Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-07-18

THH MURDER AND SUICIDE At 0T. LoulS'~-hN
incident Of most painful and interesting CIaEae.
,er Inns Just lbsen brought to light, The mtdet Of
a sister by Tie hundS Of her own brother, aud
subsequently his own self destruction. II VIII bb
temcmOeted thai On Monday mOInlNs VIC noticed
Tie fact tint young man ny lliU haille Of T, +.
blessing, was found dead IN his TUOn Of Kings
Hotel, under circumstances that led cOncIuSiSely
to the belief that he had committed suicide Such
indeed, turned out 10 10 tho TACT, and lie citouln'
stances connected with Il aud the murder Which
neceled, ate Of nature Intensely interesting.
HE name Of The unfortunate gIfl was Emily
Blessing, who having no parent, was left 10 tile
Guardianship OF her hEOtlleIS and nlaEEled SIteI
who livesin This city. We 10 mol profess 10 Oe
StiClly accurate, but arc inIuEnled That SHE was
placed IN convent in This CITY, ff1rn which place
she fuQueUtly eScaped, aud gave such evidences
Of disSOlute life uS TO render het relations rx.
cctdinply unhappy. Young blessing, her bother,
was particularly effected by her behavior, Hnd Tor
mo time ptcvious 10 tho dreadful occurrence,
seemed Of times low spirited. On the afternoon
Of The fatal day, lie got buggy AMI proceeded 10
a hutlSe Oh Fourth street, well known for lis lad
repue, and there saw his sister, whom he pIcvsl'
ed upon 10 take tide with hinh Ills mnnuer Is
Represented as having been quiet AMI exhibiting
no sign OF the terrible resolution lie haul evidently
concealed III MS heaN
Tho brother and sIser LEFT that house together,
II Is known that lo went up The flellefOntae EOaI
with aud returned without lIer. lle came back
10 his hotel near dusk, where he was Joined, We
are tod, by his brother aud btOthut.in.aw, with
whom lie spent Tie evening in his own room, they
little dreaming Of The dFtadlul aci lu had CON.
United. Ills conduct in TACT EceINed rather gay,
NMl he sent fUt bullle Of champagne, which was
drank. In the mcan time liz occupied himself IN
writing letter. AEteE Un hour Ot 50 Silelll, they
lG, aud III the IlOllIillgt Us bel0le eCUIded, hu
was found CUtpSe.
The fact VI his having taken his Sistct ont with
him and returning without her, aud his wellkhUwiI
sensitive nature, cteaIet Il Suspicion thai hu-Iad
Killed her aS well w HIMSELF nld accordingly a
search WAS lInIu in Tie objection which HEY liHl
gone, and yesterday morning the bU0y Of Etmly
lileSSlg, his sister, was lUuId neat lllt Watkins
road, in the woods, IN what is known US The Low.
CT Columbia Bottom, about miles lram The city.
She had on II punk muslin dicSs AMI straw bonnet,
and tlIGlu wtEG two bullet holes through her head,
one above lie tight temple and lie other just be-
low the cheek bOHe, ball passing cut through lie
lett ear. Upon the COt0nel's investigation II was
ptOven by thee witnesses that on The evening in
question i've successive shots wtsc heard. rhete
was lence near By, alld close examination VI
lie tOud led IL The belief that he had lNtoheL his
horse and taken her distance " SoiIe tlltly yAIdS
into The woods, where he peTrelratel III" act. Tie
teleatcd fitting eau only be accounted lOt lI6n The
fact that size saw his purpose loo late nlul resisting
nome Of tho shnEEcIs missed. Tile conclusion is
cIeUr 10 our mlnd, from his subsequent conduct,
thai lie intended killing h0t only let bul himself
there, but his weapon WIS EXHAUSTED, in sacrificing
his sister, anu hG was compelled ~ EcIuEn 10 lie
CITY without uniting his fatal resolution IN fepITl