Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-19
The Murder and S uiCide at st. Louis.

An inciIent OF a most painful and interest
Ing character has just been brought TO light,
the murder of 4 sister by the hands OF her own
brother, and subsequently his ewn self-destruc-
ton. 1t will be remembered that on Monday
morning We noticed the fact that young man
by the name Cf i. Z. Blessing was found dead
III his room at Kings Hotel, under circum-
stances that led conclusively to the belief that
he had Committed suicide. Such, indeed,
turned out to be the iact, and the circuplstan-
ceS connected with 1t and the murder which
preceded, are Of Il nature intensely interesting
The name of the unfortunate Girl was Emily
Blessing VINO having no parents, was left t.
the guardianship of her brother and a married
sister who lives in this city. We do not pro-
ieSs u be strictly accuratc, but are informed
that she was placed i'll a convent in this city,
from which place she frequently escaped, and
gave such evidences Of dissoiute life rs TO
render her relatives exceedingly unhappy
Young Blessing, her brother, was particularly
affected by her behaviour, and for some time
previous 10 the dreadful occurrence, seemed
at times low spirited. On the afternoon Of the
fatal day, he got buggy and proceeded to a
house oa Fourth street, we'll known for its bad
repute, ami there saw his sister, whom he pre-
vailed upon to take q ride with him. His
manner Is represented having been quiet
aud exhibiting no sign OF the terrible resOlu-
ti0n he had evidently concealed in his heart
The brother and sister left that house to-
gether. Its known that he went up the Bell
etUntainc road with and returned without her
lie came back to his hotel near dusk. where
he was joined, we are told, by his brother and
brother-in-law, with whom he spent the even.
ing in his own room, they little dreaming of
the dreadful act lie had committed HIS con-
duct in fact, appeared rather gay, ard he sent
for q bottle OF champagne, which was drank
In the meantime he occupied himself in writ
ing letter. After an hour or so thus spent,
they left; and in the morning, as before re-
corded, he was found a corpse.
The fact OK his having taken his sister out
with him and returning without her, and his
well known sensitive nature, created a suspi
cion that he had killed her as well as himself
and accordingly search was made in the direc-
tion which they had gone, and yesterday
morning the body of Emily Blessing, his sis
ter, was found near the Watkins road, in the
woods, in what is known as the Lower Column
bia Bottom, about seven miles from the civ
She bad on pink musliR dress and straw bon
net. There were two bullet holes through he,
head-one above the right temple and Tn,
other just below the cheek bone the ball nass-
ing out through the left ear Upon the Caro-
ner's investigation il was proven by three wit
nesses that on the evenin. I'm Question five
successive pistol shots were heard. There was
fence near by, and a close examination of
tae road led W the belief that he had hitched
ms horsc, and taken her distance of some
thirty yards in the woods, where he perpe- |
trated the-act. The repeated firing can only
be accounted for from the fact she saw his pur-
pose too late, and resisting, some of the bar
rels missed. The eonciusiea Is e!eay to cur