The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-19

The Suicide of Hugh ma er.
INQUEST ON The BODy-vE9DICT or IesAkirr AND
SUICIDE.
fFrom the London Times Des
poet orem examination OF the ooty q Hugh Miller
made OF bn bouee In Portnbelo on iday. ~ Pro
f. ssor usr and other medical gentlemen lhe iolo sing
il the copclus,op 10 which they have come
lei, s6e OF che' and this satisfied inflicted
BY lie hand From the dissasd appesspcss found IN
eonbt that the act WAS suicidal under the impulse oil
lie ioo wing few lines to his wife, found written on
folio sheet lyrg on the table beside Ms ooroee, gives
pair iu evden OF ire AZ fol Intensity OF 'ha di.esse-
Dearest LYDIA: NV brain burns mus have walked ana
thought God snd aber of the Lord Jesus Chris, have mercy
me Dearest ydia 6ear ohhdIen are~el ny ors,n
buns rs 'hereooection grows My dear aes We ,l'e~e
"Eor souc morihs pat" states tina wnes' OF saturday,
tis veitskked intellect had given evidence OF disorder
fa oifd--M indie, was fancy-tbst 0cc Ssionay, and
fo brit intervals, be faculties quite failed him. tnst mis-
mind broke Gown He Was Engaged at this time with Q
esiise the Testimony OF the Rocks upoa which
be putting out ali his strength working at bis top
mtst pitch OF Lptiy. That volume will 10 q few
weess be In the hands Cf many Of readers and while
they peIuse th the saddened I'm pvesslon that the
and genius OF author poured out their latest
,res It. composition they will search through 1t
ipg Iower Rather anticipate the general verdict
thai will be pr rourcfd upon It, and speaS OF az one OF
the sblest Of all bis wrhnaA But hs wrongly NJ y tq9
eee,ry Bours after midnight the light was seen 10
gina er hr,u,h tie window Of that which, within
the evptiu week to witness tho close OF the
vol, me and The close of The wrer's life This over
working Of the brain began to tell upon his mental
health He had always been eome@hst moodtly
appss ben tive Of being attacked by footpsds,
ARD hsd carried tsded firearms about his person Lat
tery having ocCason sometimes 10 urn W Poro5eilo
from Ednbueh at Inseas enable bours be had furoned
buselT viii q revolver Bot now TO all his old fears as
tn attacks upor lis person there WAS ADDED an exciting
arc overmA,teIrg preston tba his hture aud
cisy that museum the fruit OF 70 much care, which was
conisned In ,epNae outer bu ding we're exposed 20
Aha ais h,rnl ua an
o house robbcrer. He believed ths one night lately
actual Dps 90 break 10 upon his had been
made Vkiobs Of ticket OF leave men proving about his
pr, misses bsuD,ed bim by cay and by night Tho re
yclver which lay nightly near him WAS not enough;
broad bladfo dagger was kept beside It, while behind
him. ct bis bed head clay stood ready at hand
week or so sgo rev and more aggravated iestore or
ceiebral disorder showed usn In sudden and singular
stpssiors in bis head. They only ater ieus.h
ervss They did at loog bur intensely
violent The terrible IDEA that bis brain was deeply AND
bopelessy dissaed that he mind sas on the verge OF
rur to bold OF bm and stood out before bis eye 10 Gil
that Appalling uszntute 10 wh'ch'suon an Imagination
as his scnp Couo pc,ureNn
OF hese mental pare On Monney he called on Or
Bali our In POI obello On King says DR.. Bslfour,
IN communication 20 the witness wbat was the matter
With him he replied: " Ny brain 10 giving way. cannot
put Two II oushs together to day. have had dread
ful hight Of II cannot face another such. was i'm
pre- sec with The idea hi my museum was attacked by
robbers and that hao got up put on my clothes aud
gone o,t 81 loaded pistol TO shoot th m Immedi
ately alter that became unconscious How long that
Z
irg va, ire mblirg eli over. and quite confused In
brain SO Thoroughly convinced was that must have
been out through the night thst examined my trousers
10 they ered with mad, but could
find none"
The rex, day consultation was held between DR. Bal
f. ur sno Professor Miller, the result Of which the latter
I'VE exsm his chest and found that unusually well;
bu; tcoo We discovered bat It was head SYMPTOMS that
n noe him unea,y. He acknowledged having been night
sf psbt Till very late IN oe morning. working hard
ard coptnuousy ut bic new book, which with much
he ssid have doiehed this day He was
sensible tina, his head had suffered N consequence az
oeuceo N two w,ys--Gre occasorslly he fclt Ok II
very fine ponard bso been suddenly through and
through bis brain TIE pain intense, and moments
ry followed by Infusion and gddtness and thu sense OF
berg very drunk unable 70 stand or walk de
h " hi u nt peyd OF hsve 10 low
ca Tin bind 81 b h. bad slen. second
VT q, srntysd bin most however. was kind CT nigh
maze which ios some nights Gas, bad rep1erod sleep
most mise able II was no dresm, he said : he raw
distinct 1op and could mber nothing ot what had
parted accurately IL wss sense OF vasue ana yes
night md and crasI through places as BY some In
VS. be poser. Lac, night he said felt ss had
ridoep ny witch for hny miles and rose tar moro
wephd n n IND ara body than when iav down >"
"stfhce 10 cay" adds Professor Miller that we
wo,sed nisc dn oderdpg DIS digestive organs euervat
iig his mole name and threatening sorooe heal alec
ton We tod him tbis ana tpyneo ABSOLUTE dsrouunu'
nncc Of Gil wtrk-ped at H. Ia mt supper Ono had all his
NE made ths principal mea thnnirg the hsir Of tue
head, warm eIorgiIg bath 81 ocd time &c To all our
CON OF "a he ~ say promised obedience For fully
our to sed icgeher on there ana subjects
eG bin, with n. sppreborsou OF impending evi spd
mite eonb, hut tnat short time o. ,est and regimen
WOULD rssore BIN "a his vented v'gor."
