Upon tho C,ropef's in
vestigst,on 1t was proven by three Witnesses, that
on the evening in question five su csssive pistol
q close examination of the road led TO the belief
that he lad hitched his horse and taken her dis
lance Of some thirty yards in the woods, where hs
pc petrated the act. The repeated firing can only
be accounted fer from the fact that she saw his
purpose to late, and resisting some Of the barrels
missed.
The conclusion Is clear to our mind from his sub
sequept conduct that he ietended killing not Only
her but himself there, but his weapon xas exhaust
ed in sacrificing his sister, and he was compelled
to return to the city without put,ioa his fatal reso
Int In regard to mis- own life into effect. Certain
~ JIM lew uCufb ElWT WhIQ5 Win MS W hand
his soul was released from all earthly trouble and
sent into Il at world where the spirit OF his sister
had just precs ded him.
Let the mantle Of mercy fall upon this brother and
sister. None but those who love ani value tue
honor OF sister, can, in conm5n charity, extenu-
ate bis crime. Dreadful as 1. 10, and with al the
consequences II Entails, he has been driven by q
keen ser 30 Of honor which IL entitled at least to
respect, to sacrif 70 bis own life and that Of his
sister, rathtr thsn live to see her disgsaced.
MI. Blessing was young man only about TWEEN
tythree years Of AGE an engineer on the river and
vas much estes med by every one who knev him;
and his sister VAS bot few years his junior.
WHOLESALE CONVICTION OF MURDsRERs IN La
FAYHTTE, INDIANA The Indianapolis Joarnal Of
the 18th nst. sayt :"Justice has been busy In La
fay cite this spring. Such food Of criminal bust.
refs was probably never known In the State before
ss has recently inundated The Lafayette Court.
der, two have been sentenced TO the State Prison
for life, end . lumber, We forget how many, for
terms OF greater or less length. The last man SEN
{ need TO death vas Stocking, for the murder of
John Rose. The verdict was returned on Saturday
pja BIT about nine ocock, a. we learn from the La
fsyette Journal. II Will be remembered that last
winter very destructive fire occurred Ia Lafayette
in which Mr.. john Roes, highly esteemed citizen,
wss buir ed to death, a. was sup posed. Since the
COR mel cement OF tho trial OF the Fahrenbaugh
murdeurs, suspicion 60: abrot that Rose had been
nu, &c I'd, and his storo robbed and set on fire TO
estroy the evidence Of She crime. Probably some
inch spc suspicion entertained ct the lime OF
he occurrence. but IL assumed no defsite shape or
pkj CT TIL recently The confessions Of tbs Fa6reu
bauch urdrrtrs ave The cuesto 81 i1vestigssi,n
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