shortly serw ards, states the sness, the servant en-
tered TIE oir'ng rcvu, 10 spread the table
she fcund Mr Mbier In tue room alone Another OF
The parox! him. Hs face Was such picture
ri horror sic shrunk In terror from The tgoi he
1vrg himself op tile soa tnd buried bis hesd - In
agony. uIon the cushion Again. however. the vision
liicd by aod LEI, Rim In perfect hcsth. The evening
spert quietly With HI. ian y. During toa he en-
ployt nss 10 reaspg Aloud Cowpers Cast away, the
. Sonn Mcry INV nd of m
pieces for The special pleasure OF hs ontren HAVING
corrected some proofs Q. me forthcoming volume, be
MT up stairs 20 his study Al tne appointed boar he
had taken the bath, but Unfortunately ms natural AID
pscoiar Tefusbanca 10 payso rad Induced hum 70 leave
retired ITO bis Sleeping rooms small apartment Open
ing ou' Of his riody ard which for so1 rne past III
consideration ri the delicate state OF his wes health ana
the irrtgusty oi bic csn hours OF Nuty, he occupied
nfht ard laid ome uno upon the bed Tao nor
ribo trance more horrible thsa tvcr must have rotnrn
cd Az that can b. known OF Nbst ioe~cd Ia TO DO
gathered from TIE facts that noyi morning hts body
bsi dy,ssed wss ioufd lying ifel.ss on the uoor the
feet upon the sivJy ,tg tee cheat pierced WITH the Dali
OF revolver Isiol, witch was found yiog In toe bsn
ibpt stood close by The iuet bad perOfasd the let
lung. frszed The heart cut through the pulmonary ar
.sry al ~ root, ard lodged In the rb In tho right side
Ufa must have betp instantaneous "
The isrr be rrory Of M Mnrs dcnsh has created
su deeper soo IN Edro urg BY The publication OF these
particular, But another sad tragedy N connection
9th his tate had st the lime 70 no drcosed Amer
the dc'n and medical inquiry 90 Friday, Professor WI
Ter uos ~. pistol 10 the gups IN ON which had been
lair tow many sbos had been arsd md how many we're
,uI w the chamber. In the masters absence, the fore
MAI Tton Leslie. old and exttriei ced vorkmsu
received the ps,o from Professor ser. and unfortu
rseiy. r.ad O. iasrg OF the chamber, he looked n,o
the nj zzle, holding the hammer snn his fingers while
he uTB.d the ,meer round the oha'ges Toe
hammer slipped bis nBgefs sru,k tue CAP and the
charge IN ire barrel expoded. Professor Miller. still
.arG pg out, de the counter, exclaimed, That's mar
row efcspe" out uohsppily u wss not 90 ior q, tie
tncke ctared awhy DC saw tho poo, msns head usdu
ally droop End his body then fall Itch SLY 10 the hoor
bad MIR y.fh 81 10 AZ
brain. 1ceAe vas sttscT, trustvurthy man. and bad
besn rs years In ts present employment BE mas len
WIDOW snd family Of eight children.
fFrom the Literary Gsseiis
Hugh Miller -ss borr at Cromary IN 1900 In hs
,srly lie be worried q sborer In the sandstone quar-
,ies Of his native district ard Afterwards s
IN different parts Of scotland. In work ruoened IN
1854 NY School And sob sste- or the Story of my
Eogcaiion Mr. Miller svts most interesting account
Of his early hoUry and az the usrne and sell culture
by hoh tc rtsc TO honorable rssk IN literature and
science Notwithstanding tho unprctrpdng statements
II h. narrative and the d.svcvs Of any other elements
Of success Than within Ordinary roach. eycrv reader
Of ihs book feels that boTage Que 10 genius origin,